Tag: pattern making
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EHC Pattern Drafting – What it is, how we teach it, why we teach it this way.
Probably better to watch the video, it has more information than me rambling on here…but in summary: Pattern Drafting is a skill in huge demand in the fashion industry, and Ecole Holt Couture teaches pattern drafting in the traditional ‘hand drawn’ way as distinct from CAD, computer assisted drafting. We also teach draping and modelling…
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Couture and Watermelon salad…
One of the greatest pleasures at Ecole Holt Couture is celebrating well deserved credit for the tremendous effort and progress that EHC students have made since beginning in September 2017. This year we are between Graduation goal posts, so we decided that a class luncheon date would be very welcome. Bonterra Trattoria in Calgary’s belt…
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Ecole Holt Couture | This could be for you!
Our version of ‘string theory’, tells the story of how being successful in couture and tailoring doesn’t just rely on prevailing external factors, but rather on the resources you own and engage – such as your trained mind and your hands. To explain why EHC’s teaching and mentoring method is focused on more than just…
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Lesson #2 – Petite is Powerful – tips for a great fit.
If you are like me, considered a petite size, then your proportions are slightly shorter from the shoulders to the waist than a standard size, and you all know what I think about ‘standard’ sizes. But being ‘petite’ may also reflect that you may perhaps be relatively shorter in stature than most of your contemporaries…
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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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Pattern cutting, pattern making, pattern engineering.
Whatever you call it, is interpreting a design with an eye for detail, making pattern templates used to cut the cloth before any construction can begin. We often get approached by outside students of fashion and designers alike asking for theses pattern making skills. We still draft patterns by hand at Ecole Holt Couture, an…
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Draft your own Patterns
Have you ever wondered how it is possible to draft you own pattern without copying or modifying a commercial pattern, must you use a wiz bang 1-2-3 step computer program? And how are patterns designed in the first place? Whether sold for home sewers, enthusiasts or hobbyists patterns are all first created by someone. Using…
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