Category: tailoring
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EHC February 2023
EHC’s Free full length feature tutorial for beginner pattern drafting on EHC’s YouTube Channel appeared to be of interest to many viewers, with more viewings than we could have hoped for. It was posted for three full months to give viewers a reasonable time to not only watch it, but also to try out pattern…
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EHC January 2023
Wishing you a very happy and healthy 2023. Happy and healthy wishes on so many levels! As we have now left 2022 behind us, some may feel some hesitation and concern about the coming year with good reason. With some years of life experience behind me, I can say with honest conviction that every year…
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October 2022 Free EHC Pattern Drafting Tutorial now!
As promised, our one-time-only FREE pattern drafting Tutorial is now online with free access to viewing. The tutorial will be posted for a limited time, and until then you can view it online on Ecole Holt Couture’s YouTube channel at your leisure. It is a 96 minute, full-length feature how-to video, step-by-step instructional guide to…
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April 2022 – Ecole Holt Couture update
Another new year! Spring is a time of renewal, and we are at last renewing too. We have taken considerable time to slow down and just breathe since last fall. Sorting through the chaos, recollect our thoughts, remember everything we have to be grateful for in these uncertain and volatile times, analyze what is worth…
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September 21/2021 – Ecole Holt Couture
This photo shoot image was taken by Calgary photographer Aaron McCullough for our 2015 annual fashion event. All the garments you see on the model, draped over the sewing machine, and hung on the rack are created by Elfriede vintage couture except for one. I’ll leave you guessing which one for the moment. Our philosophy…
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Ecole Holt Couture – Can we help you?
Do any of these predicaments resonate with you? Being an ardent admirer of authentic haute couture and while you attend vintage haute couture exhibits, the displays make your mouth water and your heart leap to just witness the artform with its high level of craftsmanship, ‘they look so perfect, no one can do that anymore!’…
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The Perfect Couture Size, is it a ‘thing’?
The perfect Couture size is a follow up from the EHC video: ‘This Thing About the Perfect Size‘. It explains what standard sizing is, why it was invented, and when it is required. But is has also become a marketing lure directed at label conscious or size snob buyers. For example, a size 0 suggests…
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Indicators for success at Ecole Holt Couture
It is important to know beforehand if the career you’ve chosen to invest the time and money in is the best one for you. This short video may help you to decide whether a career in Couture, Tailoring or Dressmaking is appealing to you and whether Ecole Holt Couture is the right school for you.…
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Did you Know? at Ecole Holt Couture…
Graduates at EHC receive their final awards for attending and completing 600 hours of instruction and 1800 [2400hrs] hours of practical [projects] lab-work for each of the Dressmaking and Couturier/Tailoring awards. EHC awards are printed with the graduate’s name, two official signatures, an EHC embossed seal, the date of issue, and possesses a unique serial…
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