Bespoke Tailoring Waistcoats Trousers and Shirts
- Description
- Curriculum
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.
WAISTCOAT MAKING COURSE
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.
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- 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.
Free post course help and support for 3 months ,once the course has finished.
JoJo will help you with any future work you wish to do for up to 3 months after you have completed each course.
Flexible payment plans for each course : £200 deposit. Pay £100 each lesson.
COST : £850
