My very first residential course held in France over the past week has now come to an end!
We covered much more than I anticipated as both ladies already have degrees in fashion and both have worked overseas, this meant we could move through the basics very quickly and progress to drafting blocks and developing and grading patterns specific to their needs.
We also managed to squeeze in a creative day where we looked at modelling on the dress stand and also directly on the body! We even managed a couple of fabric buying trips!
It was wonderful to be teaching again and in such a relaxing environment!
We drafted basic blocks to body measurements and even drafted a range of children’s wear blocks!
Thank you to my students Lizzie and Shu-Ling, you were perfect students and worked hard to gain the skills you both need to set up your new fashion brands!
I am looking forward to my next course in May and also keep posted for specialist lingerie and bra making courses coming soon!
Nicola x
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I’ve very recently come back from Nicola’s first Pattern Cutting course in the beautiful Saint Pardoux and what a SUPERB experience it was! From day 1 we learn’t how to create our own pattern blocks from scratch with clear explanations as to why each measurement was needed. Having studied Clothing Design as my previous degree this is a fantastic course which I highly recommend! I learn’t an incredible amount within the 5 days, often more than I did in university and I had so much fun throughout every step! Nicola is a brilliant teacher, with a vast amount of pattern cutting experience and knowledge to share and a brilliant host! She also kindly took us on trips to fabric shops and made us amazing home cooked and home grown meals :D.
I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on future courses and would like to return to learn even more!
Thank You so much Nicola and the doggies Daisy, Poppy and Ted, miss you lots! Xx
Thank You so much for taking the time to leave a review, you are an excellent student and you are welcome back any time.
Nicola xx