This course is designed to guide and support you through creating your own unique and individual portfolio. You will learn how to refine, assemble and showcase your creative ideas, develop concepts, gather research and designs and communicate your ideas effectively. You will learn approaches to fashion drawing, sketchbook techniques, working between 2D and 3D, documenting development, pattern cutting, sewing and embellishment.

The course enables you to explore images in the context of Fashion Photography, examining narrative, presentation and lighting techniques, working within a team to develop your style, explore creative ideas and find inspiration. This course will assist you in developing your creative ideas while questioning the foundations of fashion images and the role they play in photography. You will learn essential tools in Photoshop to enhance your images. You must have your own digital DSLR camera.

Our one-year Foundation Diploma in Art & Design is a Level 3 qualifications designed to help you decide upon your area of specialism and build a strong portfolio of work you can use to pursue higher education or other progression routes. (Please note, although we are accredited by the UAL Awarding body, we are not part of UAL, and therefore are not part of the limit on applications. You can apply for a foundation at a UAL college AND the foundation at WMCollege.)

Discover how to make your own clothes using professional sewing methods. Working with a commercial pattern, we will take a structured, step-by-step approach. You will learn to sew important finishing details and achieve a technically accurate clean, crisp finish for your garments. This course is a fantastic introduction into the world of fashion and sewing.

Join us for this one-day fun and supportive class and you will learn all the basics of sewing. During the morning you’ll learn how to set up and operate a domestic sewing machine and produce a range of stitch samples including basic seams, French seams, hemming, binding, and zigzag finishing. We’ll move on to learn basic pattern language, cutting techniques and garment construction techniques such as darts and pleats. You’ll leave with a set of instructions, and your sewing samples.

This course is aimed at further developing your pattern cutting skills and technical knowledge to equip you with the ability to transform personal fashion designs into professional patterns and wearable garments. You?ll learn how to draft pattern blocks from scratch and understand how to achieve the perfect fit. Practice 2D pattern manipulation techniques by exploring the use of creative design styles, then transition into 3D pattern development with fabric manipulation techniques.

This course is a great introduction for anyone who is interested in gaining an understanding of how garments are constructed and made to fit. It is a great first step into the world of fashion and making your own custom clothing. You will learn how to draft a standard size 12 block and begin to understand how professional pattern cutters manipulate shapes to create exciting design options. Content is broken down over 5-weeks.

This course is for anyone who is interested in gaining an understanding of how garments are constructed and made to fit. It is a great first step into the world of fashion. Working step by step you will create technical and mathematically accurate paper outcomes. You will begin to understand how professional pattern cutters manipulate shapes to create exciting design options.

Learn to make your own clothes on this sewing course, aimed at beginners and those who want to further develop their garment making skills. This is a project-based course, where each term we will be sewing a different garment, using a purchased pattern (which you will need to purchase prior to starting). The tutor will guide you step by step through choosing the correct pattern size, how to adjust patterns for individual fit, lay out your pattern pieces and cut out the fabric.

This course is a great introduction for anyone who is interested in gaining an understanding of how garments are constructed and made to fit. It is a great first step into the world of fashion and making your own custom clothing. You will learn how to draft a standard size 12 block and begin to understand how professional pattern cutters manipulate shapes to create exciting design options. All courses follow on from each other, however, it is possible to take them individually.