In this series of lecture and lab sessions students will learn about the fashion industry techniques used in garment sewing. Participants will be introduced to the industrial sewing machine and serger and build a reference book of samples using industry standard construction techniques.
In this series of lecture and lab sessions students will learn about the fashion industry techniques used in garment sewing. Participants will be introduced to the industrial sewing machine and serger and build a reference book of samples using industry standard construction techniques.
The characteristics of a production pattern will be introduced and students will learn about the industry seam allowances and pattern markings that make sewing faster, easier and more economical. This course is perfect for those wanting to elevate their sewing skills or those looking to apply to a full time fashion program in the future.
Objectives:
Students will practice sewing and constructing a variety of seams, darts, collars, pockets, waistbands, zippers, and facing samples using industrial sewing equipment and techniques. Students will complete a sample book of garment construction techniques demonstrating their acquired sewing skills.
Pacific Design Academy welcomes you to quality design arts education. Our curriculum is dictated by the current and evolving needs of the design marketplace. The education you receive is artistically inspired and supported by the latest digital technology. We encourage our students to develop marketable skills and to foster individual ability and excellence.
Our History
The Pacific Design Academy (PDA) was founded in 1991 to provide quality education in the design arts. From our earliest program offerings in Interior Design, the Academy has grown to become the pre-eminent private design school in Victoria.
Our classes are led by practicing professional designers, ensuring a curriculum that is appropriate to the needs of the design marketplace. PDA is a designated college with the Private Training Institutions Branch of the BC Ministry of Advanced Education. PDA has authority to grant diplomas for all full time programs listed on this website.
The Academy’s instructors are working professionals who bring current, up-to-date ideas into the classroom. We moved to a fresh new space in 2022, with classrooms and studios that are bright and well equipped. The software we teach is relevant to real-world needs with design-industry standard computer labs.
Our limited class size ensures you get the individual attention you need to successfully master new skills. Because of our quality approach to design training, our graduates emerge with highly marketable skills.
We believe the skills that you learn at Pacific Design Academy are the beginning of your career horizons. The skills you learn here will last you a lifetime. We take pride in our teaching environment where small classes and individual attention are the norm.
We love sewing don’t you? That’s why our team works hard at bringing you both a great online shopping experience and at our retail locations in both Hamilton and London. The sewing industry has changed allot over the past decade and we like to think that we adapt well to those changes.
Long Arm Quilting for you is still available. Bring in your quilts for us to quilt them up. We a have a computerized long arm machine that will give you precise and consistent quilting. We have many designs to choose from.
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