| Starts 16 August 2024 |
This course is meticulously crafted to equip students with an array of indispensable tools, comprehensive knowledge, and hands-on techniques. Its ultimate aim is to empower individuals to step onto any stage with poise, assurance, and a flair that captivates audiences. Whether it is conquering nerves, mastering body language, or refining delivery skills, this course offers a transformative journey, ensuring that every performer shines with confidence and finesse.
| Starts 29 July 2024 |
Discover the art of Macrame. We will explore different knots and learn about the basics of Macrame. By the end of the course you will have made a stylish wallhanging or pot plant holder. Material needed will be discussed in first class. (Additional cost for materials)
| Starts 8 September 2024 |
Learn skills in piping with butter cream and working with fondant to create many different designs to cover your cupcakes, including 3D animals in fondant. This course is suitable for beginners to the experienced. Learn different techniques to decorate cupcakes from novelty to more formal cakes. (Additional cost for ingredients)
| Starts 4 August 2024 |
During this workshop you will learn how to decorate and assemble a beautiful two tier wedding or birthday cake.
| Starts 18 August 2024 |
Do you want to enhance your hospitality and organisational skills as well as learn how to decorate cakes? Come and discover the joys of making flowers and ornaments in sugar paste. Practice icing cakes and using decorative pipe work on that special cake. (Additional cost for ingredients)
| Starts 30 August 2024 |
A-Line skirts are flattering for most figure types and are amongst the simplest to make. Learn how to draft a skirt pattern from your own measurements, cut it out from your choice of fabric and construct it using a variety of simple sewing techniques. Students will learn how to sew a straight seam, darts, insert a zipper, attach a facing or waistband and finish a hem, all in a day! Basic sewing skills are an advantage.
| Starts 31 August 2024 |
Be guided through the construction of a tailored lined jacket using a commercial pattern, Palmer/Pletsch fitting concepts and modern tailoring techniques. All of your sewing will improve after you learn to tailor. You will learn how to alter your pattern to fit, cutting and marking accuracy, interfacings and proper fusing, shoulder and chest shaping, shaped darts, careful trimming and quality pressing, sleeve heads, buttonholes and pockets, lining and perfect hems. Participants will need some basic sewing skills. A list of suggested suitable patterns for the course is available from the college, along with the requirements for Lesson 1.
| Starts 17 August 2024 |
Tired of pants that don’t fit? In this hands on tissue fitting workshop, learn your correct pattern size and how to alter any commercial pants pattern to fit your body. Discover solutions to fit problems and pick up tips in order to create a flattering style. Using Palmer/Pletsch fitting concepts to make alterations to the basic Mc Calls pant fit pattern 6901, you will take home a pattern that you can use over and over again. You will then learn to sew your pants and fine-tune fit. A list of course requirements will be provided on enrolment.
| Starts 3 August 2024 |
Learn how to alter any pattern to fit you using hands on tissue fitting. In this workshop we do very little measuring, because measuring does not tell you all you need to know about your body. Discover what size you really are, so that you can start out with the correct pattern. Focus on making bodice and skirt alterations using Palmer/ Pletsch fitting techniques and McCalls pattern 7279 or 2718. Once changes are made to the basic pattern, you will go home with your own personal body map and the ability to alter any fashion pattern of your choice. Participants will be encouraged to tissue fit and alter additional dress patterns of their choice.
| Starts 27 September 2024 |
Take the next step to use your knowledge of basic jewellery-making techniques in combination with design concepts to create a more complex project. You will also learn some additional finishing methods. This workshop is suitable for those with a knowledge of crimping, basic looping and jumping use. (Additional cost for materials).