4th December 2024, 17:00 - 20:00 at Witney Campus
Course code: ICXW000P
Subject area: Homecrafts
Study level: Part Time
Course level: U
Course time:
10:00 - 16:00
Days of week:
Saturday
Course date:
8th Feb 2025 - 15th Feb 2025
Course location:
Cheney School1. How measure and cut out accurately and safely 2. How to amend hemlines, waistlines, and sleeves. (lengthen, shorten, and add fullness) 3. How to follow pattern and sewing instructions to add panels, collars, pockets, and cuffs 4. Cover basic hand sewing techniques
Do not buy any materials until your course is confirmed as running.
Materials Required: Please bring no more than 2 garments with you.
- Pieces of fabric and trimmings that co-ordinate with your garments - Matching sewing thread, spun polyester plus some cotton tacking thread - 25cms of medium weight interfacing (for collars and cuffs) To keep the cost down for this project check to see what pieces of fabric and trimming you have at home. Basic sewing equipment: Fabric scissors, paper scissors’, embroidery scissors, colour-headed pins, hand sewing needles, tape measure, tailors chalk, fabric marking pen, 30cm/12” ruler, small safety pin. Thimble
Please bring lunch and refreshments with you.Free parking
In order to avoid disappointment, it is advisable to enrol at least 2½ weeks prior to the course starting. We will confirm course information two weeks prior to the start date.
Abingdon and Witney College is subject to Ofsted regulation and is required to work with all its students to make sure they understand Government initiatives around Safeguarding, Prevent and Fundamental British Values. Information on these matters will be shared with you during your course.
You will also be asked to complete monitoring paperwork, which helps us to deliver course content to the highest quality.
Courses can fill fast, so please enrol early to avoid disappointment. Decisions on whether a course is to run are made two weeks prior to the start date - an email will be sent to you should there be changes to your course or if it is cancelled. Please check your inbox leading up to your course, including the junk folders. For anyone without an email account, our Admissions team will phone you instead.
For the first week of the course you will need to bring a valid form of identification; this includes passport, driving licence, debit/credit card, Birth Certificate or National Insurance card.
Please note - you should be 19 years old or over at 31st August 2024 prior to starting the course.
Before starting a course, the College is required to check you meet conditions relating to that funding, e.g. age, residency status within the UK/EEA, prior qualification level and employment status. In some circumstances (such as with online enrolments), these checks can only be completed after you have enrolled and paid.
If you are unable to pay in full for this course at the time of enrolment, and the course tuition fee is £300 or more, an instalment plan is available. If this is your preference, please do not enrol online but rather call the Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to enrol.
Once enrolled, Admissions will take the first instalment payment from you and pass on your details to the Finance team who will email you to set-up your payment plan. Please return a fully completed instalment plan to Finance as failure to do so could result in being withdrawn from your course.
The rules on fee reduction are complicated, we would encourage you to talk to our Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to discuss these options. You can find more information on our Fees and Bursaries page - search "Fees and Bursaries" at the top of the page.
19+ Fee:
Tuition Fee: £115.20
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £115.20
19+ Reduced Fee:
Tuition Fee: £57.60
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £57.60