Arts & Crafts
HAT MAKING
Hat making is probably one of the oldest and most geographically wide spread crafts for the practical reason that hats afford protection against harsh weather conditions. But apart from being purely utilitarian, hats conferred status and revealed origin -literally saying where the wearer was coming from. Have fun with feathers, silk flowers and trimmings in this exciting course. Learn to trim a ready-made headpiece or cocktail block, design your own fascinator for a wedding, and pick up some traditional millinery techniques (and theatrical gossip!) along the way. Materials are provided. A list of useful equipment will be supplied on enrolment. The course will be taught for 4-6 hours a week for six months. The course will be assessed by building up a portfolio of evidence and assessments will be carried out through observing practical activities. Part of the training includes a discussion module where you can interact with other trainees and discuss questions and carry out assignments about hat making.Training is created and delivered by experts in hat making and education. Hat-making curriculum will be updated regularly to reflect changes in styles.
HAIR DRESSING
The course will be assessed by building up a portfolio of evidence and assessments will be carried out through observing practical activities. Training is created and delivered by experts in hairdressing and education. The hairdressing curriculum will be updated regularly to reflect changes in styles and to include new haircuts.
SEWING & EMBROIDERY
Clothes: everybody wears them, everybody needs them. Why not be the person who makes them? Sewing and clothing alterations professionals use their knowledge of fabrics, sewing, fashion and the marketplace to produce and alter clothing for customers. Learn more about a rewarding career in sewing and fabric alterations with BEST Initiatives. Fewer and fewer tailors are in business for themselves, hence it’s quite possible to make a living as a private, professional tailor. Most have a steady, regular clientele who trust his or her ability and taste. With the rise of Internet technology, its easier to design and produce your own custom clothing and sell it through ecommerce online. Those who wish to secure employment within this field will have many opportunities available to them. Part of the training includes a discussion module where you can interact with other trainees and discuss questions and carry out assignments about sewing & embroidery together.
The course will be taught for 4-6 hours a week for six months. The course will be assessed by building up a portfolio of evidence and assessments will be carried out through observing practical activities. Training is created and delivered by experts in sewing and embroidery education. Sewing & embroidery curriculum will be updated regularly to reflect changes in styles.
BEAD MAKING
Perhaps in your lifetime you’ve likely had someone ask you this
question. Where did you get that stunning bracelet? I’d love to have one just like it” May be you responded by saying it was a gift, or by narrating the name of the shop where you found the piece. Whatever your response you no doubt enjoyed having someone admire your taste in jewellery.
Imagine now how much fun it would be to answer that you made the bracelet yourself—beads and all. It may sound completely out of reach, but bead making can actually be a fairly simple process to master.
Beads can be created from all sorts of materials—many of which you probably have on hand. For example, did you know that you could create beads out of a potato, a few scraps of paper or a twig from your yard? It’s true. In fact, often the simplest materials create some of the most interesting beads.
In this course we’ll go over techniques for creating beads from clay, wire, formers and a variety of natural materials ranging from paper to twigs. The step-by-step instructions accompanying each lesson will make it easy for you to recreate all of the featured projects on your own. The course will be taught for 4-6 hours a week for six months. The course will be assessed by building up a portfolio of evidence and assessments will be carried out through observing practical activities.
