{"id":21991,"date":"2024-06-02T16:18:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T16:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abslfashion.com\/school\/?post_type=product&#038;p=21991"},"modified":"2025-03-27T22:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T22:58:39","slug":"6-months-beginners-course","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/abslfashion.com\/school\/product\/6-months-beginners-course\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Months Beginner\u2019s Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><b>Topic to be covered<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nPattern Making<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Aim of the Module<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To enable individual create apparel or custom patterns with respective with respective final finishing according to the clothing requirements<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to Pattern Making<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skirt Block (Front &amp; Back) 1 Class<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skirt Variations (A-line, Pleat, Flare, Circular, etc) 3 Classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic Bodice Block (Front &amp; Back) + Waist Shaping 2 Classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dart Manipulation with variations 3 Classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yokes, Wrap and Empire Lines 3 Classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Style Lines 5 Classes<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Princess Style Lines (Armhole and Shoulder)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Variations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleeve and Variations 3 Classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collar and Neckline Variations 3 Classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dress Foundation 1 Class<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Garment Construction<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parts of a Sewing Machine\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Class<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treadling the Machine\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Class<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stitching on paper for alignment\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Class<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threading the machine\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Class<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic Machine Templates (10)\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Class<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seams (Topstitch, Flat-Fell, French)\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Class<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pleats, Tucks, Gathers, Ruffles\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Class<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facing\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hook and eyelet\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Class<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemming\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zippers\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pockets\u00a0<\/span><b>&#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Classes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Fashion Illustration<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 1: Introduction to the art of Fashion Illustration (Understanding why fashion should be treated as art)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shapes, lines and geometric shapes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human Anatomy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building rhythm with your paper and pencil<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angular figures (take 1)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 2<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angular figures (take 2)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fleshing out the Croquis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fleshing out the Croquis (front, profile and back view)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 3<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysis of body movement (spinal and limb movements)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facials (Basic facial details)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basics face shapes and dimensions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic eye shapes, nose, lips, hair\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 4<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to fashion technical drawing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flats: drawing and tracing different fashion silhouettes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 5:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art forms and Illustration<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accessories: how to draw bags, shoes, necklaces, sunglasses and indigenous headgears<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 6<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review of flats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elements of design<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 7<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clothing the Croquis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elements of design in fashion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 8<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short treatise on the color theory<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Croquis book practice<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 9<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Putting together a proper fashion collection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Croquis book practice<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 10<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review and project assessment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submission of long-term assignments<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: Class and take-home assignments would be based on the substantive lesson for the week and there\u2019d be long term assignments administered to students before, between and after the course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Textile Science<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Week 1 &#8211; Introduction to Fabrics &amp; Textiles<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200eIntroduction to fabrics and textiles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural fibres and the designer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artificial fibres and their uses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woven, Knitted and Printed fabrics\u200e&#8230;How to differentiate them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fibre identification methods 1<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussion: The fabric industry in Nigeria, Africa and diaspora. How it affects your work as a designer.<br \/>\n<\/span><b><br \/>\nPRACTICAL CLASS<\/b><span>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0using yarns for decorative stitches in textile design. &#8211; blanket stitch, outline, chain, French knots, herring bone, hem stitch, cross stitch, back stitches etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Week 2 &#8211; Natural versus artificial fibres<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fibre identification methods 2<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selecting fabrics for different collection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identification of fibres using the burn test<br \/>\n<\/span><b><br \/>\nPRACTICAL CLASS<\/b><span>: Discussion on the preparation of ACTIVITY #1: Swatch Book. (If time allows, students may work on this at the end of the class time.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students will cut out different types of fabrics and will be introduced to the burn test.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hand embroidery using decorative stitches combined with working with sequence, stones and beads.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Week 3 &#8211; Fabric construction (woven non-woven &amp; knitted fabrics)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>PRACTICAL CLASS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: weaving with cardboard strips to create bags, purses, throw pillows etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Week 4 &#8211; Introduction to textile design<\/p>\n<p><b>(TERMS &amp; METHODS)<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to the principles and elements of design<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colour schemes and combos<br 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