The Ultimate Beginner's Course
in-house
If you are new to tailoring and are unsure of where to start, then The Ultimate Beginner's Course is for you. Tailoring is not rocket science but it does include a number of skills that must be mastered before advancing into garment making. These skills include (but are not limited to) the proper use of a needle and thimble, hand sewing the various stitches and machine sewing. This course is ideal for complete beginners and helps novices with advancement in their skills. It covers a wide range of sewing details such as pockets, buttonholes and pattern drafting. We work closely with the absolute beginner who has little to no hand or machine sewing skills and they are taught everything they will need to know for our making courses.
The Ultimate Beginner's Course
Suited for levels 1 & 2 - beginners and novices
course & Accommodation fees
Full time six week course on set dates is €3650.00
To schedule an in-house one-to-one training course outside of the provided term dates is €750 per week. This additional charge is incurred due to the personalised and individual approach.
Students have the option to stay for as little as one week or for as long as four.
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Course materials €250.00 - Subject to change
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Accommodation is offered at €290 per week
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An invoice will be sent for the full amount for the course of your choosing of which €500 is used to secure the student’s place on the course. The remaining amount is to be paid no later than one week before the course begins.
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***All fees are non-refundable
course materials
Dugdale Brothers will provide one metre of cloth and lining for sample making.
All other needles, tools and threads will be provided free of charge on loan from The HTA.
Students will be offered a personal industrial sewing machine and industrial steam iron.
Pressing equipment such as chest board, sleeve board and clapper will be issued to each student for the duration of the course.
course goals
This course is designed to help students develop the necessary skills to make any bespoke garment. We work closely with a complete beginner with no previous hand or machine sewing skills and teaching them everything they need to know to attempt one of our making courses.
Beginning with the proper use of the needle and thimble, the student will learn each hand-stitch used when making either men’s or women’s wear garments. A thorough explanation is given on the proper use of the industrial sewing machine for both straight stitch and overlocking.
The student will learn how to make complex pockets found in every bespoke garments. Both the finishing and pressing of garment will be practised and learnt by the student. By the end of the course, the student will be proficient as both a pocket maker, presser and finisher for the bespoke tailoring industry. Given the opportunity they could enter the trade and take up either one of these roles for a bespoke tailoring house.
