Master Classes outline presented by colleen jack

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THE MASTER CLASSES

Colleen Jack The Pattern Works [email protected]

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Specifically designed for Fashion Designers & entrepreneurs

Weekly Saturday morning classes cover everything: How to check a pattern before you pay for it or sample it How to check grading for accuracy before you pay for it Fabric identification, interlinings & fusing's Costing schedules, Cutting orders & rating a pattern Profiling your clients The more complex aspects of manufacturing. Networking & Marketing yourself & business

The cost includes printed manual of over 150 pagesNotes are over & above what the lectures coverClasses 3 hours long with a 15min tea breakTea & Coffee providedFantastic networking opportunities


7 MASTER CLASSES OUTLINE


Presentation Overview: Colleen explores one-dimensional paper patterns & how they translate into three dimensions. Having been in the industry for over two decades & guest lectured for various people in the industry she teaches with a practical approach to creating sustainable patterns & ranges that enable designers & C.M.T’s to thrive. She will demonstrate a pattern audit; this highlights what to look for technically in a good pattern. Let’s get practical, bring back some of the discipline & structure needed to thrive in trade.

1st Master Class: Pattern Manipulation



Presentation Overview: Having understood some of the basic rules of pattern making & put into place basic structure that underlies all patterns Colleen translates how this relates into practical methods for copying samples without unpicking or damaging a garment. Learning to reverse engineer a garment, to understand what grain lines are hinting at, to help make the pattern an exact copy.

2nd Master Class: Copying Samples



Presentation Overview: As a manual pattern maker Colleen has always enjoyed the process of grading, it is like a moving meditation. She will share techniques that have been developed over the years that make grading accurate, time saving & simple. Covering: checking a pattern for production, stirrup grading & a grading technique that Colleen developed called nested grading. This is a good place to cover: how to check a graded nest for accuracy, ratings, markers, blocking patterns & bias cutting.

3rd Master Class: Grading & Laying-up




Presentation Overview: Taking previous lessons further. Teaching what a cutting order & costing schedule should look like, how they are related, & that, if used properly would tell if a garment is feasible to produce by understanding how many garments would need to be manufactured to reach breakeven & produce profit. Colleen will introduce costing the business owner’s time into the cost of a garment.

4th Master Class: Costing, Production & Cutting Orders



Presentation Overview: It takes 7 key universal Feminine Archetypes to unlock women & their personalities. Therefore, designing a functioning, fashionable & fabulous wardrobe taking into consideration each archetype, their body-shape & wardrobe quirks will allow your clients to be immersed into a world where every woman has the potential to look her best & feel fantastic. Walk into a room filled with all the props and clothing of each aspect of women.

5th Master Class: Personality Profiling Customers using Feminine

Archetypes



Presentation Overview: Most designers are buying from an ever-decreasing pool of fabric choices shopping in the same shops as fellow designers. This class gives an experience of identifying fabrics using our senses, learn what natural fibers smell like, feel like so you are better equipped to do more than take the suppliers word for it, and other empowering tips. Colleen will discuss which fabrics lend themselves to certain styles, fabric combinations and the basics of knits, woven’s and bias cuts.

6th Master Class: Fabric Identification, Where to use what

Fabric



Presentation Overview: Thriving in the clothing industry sounds like a contradiction. It is possible, but it takes preparation & effort to create momentum. We will look at what opportunities are out there, how to leverage social media, create a web presence, and discuss sustainability. You will also be exposed to Networking opportunities.

7th Master Class: Marketing & Networking Yourself & Business



“I gained invaluable info from the classes, in a very practical way, for example the snippet about grain deflection for laying and cutting is extremely useful.” Tina Backer, independent CMT factory.

“I wanted to say thanks for your thoughts regarding the classes and thanks for the notes, I appreciate it. It has truly been such a pleasure to attend these classes they have been invaluable. THANK YOU :-)” Shan Nell, Business Owner.

“I just want to say how enlightening and EMPOWERING your sessions have been for me. Apart from the technical skills I have learned, the life skills I have absorbed are phenomenal, and I do honestly believe the whole experience has been extremely pivotal in my life. And what an incredible networking opportunity! All of us in this industry face the same problems, and I believe we have to look after each other and look out for each other and share with one another; we can only grow the industry - and ourselves - if we remember that. Thanks again for a bril l iant class (as always).” Glenne Jeffrey, Jewellery Designer and Clothing manufacturer.

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Classes delivered by Colleen Jack, who has over 2 decades experience in the clothing industry, having made patterns and consulted with some of South Africa’s leading fashion designers including Clive Rundle and Marianne Fassler, this collaboration has led to her involvement in SA Fashion week, New York Fashion week and the Oprah Winfrey Foundation.


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Master Classes outline presented by colleen jack