Tag: formal education
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Ecole Holt Couture Information Seminar
Ecole Holt Couture will be hosting its Information Seminar for those interested in enrolling, on Thursday April 14th from 7 to 9 pm. You must register for this free information seminar by email: info@ecoleholtcouture.com *Registration deadline date for the seminar closes Monday April 11th. [due to limited spaces available EHC reserves the right to reschedule […]
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Tuesday March 31st, 2015 – Back to class
We’ve just left two weeks of Spring break behind us. Well, it wasn’t so much a break as quiet work-time to catch up for most of us here, and part one of the final Certificate exam is being written today. The programs are pretty intense, and if you do get behind even for one or […]
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Ecole Holt Couture 2014 Presents – Youtube video trailer
At EHC we are very fortunate to have talented students with varied skills. ‘You’re Invited’ was created by one such student, Amy Zia, as a light-hearted look at what we do as couturiers! But, don’t be fooled, what we do is highly professional whether for special occasions or to create a functional and personal business […]
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Slow fashion – its your prerogative!
To be happily successful in couture and tailoring you must become a master maker and this takes time as does developing your clientele. Gaining sufficient experience and always paying a great deal of attention to detail, wherein no element is compromised in a garment’s making, cannot be learned in a fast-track approach to learning, which […]
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Creating is exciting, mastering is satisfying.
I love and need to do something creative with my hands, whether playing the piano, sewing, cooking, gardening, sketching or doodling. Using my hands and engaging my mind are perfect partners for what I do in couture sewing and bespoke tailoring. I’m never satisfied with good enough, I strive for perfection every time. And, learning […]
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Artist: Hand-Mind-Heart Maker
“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head, is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart, is an ARTIST”. – St. Francis of Assisi *** As an Artisan, your personal philosophy and way of making a living, and […]