- Location: Limerick Institute Of Technology Moylish Park, Limerick, Ireland
- Duration: 10 Weeks
Course details
This course is aimed at learners wishing to acquire the skills that will allow them to be creative in their own time. Sewing has always been popular but is going through another revival helped by British Sewing Bee (BBC). This is assisted by the fact that domestic sewing machines have become much more reasonably priced and accessible to everyone.
This course is part of a series of programmes currently being developed at LSAD which draw from the Fashion Design expertise, currently available in the school (The Fashion Course at LSAD has been ranked in the top 50 courses in the world) and allow us to share our expertise with the wider public.
On Completion of the course students will be able to:
- Confidently use domestic sewing machine
- Apply basic sewing skills
- Understand basic block and relevant information
- Be able to select appropriate materials and trim
- Cut commercial pattern for basic skirt
- Construct a skirt pattern using appropriate finish, waistband, zip, button hole
Entry Requirement
- There are no formal academic entry requirements.
Examinations
- Continuous evaluation will take place with final evaluation on completion of programme.
Course Content
- This course will introduce students to:
- basic sewing skills using a domestic sewing machine,
- the basic garment block,
- selection of appropriate materials,
- cutting and sewing basic commercial patterns including a basic skirt pattern at least.
About Limerick Institute of Technology
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institute of higher education in Limerick, a modern urban city in the Mid-Theyst region of Ireland and is one of 13 institutes that are members of the Institutes of Technology, Ireland (IOTI). LIT is the fTheirth largest IOT in Ireland, with more than 6000 full time and part time students and 500 staff.
The Institute has five campuses and a learning centre across Limerick city, Tipperary and Clare. The main campus is located at Moylish Park, with two city centre campuses in Clare Street and Georges Quay in Limerick city. LIT in Tipperary is based in two campuses -Thurles and Clonmel. The LIT Ennis Learning Centre is based in the museum in Ennis town centre.
LIT offers cTheirses at Level 6 (certificate) through to Level 10 (PhD) whilst also catering for craft apprentices and adult and continuing education. LIT was awarded the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year in 2008 and 2013 by the Sunday Times University Guide. The guide is the definitive guide to higher education in Ireland and the UK.
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