Skill Level: Intermediate 

This sewing class is aimed at students who've progressed beyond basic skills and are wanting to learn techniques to complete quality, professional-looking garments using commercial patterns. Many students work on a dress. Ready to get started?

11 weeks | 3 hours/week | $875

11 weeks | 3.5 hours/week | $999
11 weeks | 7 hours/week | $1,869
Save $126 when you book whole day classes

Enrolment

This class is open to everyone: home sewers, hobbyists and professionals. It's also available as part of the Professional Program or HSC Textiles Program.

CAFA 2025 TERM DATES

Term 1: 20 January - 5 April 2025
Term 2: 14 April - 28 June 2025
Term 3: 7 July - 20 September 2025
Term 4: 29 September - 13 December 2025

dressmaking intermediate garments course details

This dressmaking course is designed for intermediate and advanced sewers who want to learn how to fit and sew a more complex commercial pattern.

Suggested garments that students would undertake include a shirt with a collar and sleeves, a dress with sleeves, or tailored pants with pockets. This is a follow-on from the beginners’ course and basic sewing skills are assumed for these courses.

what you'll learn

• Quality equipment selection

• Haberdashery requirements for sewing

• Appropriate fabric selection

• Pattern styles for figure types

• What correct garment fit entails

• Fabric pre-shrinking, layout and pattern making/cutting

• Machine treading and bobbin winding

• Advanced sewing techniques including:

  • collars

  • cuffs

  • pockets

  • waistbands

  • zippers, including invisible zips

  • ease stitching and gathering

  • topstitching

  • button holes

  • facings

  • hand finishing and hand hemming

More information

Please feel free to email or call us on 02 9449 1450 and we'd be happy to provide more information or tailor a program for you.

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There's nothing we love more than to see our students work in progress or finished creations!