Fashion design courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

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Tartan design (Digital) e-course

Live online course

- Next course on 19th April 2021

£50

Want to try something new a try your hand at tartan design? This course will consist of 2-hour tutorials over two-sessions - 4-hour on-line tutorial in total. This course will be using Zoom conferencing. The first part of the course will start by giving you an introduction to tartan and the design process. Over the course, I will present my tartan portfolio and explain how tartan can reflect modernity and freshness in modern tartans. I'll introduce you to various design tools and give you ideas on how to develop your...

Want to try something new a try your hand at tartan design? This course will consist of 2-hour tutorials over two-sessions - 4-hour on-line tutorial in total. This course will...

1 Day Bag Making Course - 10 design options

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1 Day Bag Making Course - 10 design options

In-person course

West Sussex - Next course on 26th April 2021

£149

A great opportunity to learn how to sew a high end fully lined chrome dyed leather bag from scratch using one of our RJ Leather Studio patterns with 10 design options to choose from. With over 10 years of working in the accessories industry, having worked in Paris and London for numerous fashion houses and successfully run her own handbag brand. Rebecca is open to sharing all her knowledge and expertise with you on this one day course. When you arrive all of the components for your bag will be...

A great opportunity to learn how to sew a high end fully lined chrome dyed leather bag from scratch using one of our RJ Leather Studio patterns with 10 design...

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4 hour leather clutch bag taster course

In-person course

West Sussex - Next course on 22nd April 2021

£60

This is a fabulous introduction to working with leather. The clutch bag is a perfect size for an Ipad or evening bag. It’s really versatile and a super handy size. On this course everything will be pre prepared for you so we will have cut all the leather, lining and stabilisers ready for you to be shown how to assemble it. Key Skills learned in this course How to score onto leather How to use stabilisers How to use different tools for cutting leather How to insert a zip How...

This is a fabulous introduction to working with leather. The clutch bag is a perfect size for an Ipad or evening bag. It’s really versatile and a super handy size....

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Sandal Making Italian Style

In-person course

Northamptonshire - Next course on 18th April 2021

£135

Ever wondered how to make your own bespoke sandals that fit your feet? Then you have found the right course. If you like a challenge then you will enjoy sandalmaking. Design and handmake your own unique sandals using only traditional methods handed down through generations of shoemakers. You make them to fit your feet no matter how slim, wide, small or large size. Bunions? Not a problem! Position the straps to fit. No sewing machine or hand stitching used in this workshop.

Ever wondered how to make your own bespoke sandals that fit your feet? Then you have found the right course. If you like a challenge then you will enjoy sandalmaking....

Sewing & Fashion Design for Kids (~8-12yrs)

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Sewing & Fashion Design for Kids (~8-12yrs)

Online on-demand course

£80

Have your kids ever wanted to learn sewing? How about fashion design? This groundbreaking course will demystify the art of dressmaking. Simple techniques. Fantastic structure. The knowledge that will stay for life. The course is 100% online, with no expiration date: take it at your own time & speed. We take the fashion industry and pattern making and rip up the rule book. Liza’s teaching style is so accessible, friendly, and encouraging you will want to take the next step. This course will teach kids to make clothes from scratch...

Have your kids ever wanted to learn sewing? How about fashion design? This groundbreaking course will demystify the art of dressmaking. Simple techniques. Fantastic structure. The knowledge that will stay...

Beginners Pattern Cutting for Bags - Designing Bags in 3D

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Beginners Pattern Cutting for Bags - Designing Bags in 3D

In-person course

Oxfordshire - Next course on 19th July 2021

£625

Pattern Cutting For Bags 5 day practical bag pattern cutting course Gain the knowledge to create and design your OWN bag patterns at the Hands of Tym Home Studio in Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK This course is ideal for all, from beginners to confident designers/ makers/ crafters. You will learn the basics of pattern cutting for bags through to more complex cutting techniques for multiple shapes, details and techniques. The course will enable you to produce the bags you have been dreaming up and designing into a 3-Dimensional tangible reality. We...

Pattern Cutting For Bags 5 day practical bag pattern cutting course Gain the knowledge to create and design your OWN bag patterns at the Hands of Tym Home Studio in...

Machine Knitting: bite-sized, online, one to one tuition in the comfort of your own home

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Machine Knitting: bite-sized, online, one to one tuition in the comfort of your own home

Live online course

- Next course on 18th April 2021

£39

This course is designed for private one to one online machine knitting in a bite sized 1 hour sessions, to get you kick started. The course is one to one & bespoke to what you want to learn- at a pace that suits you. Once the learning criteria has been established, tailored course notes will be sent after the lesson.

This course is designed for private one to one online machine knitting in a bite sized 1 hour sessions, to get you kick started. The course is one to one...

Corset Making - 5 night retreat

In-person course

Stirlingshire - Next course on 26th September 2021

£849

Whether travelling as an individual, couple or a group - everyone is welcome! Arriving Sunday afternoon from 4pm for a fun, filled week of crafting. Staying in Gartmore House with comfortable en suite bedrooms, situated in 100 acres of beautiful surroundings on Gartmore Estate in the heart of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Friendly and warm welcoming staff with excellent tuition for the complete beginner to the more advanced. We offer a complimentary pick up and drop off service from and to Stirling train station to take the...

Whether travelling as an individual, couple or a group - everyone is welcome! Arriving Sunday afternoon from 4pm for a fun, filled week of crafting. Staying in Gartmore House with...

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CAD for Baby and Childrenswear - Nottingham Trent University

In-person course

Nottinghamshire - Next course on 28th June 2021

£650

This course focuses on the creative use of CAD to produce an innovative and commercial garment collection for babies or children. You will learn how to produce product fabrication technical files and creative placement graphics that can be used in a capsule collection. This course is ideal if you have some understanding of Adobe Illustrator and want to explore specialist design techniques. The skills taught, although targeted at garment details, treatments and graphics, lend themselves well to a diverse range of design projects. During the course you will: • research...

This course focuses on the creative use of CAD to produce an innovative and commercial garment collection for babies or children. You will learn how to produce product fabrication technical...

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CAD for Domestic Machine Knitting - Nottingham Trent University

In-person course

Nottinghamshire - Next course on 23rd August 2021

£520

This course will develop your approach to creating knitwear designs, focusing on the skills required to make your own patterns and punch cards using computer-aided design (CAD) software. After first gathering visual imagery you’ll then move on to drawing, collaging and developing your designs, using the Shima Seiki Apex 3 CAD system, before translating them into digital CAD files. You’ll then see your ideas come to life on the knitting machine. On this course you will: • learn how to digitise your designs using CAD • design and make a...

This course will develop your approach to creating knitwear designs, focusing on the skills required to make your own patterns and punch cards using computer-aided design (CAD) software. After first...