ADVANCED sewing classes
Many of our students are experienced, self-taught sewists seeking to elevate their garments from home made to couture. If you want to take your sewing to the next level and master advanced fitting and sewing techniques, we offer five specialist classes for experienced sewists.
ADVANCED
Tailoring classes
Master the exquisite workmanship and fine sewing skills passed down through generations of European bespoke tailors.
ADVANCED
couture sewing
Learn the couture sewing techniques used by the world's finest fashion houses and do justice to your best fabrics.
ADVANCED
Pattern Making Essentials
Learn the techniques to customise a commercial pattern to fit your own body shape.
ADVANCED
sew a French jacket
The classic French jacket is a wardrobe must-have, often made from a soft wool bouclé fabric and lined with luxurious silk charmeuse.
ADVANCED
stretch & dance costumes
Learn to alter patterns, sew and embellish stretch garments, and design and produce a unique dance costume of your own.
ADVANCED SEWING SKILLS
There are a handful of advanced sewing techniques that every serious sewer needs to take their garments to the next level.
CAFA 2024 TERM DATES
Term 1: 22 January - 7 April 2024
Term 2: 15 April - 30 June 2024
Term 3: 8 July - 22 September 2024
Term 4: 30 September - 15 December 2024
CAFA SEWING & DESIGN STUDIO
Come and visit our spacious studio in Pymble on Sydney’s North Shore. We’re a short walk from the Pymble train station and we have ample free parking onsite.
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Skill Levels
All skill levels are welcome at CAFA, with sewing classes aimed at beginners, intermediate and advanced sewers. Beginners will receive one-on-one instruction in our Dressmaking classes for beginners of intermediate students. You’ll learn to sew or enhance your skills using a commercial pattern. If you’d prefer to learn how to draft and pattern as well as the sewing techniques to complete your garment, our Pattern Making and Garment Construction courses are a better choice.
Advanced sewers will learn custom, machine and fused methods to achieve a Perfectly Tailored Jacket or master advanced Eveningwear pattern making and sewing techniques, whilst students of all skill levels can be learn couture embroidery techniques from award-winning industry expert Eranga Bandaranayake.
HSC Textiles & Design students considering a career in fashion design may also undertake a short course to gain basic sewing skills and experience to assist them to produce their Major Work.
Want information about our Diploma of Fashion Design & Garment Production program?
couture arts fashion college
At CAFA, our philosophy starts with the classical techniques used in French couture houses, combined with cutting-edge, luxury ready-to-wear design and construction methods. This blend of the old and the new equips our students with excellent design skills and specialist sewing techniques.