4-day Shirt Making Course

Join us for an immersive four-day course focused on the art of shirt-making. You will learn to craft a classic shirt, incorporating essential features such as cuffs, a collar, a yoke, and sleeves. You will be provided with a basic shirt pattern and gain hands-on experience in both cutting and construction. The course will also cover vital techniques and common seams used in the industry, tailored to the fabrics chosen for individual designs.

What You’ll Learn:

Day 1: Foundations of Industrial Sewing

• Understanding the anatomy of industrial sewing machines
• Safe operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of common issues
• Threading, bobbin winding, and mastering stitch tension on a flatbed
• Practising speed control and precision for professional-quality results
• Practising straight lines, curves, and corners for precision sewing
• How to do a lay plan to reduce fabric waste
• Cutting the shirt

Days 2-4: Constructing the shirt

• Adding interfacing
• How to construct a shirt placket with a cuff
• How to stitch a collar and a stand
• How to stitch a placket
• How to stitch a yoke
• Adding fastening

Key Details:

• Duration: 4 days
• Hours: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Location: FC Designer Workspace, 9 Durham Road, London N7 7FB
• Skill Level: Intermediate (basic sewing skills required).
• Must be over 16 years old

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours before the start of the workshop to receive a refund. Unfortunately, cancellations made within 48 hours will not be eligible for a refund.

Please bring to the first session:

• Around 2 metres of woven fabric (preferably, lightweight calico)
• Around ½ metre of lightweight interfacing
• Dress-making pins
• Fabric scissors

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