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Lena Santana is a London based designer who combines interesting textiles with traditional draping techniques to create innovative pieces for the modern woman.
Author of the book, ‘One Piece of Fabric’, Lena’s South American background has influenced her designs to encapsulate characteristics of a bold, unique and playful quality.
Born in Salvador, Brazil, Lena lived in Rio de Janeiro before moving to London, where she studied Fashion Design. This cosmopolitan history has enabled Lena to create her own distinctive style, clearly visible in each design.
Her fascination with the techniques behind tailoring and the structure of dress-making, began whilst working as a costume designer. The innovative and dramatic use of materials within her creations is inspired by this field of design.
Lena Santana is a company with strong moral and ethical foundations. Lena’s current interests have been to reuse and rescue vintage fabrics, transforming them into beautifully fitting, conceptual garments with a twist of modern couture.
Clothesmaking for the Over 60's
Westminster Kingsway College (Visit website)
Westminster Kingsway College (Visit website)
8 week evening course and Two Weekends
Draped clothes are not stitched or cut to fit, but wrapped around the body, using simple panels of cloth arranged according to the tastes and needs of the individual wearer. Drapery can be trim and practical, flowing and elegant, or anything in between. The student will learn the secrets of draping and how to follow the form of the body.
This fashion dressmaking course led by fashion designer Lena Santana is ideal for those people who have attended one of our introductory sewing courses or already have a little previous sewing know- how.
During the eight weeks, Lena will help you to perfect your basic sewing skills, and demonstrate the concept of draping on the stand, enabling you to create your own patterns and garments.
On this course you will...
Perfect existing sewing skills
Create shape with darts and seams, add waistbands, button holes and pockets to garments
Learn the basic concept of draping using a dummy
Transfer draping on a stand to paper, to create your own patterns
Make a lined dress, a top and/or tailored pocket dress
All materials and refreshments are provided.
Additional Dates Available
Intermediate.
| Starting | How long | Days you attend | Tutor | Where | Class info | Price |
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Mon 17th Sep |
2.5 hours |
Tuesday. Part-time evening |
Lena Santana |
London, WC1N 2NP |
N/A |
£480.00 |
Clothes Making (Craft)
WhatBasic Sewing Techniques fashion
by Kate - 04-APR-12I was talked into going on this course to support a friend who wanted to try (I bought a sewing machine years ago but gave up having failed to even get a straight line) and it was a revelation. Lena some how manages to make sewing so easy a...more
2 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.I much enjoyed the course! I have learned a lot, big thanks to Lena she's very professional and patient she made the course is very easy also enjoyable! Maya....more
WhatBasic sewing techniques Fashion
by Sarnae - 18-APR-12Lena is such a fantastic teacher, makes it very easy to understand and learn the techniques. Lena teaches to a very high standard and shows you how to finish your own work to that same standard. I am confident that I can now start creating...more
1 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.WhatBasic Sewing Techniques fashion
by Tracy - 24-FEB-12"The courses were great fun - with a great teacher who encouraged us all the way through. What was especially inspiring was the Lena would bring items from her own clothing line and show us how she had put them together using the techniques...more
1 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.WhatBasic Sewing Techniques fashion
by Maya - 17-MAY-12I much enjoyed it! it's something that I havent done before and the teacher Lena made it so easy for me to learn as I never used a sewing machine before, end of the day I was very surprised that I have done a skirt! very pleased, Lena she's...more
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