Explore The Cut's 2-Week Sewing Program
- Length: 2 Weeks / Monday – Thursday
- Capacity: 8 students only
- Hours: 4pm - 8pm
Price: $995
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Sewing 2 Weeks Program
This course is designed for students wanting a fast and intensive overview of sewing basics. For students entering the Pattern Making & Assembly Program and Costume, this course is critical should you not have prior knowledge or demonstrated skills in sewing.
Overview
Looking to learn the basics to captivate the world of fashion design? The Cut offers you a variety of two-week intensive workshops designed to maximize your industry knowledge within a minimum time frame. In these hands-on workshops, students will be immersed in all facets of the fashion business. With lectures, class discussions, and hands on instruction students are taught by industry professionals in small group settings, receiving first-class learning in a real-life business environment. Each class is 2 weeks long at 16 hours per week, for a total of 32 hours. There are no prerequesites for our 2 week intensives. Acquire the skills you need to reach your academic and professional goals or complement your current full-time diploma or degree program, or simply build a competitive portfolio for graduate program applications, or just simply become better at your craft.
Sewing
If you’re new to sewing this is the course for you. You’ll start with the basics and learn to cut and sew garments and accessories. You will create a sample book which include seams, zippers and bindings. The projects you will make include a tote bag lined, sweatshirt, button up shirt, and more.
Projects You Will Make:
Housekeeping
Meet your professors
Nargas Khabazha
Nargas opened her first studio in 1997 as a pattern maker for her own clothing line, specializing in women's special sizes. She gained recognition in the Vancouver Sun and North Shore News as a realistic designer. In 2002, she launched a ready-to-wear collection for sophisticated baby boomer women, selling nationally. Nargas has over 40 years of experience as a fashion technical instructor in pattern making, draping, fitting, and textile development. Since 2008, she has supported her students in showcasing their designs at Vancouver Fashion Week twice a year. A Montreal native who moved to Canada in 1984, Nargas began her career with a handcrafted shoe store and later pursued fashion design at LaSalle College and KPU Polytechnic College. She continues to mentor her students, guiding them to successful runway shows.
Carla Jones
Carla is a passionate multi-disciplinary creative with a sharp eye for the details that make great product design. They are a graduate of LaSalle College’s fashion design program, with a focus on technical development and design. Carla has since worked at Lululemon on their Product Innovation team, where they supported the development of a female-focused apparel line for ultra-marathon runners among other exciting projects. Carla now focuses on teaching, building their personal brand, and pursuing creative projects with private clients.
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This program has been approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.
The Cut Design Academy is designated with PTIB