Learn the craft. Then specialise.

This is where complete beginners start — including people who have never threaded a machine. You'll learn to take accurate measurements, draft your own patterns and sew complete garments from start to finish.

What you'll learn

• Body measurement — taking and recording accurate measurements for any client.
• Pattern drafting — drafting bodice, skirt, sleeve and trouser blocks from your measurements.
• Machine skills — operating, threading and caring for a sewing machine; straight seams, curves and finishes.
• Garment construction — darts, zips, facings, hems and why each step matters.
• Your first garments — basic gowns, skirts, tops and casual wear, sewn and fitted in class.
• Fashion illustration basics — sketching ideas so you can show clients what you'll make.

Made by our intermediate students — front and back.

For tailors and self-taught sewists who want their work to look expensive. We focus on the details clients notice: fit, structure, clean insides and confident styling.

What you'll learn

• Advanced fitting — diagnosing and correcting fit problems, including dart placement on the bust.
• Owanbe & aso ebi styles — interpreting trending styles and adapting them to each client.
• Corporate wear — tailored dresses, skirts, jackets and two-piece sets.
• Ready-to-wear & contemporary — producing pieces in standard sizes.
• Linings & finishing — the inside of the garment, done properly.

Bridal gowns and owanbe statement pieces are some of the highest-paying work in Lagos fashion. This class teaches the structure and handwork behind them.

What you'll learn

• Bridal gown construction — bodices, skirts, trains and the support that holds them.
• Lace placement — cutting, positioning and appliquéing lace so it flatters the body.
• Embellishment — beading, stones and finishing for reception and owambe looks.
• Structured bodices — an introduction to corsetry for bridal wear.
• Working with brides — consultations, fittings and timelines that keep weddings on schedule.

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Ready to master beautifully structured corsets? In two intensive weeks you'll learn to draft, construct and perfect different corset styles — from transparent cupped corsets to Victorian and funnel corsets.

What you'll learn

• Accurate measurement for corsetry
• Corset pattern drafting
• Transparent cupped corset
• Overbust / Victorian corset
• Funnel corset
• Inbuilt corset with zipper
• Bust caging
• Boning techniques
• Lace placement
• Perfect yoke placement

Bonus

• Business class — pricing and selling your corset pieces
• Waistline styling techniques
• Certificate on completion

Our founder left law for fashion, so we know that talent alone doesn't build a business. This class covers the money and client side of running a fashion brand in Nigeria.

What you'll learn

• Costing & pricing — fabric, notions, labour and profit, so you never undercharge.
• Branding — naming, photographing and presenting your work.
• Selling on Instagram & WhatsApp — content that brings real orders.
• Managing clients — deposits, deadlines, fittings and difficult conversations.
• Growing — from home tailor to studio, apprentices and ready-to-wear.