Industrial sizing Corsetry, Swimwear and Elastic Sportswear

This course has been designed for students who want an introduction to the fascinating world of sizing, as well as for professionals that are looking for new forms and visions, or as complementary training for any professional working in fashion design.

It provides complete training, theoretical and practical, in specialised professional industrial sizing. The course is structured into one module that includes all the pattern making process and sizing, both manually and computer assisted.

We use constantly updated course material provided by our experts on pattern making and training in industrial tailoring, and by professional experts from the fashion world. We publish technical books about pattern making and industrial tailoring, in which the techniques for making patterns and tailoring are clearly explained with many graphics and illustrations to aid the learning process.

Pattern making and tailoring courses begin at the start of every month between October and May of each academic year, with a flexible evening timetable.

Aims

• To learn how to make basic patterns of all kinds of corsetry, swim or elastic sportswear.
• To industrialize the patterns correctly and to make technical files.
• To analyze different models and change the basic pattern to accommodate volume and suitable cuts taking into account fabrics elasticity.
• To make tailoring of all kind of models, both manually and computer assisted.
• Create prototypes, carry out tests and make adjustments on a mannequin.

Syllabus

Introduction
Knowledge of personalised measurements
Elasticity study
Basics of specific fitting
Basic Patterns
Changes
Pattern and tailoring
Garment Assembly
Industrialization
Finished garment pattern study

Work experience in businesses can always be requested when carried out simultaneously with the course. This work experience will be determined by the student’s availability and by the acceptance of the business that we usually work with.