Course details
This course provides a foundation to the art of soft tailoring for notched collar / construct and engineer notched jacket and its variations including the cardigan jacket for women’s wear. Jackets are a common feature in many ready-to-wear fashion brands, and this course is highly important for people who are involved in fashion designing, garment production, pattern making, product development and sewing technicians.
Participants will be introduced to drafting the jacket with given size specifications as well as to the process of making and sewing the jacket using the proper soft tailoring techniques and approaches adopted by the ready-to-wear garment industry. The course is conducted through explanatory drafting, demonstrations and hands-on sewing operations.
OBJECTIVES
- Develop patterns for notched collar jacket with given industry’s specification or measurement
- Develop patterns for a variety of jacket styles including a cardigan jacket
- Prepare fabric, lining and interfacings for layout and cutting of the jacket
- Apply fusible interfacings and reinforcements for the jacket component before sewing
- Sew and seam units in progressive assembly
- Evaluate the jacket against the given specifications or measurements and make adjustment to the desire fit
- Press the sewn jacket into shape
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
Preferably possess at least 3 GCE “N” level passes including English and Mathematics or ES WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) Level 4 and above.
Student needs prior knowledge / experience of following modules
- WSQ Develop Apparel Pattern through Drafting and Sew Basic Tops and Skirts
- WSQ Develop Apparel Pattern through Drafting and Sew Basic Bottoms and Tops with Variations of Collars OR
- Diploma in Fashion Technology (Design and Product Development)
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Participant will be awarded the WSQ Statement of Attainment (SOA) provided he/she meets the following requirements:
- 75% attendance rate
- Assessed to be competent in given competency standard
CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE
Upon succcessful completion of the course, trainee will be awarded the WSQ Statement of Attainment (SOA). WSQ Certification is nationally endorsed and recognised by industry partners.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Fashion Designer
- Sewing Technician
- Garment Prototype Maker
- Product Developer
- Pattern Drafter
- Fit Technician
- Garment Alteration Technician
KEY LEARNING AREAS
- Conversion from centimetres into inches and vice versa
- Points of Body Measurements
- Types of stitches and seams
- Jackets pattern development
- Types interfacings, facings and hemming finishes
- Pressing techniques
Course Location
About The Academy Of Fashion Professions
TaF.tc (The Academy of Fashion Professions) is the training arm of the TaF.f (Textile & Fashion Federation). It’s also the first Continuing Education and Training Centre (CET) for the textile and fashion industry in Singapore, with the vision of becoming the leading capability developer in the global fashion industry. TaF.tc offers specially designed courses and programmes to prepare fashion students for a creative career in the highly competitive fashion industry, and to help industry professionals develop and specialise. Local and global fashion collaborations mean TaF.tc can offer unrivalled, continuously updated services, enabling the Academy to stay in line with leading national and international fashion industry standards. TaF.tc provides intensive training programmes for individuals from various disciplines,
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