Fashion Design Qualification Registration

FULL TIME COURSE IN FASHION DESIGN
This is a skills based course aimed at equipping student with the skills required for a career in fashion design. Completion of course will result in a certificate of attendance. Should a Certificate of qualification be required, the student will be required to successfully pass all exams, projects and assessments made by Xela College of Design.

COURSE OUTCOME
The student will be able to:
 Complete correct technical drawings of fashion details.
 Compile and complete fashion illustrations and story boards.
 Understand the manufacture process of ladies fashion wear.
 Knowledge of the components and fabrics used in fashion wear.
 Cut patterns for ladies fashion wear.
 Understand the assembly of basic fashion accessories.
 Understand brandling, labels and themes.
 Costing and ratings of design.
 Basic business skills.

SAQA 48809: Further Education and Training Certificate : Craft Enterprise – Level 4

To start the above SAQA 48809 qualification in second year the following needs to be in place:
Communication level 3 – Grade 11

Mathematical literacy level 3 – Grade 11

Craft production level 2

Pass all subject in First Year Fashion Design

FASHION DESIGN
Students without equipment can be asked to leave class.

FOR ILLUSTRATION, DESIGN & TECHNICAL DRAWING : – the Art Pack
 30cm Steel Ruler
 Masking tape
 A3 Cutting Mat (green self-healing type)
 NT Cutter
 Black Felt-tip pen (PILOT or STAEDTLER Fine liner)
 A4 Tracing Paper (x12 sheets)
 A4 Sketch Pad (110g cartridge paper)
 A4 watercolour pad (140g)
 Staedtler Aquarelle water colour pencils (12 colours must have white)
 2 x Staedtler Pencils (1 x HB, 1 x 3B; 1 x 6B)
 Guitar/Reeves/Pental water colour paints (12 colours & must have white – not Staedtler brand)
 charcoal
 2 x Artist paint brushes (1 x size 5; 1 x size 2)
 Pencil sharpener & Staedtler eraser
 Glue
 Paper Scissors
 Clutch Pencil & Lead – to be used from Pattern Cutting pack
 VISUAL DIARY (A4 for fashion & A3 for illustration)

TEXTILES & GARMENT CONSTRUCTION: – the Sewing Pack
 Measuring tape (in cm)
 Fabric scissors
 Small sharp-nose scissors
 Pins (thin and very sharp)
 Packet embroidery needles or hand sewing needles
 Unpicker
 Dressmaking pencil
 2m sheeting
 Loop turner (smallest hook)
 5x 20cm zip
 2 x 20cm invisible zip
 6mm cotton tape
 5m non woven interlining
 1m woven interlining
 Buttons – 2 hole, 4 hole, shank, blank covered button size 24
 Hook & eye
 Cotton navy or black and beige.
 Elastic – 6mm wide x 2m
 30 x 180g A4 board to pin samples onto
 1.5m Denim (fashion students only)
 20cm Applique Paper
 Fabric Tracing Paper
 Large Press Studs
 Sequins, bugle beads & seed beads
 Satin Ribbon 3 colours of 1m each.
 Square of felt
 2m nylon cord
 Embroidery thread
 Scrap fabrics – to be sourced by the student

FOR PATTERN CUTTING & INTERIOR DESIGN: – the technical Pack
 1m steel ruler (can be kept at home for full scale work)
 Set Square – 45 degree
 Scale ruler
 French ruler set
 Clutch pencil 0.7mm
 Replacement HB 0.7mm lead
 6 pack of coloured fine liner felt-tipped pens
 Paper scissors – (use from Art)
 Hard pattern board – available at the college R15/m
 Cello tape
 Glue ( use from Art)
 Calculator
 Tracing wheel
 Compass with arm extension

GENERAL: – The stationery pack
 A4 white paper – 1 ream
 A4 exam pad
 Plastic sleeves
 5 x lever arch files (WPC; ART; WGM x2; BUS SKILLS)
 Ball point pen
 USB stick

 SEWING MACHINE – to be sourced by student or ordered through the college
 OVERLOCKER – OPTIONAL