JoJo offers  courses at his shop in Birmingham City Centre.

There are Three  courses in the bespoke tailoring category :

Waistcoat making ,Trouser making and Shirt making.

                                                                   WAIST COAT MAKING

On this course ,you will learn how to  use a unique method of draping ,to make a  waistcoat  template on a dress form and eventually on a human figure.  You will learn how to  make up a traditional bespoke tailored waistcoat (like London’s Savile Row style). You will learn how to drape, cut and sew the waistcoat  using traditional  tailoring methods: putting in wool canvas, hand stitching and making beautiful handmade buttonholes. JoJo is the only bespoke tailor that drapes his customers to get a waistcoat pattern. Not even Savile Row drape their customers waistcoats or shirts like JoJo does. You will learn a combination of couture and real bespoke tailoring methods.

                                                                  TROUSER MAKING

In this bespoke trouser making course, you will learn how to pattern cut your own trousers from you own measurements. You will learn how to cut and make up traditional bespoke tailored trousers. The course Includes how to canvas waistbands and make hand stitched buttonholes, using traditional tailoring methods.

                                                                   SHIRTMAKING  

In this bespoke Shirt making  course, you will learn how to drape, pattern cut  and make a mock up shirt before you cut the real shirt in a beautiful Egyptian  cotton fabric. You will learn how to cut and make up traditional bespoke tailored shirts ,combining couture and tailoring. The course Includes how to : Drape, pattern cut ,sew shirts and  make hand stitched buttonholes, using traditional tailoring methods.

Equipment and tools needed for the course:

These are provided by JoJo for  each student to keep for FREE.

    • Hand stitching needles
    • Pins
    •  Wool Fabric
    • Chalk
    • Tape measure
    • Rulers
    • L square
    • metre ruler
    • French cure 
    • hip ruler
    • pattern paper
    • pencil case 
    • note pad
    • pencils
    • pens

DURATION:

21 hours over 7 weeks . 3 hours per week

COST : £700 

  Here’s a video of one of JoJo’s students who has enrolled on the bespoke waistcoat making course draping and and making out a pure bespoke waistcoat :

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRHn95R3fpY&t=160s

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