MASTER TAILORING SERIES

In Course 1, learn how to create your own beautiful bespoke blazer & tuxedo designs. Focusing on professional pattern-drafting, draping techniques and detailed toile (muslin) development.

• Dart manipulation and drafting various body silhouettes
• Designing and drafting various collars and lapel shapes
• Designing and drafting different sleeve styles
• Designing various welt pockets
• Toile (muslin) development and draping on the form
• Couture construction methods
• Custom made tailors shoulder pads and sleeve-head-roll

LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO

DATE: 4 days from Friday Sept 25th to 28th (2020)

PRICE: $1160 - Includes lunch every day, all fabric, muslin, drafting paper, interfacing, lining, notions etc

THIS COURSE IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SCOTLAND AS A MASTERCLASS RETREAT

Following on from the Master Tailoring Series Course 1 - Students learn how to construct an immaculately tailored jacket with lapels, detailed pockets, fully working sleeve vent and hand-sewn button holes. Using traditional couture tailoring techniques combined with modern technology.

• Developing the toile (muslin)
• Draping on the form
• Bespoke tailoring & construction - Entire jacket construction includes, welt pockets with flaps, professional set-in sleeves with fully working vent, hand-sewn button holes, custom shoulder pads, custom sleeve-head-roll, selecting the right interfacing, lining, professional pressing methods and so much more!

LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO

DATE: 5 days from Wednesday Sept 30th to Oct 4th (2020)

PRICE: $1550 - Includes lunch every day, all fashion fabric, muslin, drafting paper, interfacing, lining, notions etc

THIS COURSE IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SCOTLAND AS A MASTERCLASS RETREAT

How to design, draft and make, couture jackets with peplums, pleats and coat-tails.

Developing different silhouettes, draping and designing on the form, pattern drafting, developing detailed toiles and sew samples in preparation for the complete garment construction in Course 4.

• Pattern drafting - Bodice shapes, style lines, 2-piece sleeves, pleats, various peplums, coat-tails.
  
• Developing the jacket toile (muslin)
  
• Draping on the form
• Tailoring techniques - custom shoulder pads, custom sleeve-head-roll, selecting the right interfacing, professional pressing, detailed sew samples for the finished garment
  

LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO

DATE: 4 days from Friday Jan 29th to Feb 1st (2021)

PRICE: $1160 - Includes lunch every day, all fabric, muslin, drafting paper, interfacing, lining, notions etc

Following on from the Master Tailoring Series Course 3 - Students will construct a complete, bespoke tailored jacket, based on the design developed in Course 3, using traditional couture tailoring techniques combined with modern technology.

• Toile development
• Draping on the form
• Couture tailoring construction - Entire jacket construction includes, professional set-in sleeves, hand-sewn button holes, custom shoulder pads, custom sleeve-head-roll, selecting the right interfacing, lining, professional pressing methods and so much more!

LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO

DATE: 5 days from Wednesday Feb 3rd to 7th (2021)

PRICE: $1550 - Includes lunch every day, all fashion fabric, muslin, drafting paper, interfacing, lining, notions etc