This Fashion Design Level 2 course provides a practical guide into constructing a fitted skirt with a sewing machine, the most simple garment in fashion. Students will begin with the basics & learn about major styles, materials to measurements. The course will progress & students will practice how to make different darts & finally construct their final skirt using calico fabric.

What the course will cover:

• Skirt prototypes
• Major styles with skirts
• Activity: research skirts- download styles
• Skirt technical drawings
• Typical materials used for skirt design

• Standard body measurements
• Activity: mannequin measurement activity
• Sewing machine refresher
• Ease and darts on skirts
• Dart manipulation
• Dart activity with card and sewing machine

• Create a working design visual for a skirt
• Estimate the cost and time required to make a skirt.
• Fabric preparation for pattern cutting
• Calico fabric for sample pieces
• Develop a statement of intent
• Produce a range of samples specific to a chosen design
• Introduction to pattern making: scale size ¼

• Measurements and pattern cutting
• creating a pattern block from cardboard 1:1
• Construct skirt using machine stitching to a selected design
• Finish & final fitting for skirt
• Pressing techniques

• Present the skirt following a design specification
• Produce a cost sheet
• Produce production timescales
• Evaluate completed skirt