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Gain the tailoring, sewing and alteration skills you need to get a closet full of clothes that look like they were made to measure.
Give a new life to your old clothing, upcycle any secondhand finds and keep your favorite garments for much longer by learning to tailor your own clothes.
With our tailoring course, you will master how to make clothes that fit and flatter any shape by learning how to:
- Choose, set up and start using a sewing machine
- Practice and get familiar with different stitching techniques
- Transform dress shirts and t-shirts to fit you perfectly
- Hem and taper jeans and dress pants
- Alter sweaters and dresses for a proper fit
- Tailor children’s clothing to make them proud to wear hand-me-downs
Requisitos
Trendimi courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lecciones
Module 1: Getting Started
- Meet your instructor: Carale Bowe, tailoring instructor and YouTuber
- Finding the right type of machine for you
- Setting up your sewing station
- Getting to know and setting up your sewing machine
- Beginner Sewing Project 1: Practicing stitches
Module 2: You’re A Tailor, Harry!
- All the basic tailoring terminology you need to talk like a real tailor!
- Essential sewing machine settings
- Stitch tension explained for beginners
- Beginner Sewing Project 2: Pinning and sewing a perfectly straight stitch
- Beginner Sewing Project 3: How to sew a zigzag stitch
Module 3: Transforming Tops
- Slimming a T-shirt for a great look
- Shortening T-shirt sleeves: easy shortcuts
- Shortening a T-shirt so it fits you!
- Slimming a dress shirt for both women and men
- Nailing dress shirt darts every time
Module 4: Better Bottoms
- How to taper dress pants the easy way
- How to taper jeans exactly how you like them
- Hem Method for Jeans 1: The original method
- Hem Method for Jeans 2: The new method
- Taking in the waist of jeans and bringing them to life
Module 5: Essential Dress Alterations
- Dress Alterations 1: Waists
- Dress Alterations 2: Hemming
- Dress Alterations 3: Darts
- Altered sweaters - simply
- Kids’ clothing - how to work small and succeed
- Go forth and alter! Thank you and good bye
Carrera
¿Para quién es este curso?
- People who want to have clothes that fit like a dream without breaking the bank
- Anyone looking to live a more sustainable lifestyle by making thrift store pieces look like custom tailored clothing
- All parents who are looking to revamp hand-me-downs for their kids
¿Cómo me ayudará?
Nobody wants to waste money by buying clothes which never leave the closet. Confidently get the skills to know how to adapt your clothes so they fit properly. You’ll also know how to use a sewing machine and change the settings and stitch tension so you never have to unpick stitches or get frustrated trying to make your machine work properly. There’s so much more to this course than tailoring. Grow your confidence by feeling and looking fab in your clothes.
Certificados
You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.
Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.
All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org).
When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.
Creator
Carale Bowe
Expertise: Tailoring
Carale Bowe started tailoring his own clothes more than 10 years ago when he was a realtor and needed to wear nicer clothes that fit properly. He took one of his dress shirts to a local tailor and while watching her pin it thought, “Hmm...I think I could do that”. He decided to learn everything he could about clothing alterations not just for himself, but for everyone around him as well. Fast forward to now, Carale runs a successful clothing alteration YouTube channel, Stylish D, and has completely transformed his family’s entire wardrobe.
Tailoring & Alterations for Beginners
410 estudiantes. Acreditación ICOES. Certificación CPD.
410 estudiantes.
Acreditación ICOES.
Certificación CPD.

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Gain the tailoring, sewing and alteration skills you need to get a closet full of clothes that look like they were made to measure.
Give a new life to your old clothing, upcycle any secondhand finds and keep your favorite garments for much longer by learning to tailor your own clothes.
With our tailoring course, you will master how to make clothes that fit and flatter any shape by learning how to:
- Choose, set up and start using a sewing machine
- Practice and get familiar with different stitching techniques
- Transform dress shirts and t-shirts to fit you perfectly
- Hem and taper jeans and dress pants
- Alter sweaters and dresses for a proper fit
- Tailor children’s clothing to make them proud to wear hand-me-downs
Requisitos
Trendimi courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lecciones
Module 1: Getting Started
- Meet your instructor: Carale Bowe, tailoring instructor and YouTuber
- Finding the right type of machine for you
- Setting up your sewing station
- Getting to know and setting up your sewing machine
- Beginner Sewing Project 1: Practicing stitches
Module 2: You’re A Tailor, Harry!
- All the basic tailoring terminology you need to talk like a real tailor!
- Essential sewing machine settings
- Stitch tension explained for beginners
- Beginner Sewing Project 2: Pinning and sewing a perfectly straight stitch
- Beginner Sewing Project 3: How to sew a zigzag stitch
Module 3: Transforming Tops
- Slimming a T-shirt for a great look
- Shortening T-shirt sleeves: easy shortcuts
- Shortening a T-shirt so it fits you!
- Slimming a dress shirt for both women and men
- Nailing dress shirt darts every time
Module 4: Better Bottoms
- How to taper dress pants the easy way
- How to taper jeans exactly how you like them
- Hem Method for Jeans 1: The original method
- Hem Method for Jeans 2: The new method
- Taking in the waist of jeans and bringing them to life
Module 5: Essential Dress Alterations
- Dress Alterations 1: Waists
- Dress Alterations 2: Hemming
- Dress Alterations 3: Darts
- Altered sweaters - simply
- Kids’ clothing - how to work small and succeed
- Go forth and alter! Thank you and good bye
Carrera
¿Para quién es este curso?
- People who want to have clothes that fit like a dream without breaking the bank
- Anyone looking to live a more sustainable lifestyle by making thrift store pieces look like custom tailored clothing
- All parents who are looking to revamp hand-me-downs for their kids
¿Cómo me ayudará?
Nobody wants to waste money by buying clothes which never leave the closet. Confidently get the skills to know how to adapt your clothes so they fit properly. You’ll also know how to use a sewing machine and change the settings and stitch tension so you never have to unpick stitches or get frustrated trying to make your machine work properly. There’s so much more to this course than tailoring. Grow your confidence by feeling and looking fab in your clothes.
Certificados
You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.
Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.
All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org).
When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.
Creator
Carale Bowe
Expertise: Tailoring
Carale Bowe started tailoring his own clothes more than 10 years ago when he was a realtor and needed to wear nicer clothes that fit properly. He took one of his dress shirts to a local tailor and while watching her pin it thought, “Hmm...I think I could do that”. He decided to learn everything he could about clothing alterations not just for himself, but for everyone around him as well. Fast forward to now, Carale runs a successful clothing alteration YouTube channel, Stylish D, and has completely transformed his family’s entire wardrobe.