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Level 2 Certificate in Fashion
Below are the mandatory core units for this course and what they will cover.
WORKING
SAFELY
SUITABLE
FABRICS
RESEARCH DESIGN
PLAN & MAKE SAMPLES
Unit 201 - Developing Design Ideas
How to work safely and effectively when exploring design ideas
Prepare for design work
Experiment with design ideas, use different materials, mediums and techniques to create designs.
Develop shape and form
Evaluate and present design work
WORKING
SAFELY
SUITABLE
FABRICS
RESEARCH DESIGN
PLAN & MAKE SAMPLES
Unit 202 - Sampling Fashion Techniques
How to work safely and effectively
Prepare for sampling fashion techniques
Sample fashion techniques include
Stitching
Selecting type, tension and size for the fabric and task. Seams - open neatened with clean finish (turned and stitched), zig-zag, 3 step zig-zag, French, crossed, welt, top stitched, curved, shaped, bias cut, bound, channel.
Fullness
Gathers, pin tucks, tucks, knife, box and inverted pleats, easing.
Shape – make single point darts, double point darts.
Fastenings
Machine made buttonholes, piped, flat button, shank button, zips -centred (edge to edge), lapped (wrap over)and invisible zips, fly front, hooks and eyes, press studs, rouleau loops, lacing.
Elastication
Insert elastic into a stitched channel, apply lingerie elastic.
Facings
Curved neck edge, V-shaped neck edge, notching, layering, understitching.
Collars - Flat, shaped.
Sleeve - Set in one piece.
Cuff - Straight with an opening.
Insertion - Flat lace.
Embellishment
stitching (eg hand, top stitch, auto patterns), eyelets, beads, ribbon/braid.
Hems – neatened and machine stitched, neatened and hand stitched, tailors’, lace edged.
Pockets - lined patch with flap, welt, in seam.
Pressing - throughout the processes.
Present and evaluate samples
Select 2 units from the the selection below to complete your course units.
The units below will cover the following...
WORKING SAFELY
& EFFECTIVELY
IDENTIFY SUITABLE
FABRICS
RESEARCH
DESIGN IDEAS
LEARN TECHNIQUES & MAKE SAMPLES
LEARN TO DESIGN,
PLAN & COST
CONSTRUCT
THE ITEM
Unit 208 - Design and make a dress
Unit 206 - Design and make fitted trousers
Unit 210 - Design and make a corset
Unit 207 - Design and make a lined jacket
Unit 205 - Design and make a fitted lined skirt
Unit 204 - Design and make a blouse or shirt
Pay-as-you-go Classes
Enjoy the flexibility of splitting the tuition fees with pay-as-you-go learning!
You can enrol for our City & Guilds certificates anytime: no waiting for term-start-dates.
Convenient & Affordable Learning
You only pay for the classes on the day you attend. Making learning convenient and affordable.
Whilst attendance to every class is not mandatory, it is recommended.
Tuition Fees
Tuition for classes is £20 per guided learning hour, this covers your guided learning hours for the course, costs of some course materials, use of tools and machines, assessment, internal verification and external verification.
Estimated Tuition Fees for this course
Class Tuition Hours
132 hours
City and Guilds provide an estimate for the learning hours required to complete the qualification. This is only an estimate, you may complete the qualification in less time or it may take you longer.
Estimated Tuition Fee Total
£2,640
This figure is based on the class tuition hours (guided learning) provided by City & Guilds. Please note you may require more or less guided learning hours which alters the total cost.
Course Deposit
£94.20
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