THE GARMENT MAKING CLASSES ARE RUN AS A ONE-TO-ONE COURSE DESIGNED SO THAT LEARNERS CAN TRY ANY NUMBER OF TECHNIQUES AND PROCESSES USED IN MACHINE KNITTING A FULL GARMENTS. EACH LEARNER IS DIFFERENT, THEREFORE WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE ABOUT WHAT YOU LEARN AND HOW LONG EACH SESSION LASTS. I RECOMMEND THAT THE CLASS IS HELD OVER SEVERAL SESSIONS, TO GIVE THE LEARNER TIME TO PRACTICE AND EXPERIMENT BETWEEN SESSION.
YOU CAN LEARN A NUMBER OF ADVANCED LEVEL TECHNIQUES:
- DRAFTING A PAPER PATTERN
- TENSION SWATCHES AND CALCULATIONS
- NECKLINES
- TRIMS & EDGES
- POCKETS AND BUTTON HOLES
- LINKING & SEWING
WE ASK THAT LEARNERS HAVE A CLEAR IDEA AND HAVE DESIGNED THE GARMENT THAT THEY WISH TO MAKE BEFORE THE CLASSES START. PLUS HAVE RESEARCH AND IDEAS ABOUT DETAILS SUCH AS TRIMS, FASTENINGS AND ANY POCKET DETAILS. PLEASE BRING DRAWINGS AND YOUR RESEARCH WITH YOU TO THE FIRST SESSION.
FOR THE GARMENT MAKING COURSE, LEARNERS NEED TO HAVE ATTENDED A NUMBER OF OUR CLASSES ALREADY OR HAVE SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE IN USING THE KNITTING MACHINE, ITS OPERATIONS AND WANT TO LEARN MORE. IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A GARMENT USING A DUBIED INDUSTRIAL KNITTING MACHINE YOU NEED TO BE VERY SKILLED AND CONFIDENT WHEN USING THEM BEFORE ATTENDING THIS COURSE. IF USING A DUBIED INDUSTRIAL KNITTING MACHINE YOU MAY NEED MORE SESSIONS TO COMPLETE THE GARMENT DUE TO ITS COMPLEXITY.
THE MACHINES USED ON THE COURSE CAN EITHER BE BROTHER KNITTING MACHINES OR DUBIED INDUSTRIAL KNITTING MACHINES. YARNS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR EXPERIMENTATION AND DEMONSTRATIONS. BUT PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT PROVIDE YARNS TO MAKE THE FINAL GARMENT. YARNS USED TO MAKE THE GARMENT CAN BE PURCHASED AT KNIT WORKS LONDON ON THE DAY OR BROUGHT BY THE LEARNER TO THE FIRST SESSION.
ONE-TO-ONE GARMENT MAKING CLASSES COSTS £60 PER HOUR. THIS CLASS CAN BE TIMETABLED ON ANY DAY THAT WE ARE OPEN DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY.
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