Course at a glance

  • Duration

    3 days - 13.5 hours (face-to-face)

  • Start date

    29 June - 1 July

  • Location

    APC Gold Coast campus L3, 9 Beach Road, Surfers Paradise

  • Fee

    $250 **Early bird Special $200- Enrol by Friday 3 June with the coupon code EARLYBIRD22FB

Take your concept to a wearable garment

Want to experience the life of a fashion designer? Want to know how to develop your own designs from concept to wearable garment? Learn how to design, pattern, and make a garment in this three day workshop. During the three days you will develop the skills and knowledge to complete the fashion process. You will learn the skills to create a storyboard that showcases your theme, design a garment from your storyboard, pattern make your design from a block, and finish with cutting and sewing the design to complete a wearable garment.
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Learn practical skills

You'll learn crucial practical skills to bring your ideas to life.

  • Design processes including trending, storyboard development and colour analysis

  • Taking measurements and pattern making from blocks

  • Toile Fitting (Calico supplied)

  • Cutting the pattern from your own chosen fabric

  • Sewing the garment together

  • Finishing the garment for wear

Meet your teacher

Kristy Power

Kristy Power has over 10 years’ experience in fashion and costume making for her label Harpi. While developing Harpi she undertook various roles and has extensive background in all fashion label areas from developing whole collections from inspiration to samples stage and promotions including runways (Designer Q 2016- 2020). Harpi specialise in gender and size inclusivity through their ranges. She holds a Diploma of Clothing, Textiles and Footwear, Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Technology and Merchandising and a Bachelor of Applied Fashion. Kristy is committed to giving students a whole experience of the fashion industry and encouraging them to find their own voice through their designs.

What to bring

You'll need to bring these items to campus on the day of your course

  • A4 Sketchbook

  • Inspiration images - pictures/photos/magazine cutouts

  • Bring along 2-3mof a fabric you love, something suitable for your garment