Industrial Sewing
- Duration: 8 weeks
- Same Day Same Time 1X a week for 2 hours
- Class Size: 8 students (maximum)
- Your Teachers: Komal Chharahhan, Liz Gao, Laura Smith
- Classes Start: Monthly
Price: $525
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We’re excited to help you take your first step into your future career in fashion. Don't wait to follow your passion, express yourself, and follow your dreams now.
Graduate this 8 week course having perfected advanced sewing techniques on industrial machines, including straight stitch, serger, and coverstitch/flatlock by sewing sample kits and garments.
- About the industrial sewing machines and tools you need to set up your shop
- Speed control
- Tension and timing on an industrial machine
- How to handle fabric
- How to sew leather and heavyweight fabrics
- How to make samples and improve production speed in order to work with production houses and contract stitchers
- Sewing sample book
- Lined Tote Bag
- Pillow Case
- Sweat Shirt & or Bat Wing Top
- Seam samples
- Cuffs collars zippers and sleeves
- Sewing with a range of fabrics
Industrial Sewing Part-time Classes
Learn how to sew on industrial machines. In this class you will learn speed control while making a tote bag, you will learn to use a serger while making a sweatshirt, and finally you will learn to apply the finer skills of applying binding and placing zippers while making a throw cushion.
Important Notes
- Your instructor will structure your work around your skill level, capabilities and preferred pace
- All muslin is included
- Sewing kits and additional fabrics can be purchased at The Cut Fashion Design Academy at wholesale price. (Read more on our FAQ page)
- Classes of three or fewer students are considered private classes. In this instance, you’ll complete all assignments as listed but in six, not eight, weeks
Housekeeping
- Students will receive a welcome email with instruction and materials a week before class starts
- All materials can be bought from school or you can bring your own.
- Please arrive to class on time
- If you’re going to miss class for any reason, please email in advance to let us know. If you fail to report your absence within 24 hours, your class will be considered a missed session and no make up class will be provided
- You’re permitted one make up class per session, as long as it’s taken within the time frame of your course and as long as a spot becomes available during another class
Meet your professors
Komal Chharahhan
Komal Chharahhan, founder and creative director of Ginni Gill, is an Indo - Canadian fashion designer. Her love for garment making began at the age of 13 when her grandmother introduced her into the world of sewing by making Indian wear for special occasions. Her passion for learning different techniques soon turned her new found love into a business. Fashion design naturally became a creative outlet for Komal to experiment with. After immigrating to Canada at the age of 19 she started building her drawing skill set. Soon after that she began her fashion career at the Visual College of Art Design where she studied fashion design with a speciality in fashion marketing. With a keen interest in pattern making and garment construction Komal has acquired a range of expertise. Adept in technical skills such as drawing, computer- aided design and pattern drafting Komal has gained a love for teaching all that she has learned. Komal began her teaching career in fashion design at the Cut Design Academy in June of 2022 in Vancouver, BC.
Liz Gao
Liz Gao is a fashion and costume designer with a strong foundation in both creative design and technical garment construction. Her passion for clothing began in childhood, inspired by her grandfather, who used to sew garments for her. She earned her first degree in Fashion Design in China and completed a second degree in Theatre Design and Production at UBC, specializing in costume design. Liz has worked as a freelance costume designer for theatre productions and designed apparel for a fashion startup. She also gained experience at the Lululemon head office, where she further developed her interest in activewear and technical design. To deepen her skills, she studied technical pattern making and Gerber AccuMark at The Cut Design Academy. She now teaches beginner sewing and pattern making, and enjoys helping students build a strong foundation in garment construction.
Laura Smith
Laura Smith has been sewing clothing since 2016, when she became interested in historical costuming. In 2023, she received her Fashion Design Creative Arts Diploma from The Cut Design Academy. Since then, she has been working primarily as a corset maker, and designed a couture collection that was a part of Vancouver Fashion Week SS 25.
Now it’s time to start
If you’ve dreamed of turning your passion into an exciting career in fashion, as a designer or in production, this is your chance to bring that dream to life!
*All our courses can be In person or Online Live.
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This program is but not subject to review by the Private Training Institution Regulatory Unit of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. Students may not file a claim against the Student Tuition Protection Fund in relation to this program.