Professional Training
Tailoring & Dressmaking
Five months of garment making, from pattern drafting to finished pieces
About the programme
This five-month course leads to a tailoring qualification. Participants practise every stage, from taking measurements, drafting patterns and cutting fabric to machine sewing, garment construction and alterations.
Classes run in the atelier at the Women's Palace and cover both machine and hand sewing. Graduates are ready to take on custom work for the local market and earn their own income.
Highlights
- 01
Atelier
Learn in an equipped sewing atelier at the Women's Palace
- 02
Machine and hand sewing
Both methods are taught through hands-on practice
- 03
Certificate
Participants who complete the course receive a certificate
- 04
Ready for the market
Alterations, finishing and client work to start earning
Five modules
- Measurement, pattern and fabric (weeks 1–4)
- Machine sewing fundamentals (weeks 5–9)
- Garment construction: tops and skirts (weeks 10–14)
- Trousers, dresses and lining (weeks 15–18)
- Alterations, finishing and client work (weeks 19–20)