Certificate in Fashion Design
5 Months Fashion Designing Course (Intermediate)
Module Mentor: Mrs Doyin Sonubi
Aim of the Module: To enable individual create apparel or custom patterns with respective final finishing, according to the clothing requirements.
Duration: 3 Months + 2 months Internship
Subjects:
1) Patternmaking
2) Garment Construction
3) Fashion Illustration
4) Textile Science
Topics to be covered
Patternmaking
- Construction of 5 Basic Patternmaking Blocks (Basic Bodice, Basic Skirt and Basic Sleeve) – 2 Classes
- Waist Shaping and Basic Dart Manipulation- 1 class
- Basic Trouser Block and Fitted Block - 1 class
- One-Piece Basic Jumpsuit Block Foundation - 1 class
- Drop Shoulder Block (For off-the-shoulder Design) – 1 class
- Yoke and Necklines – 1 class
- Bustier (Tightening of the Under Bust) - 2 Classes
- Wrap and Empire Lines – 1 class
- Asymmetric Designs – 1 class
- Skirt Variations (Flounce, Circular, Tier, Asymmetric) 2 Classes
- Sleeve Variations – 2 classes
- Collar and Neckline Variations – 2 classes
- Introduction to Jackets 2 classes
- Trouser and Jumpsuit Variations – 2 classes
- Dress Variations - 3 Classes
Garment Construction
- Seams (Topstitch, Flat-Fell, French)
- Finishings - Lining, Facing and Bias
- Zippers - Concealed, Exposed and Lapped
- Pockets - In-Seam, Hip, Patch
- Bands (Shaped and Straight Bands)
- Trouser Fly
Fashion Illustration
Week 1: Introduction to the art of Fashion Illustration (Understanding why fashion should be treated as art)
- Shapes, lines and geometric shapes
- Human Anatomy
- Building rhythm with your paper and pencil
- Angular figures (take 1)
Week 2
- Angular figures (take 2)
- Fleshing out the Croquis
- Fleshing out the Croquis (front, profile and back view)
Week 3
- Analysis of body movement (spinal and limb movements)
- Facials (Basic facial details)
- Basics face shapes and dimensions
- Basic eye shapes, nose, lips, hair…
Week 4
- Introduction to fashion technical drawing
- Flats: drawing and tracing different fashion silhouettes
Week 5
Art forms and Illustration
- Accessories: how to draw bags, shoes, necklaces, sunglasses and indigenous headgears
Week 6
- Review of flats
- Elements of design
Week 7
- Clothing the Croquis
- Elements of design in fashion
Week 8
- Short treatise on the color theory
- Croquis book practice
Week 9
- Putting together a proper fashion collection
- Croquis book practice
Week 10
- Review and project assessment
- Project
- Submission of long-term assignments
Note: Class and take-home assignments would be based on the substantive lesson for the week and there’d be long term assignments administered to students before, between and after the course.
Textile Science
WEEK 1- INTRODUCTION TO FABRICS & TEXTILES
- Introduction to fabrics and textiles.
- Natural fibres and the designer
- Artificial fibres and their uses
- Woven, Knitted and Printed fabrics...How to differentiate them.
- Fibre identification methods 1
- Discussion: The fabric industry in Nigeria, Africa and diaspora. How it affects your work as a designer.
PRACTICAL CLASS: using yarns for decorative stitches in textile design. - blanket stitch, outline, chain, French knots, herring bone, hem stitch, cross stitch, back stitches etc.
WEEK 2 - NATURAL Versus ARTIFICIAL FIBERS
- Fibre identification methods 2
- Selecting fabrics for different collection
- Identification of fibres using the burn test
PRACTICAL CLASS: Discussion on the preparation of ACTIVITY #1: Swatch Book. (If time allows, students may work on this at the end of the class time.
- Students will cut out different types of fabrics and will be introduced to the burn test.
- Hand embroidery using decorative stitches combined with working with sequence, stones and beads.
WEEK 3 - FABRIC CONSTRUCTION (Woven, Non-woven & Knitted Fabrics)
PRACTICAL CLASS: weaving with cardboard strips to create bags, purses, throw pillows etc.
WEEK 4- INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE DESIGN
(TERMS & METHODS)
- Introduction to the principles and elements of design
- Colour schemes and combos
PRACTICAL CLASS: Introduction to Fabric painting
WEEK 5 - INTRODUCTION TO T SHIRT DESIGN AND PRINTING TECHNOLOGY.
PRACTICAL CLASS:
- Use of Applique for T shirt design
- Use of the Stencilling method.
WEEK 6 - INTRODUCTION TO BASIC TIE & DYE TECHNIQUES.
PRACTICAL CLASS: Creating outstanding fabrics using the tie and dye technique.
Fee: #680k + Textbook + Basic Construction tools + Illustration Pack
**This Course takes your skills to the next stage, you'll learn to create tailored clothes to your own designs and Learn to create more elaborate designs**