Session One: - Covering fabrics, trims and sewing. A detailed look into elastics, the best ones to use and the pros and cons of different ones. An in depth explore at the different patterns that will be provided. You will shown how to make a hidden gusset, how to attach elastics in different ways and finishes you can make without an overlocker.

Session Two:- We will go over your makes and you will show to fit a brief, what to look for and see how to alter the pattern.

Session Three:- We will cover how to add style lines and what to do next to the pattern and what to check. You’ll be shown a variety of examples, or we can work through your own styles.

Session Four:- We will go over the previous sessions if you have any outstanding questions. You will then have the choice to either go over any new patterns, your patterns or look at grading cups up a FF cup

Who is this course for?

Those wishing to launch a lingerie brand and sew everything themselves. Whether you plan to design and make your briefs or are a home sewer wanting the perfect fit. If you are designing but are wanting a factory to make your designs, this course might be a bit too much hands on, unless you are providing the factory with patterns. PLEASE NOTE this course only covers briefs, soft bras and bras will be course will be out later.

FAQ

• How long will this course take? It’s designed for weekly, though can be expanded to r 3-8 weeks, each session can be tailored to your availability so if you want more than one session per week, we can work to that, or if you need longer than one week then we can work to that. I find after 8 weeks momentum is lost.

• What if I get stuck in-between each session? You have full support throughout, I can be contacted either by email or text and answered within 24 hours. I will also check in with you through out.

• Do I need to be able to sew at this stage? You don’t, we can through everything and I can guide you through examples, it is always easier if you have a sample as I find you learn quicker hands on rather than theory. But you can practise your sewing throughout the course and I can look and give you tips throughout.

• Is each session set in stone? No, if you are an amazing sewer, we can cover this session briefly and go deeper into another session. As each session is a video call we can move at your pace and go as deep into each session as you like.

Testimonials

I have just completed the most fabulous course 'Designing Briefs' with Van Jonsson Designs. The course covered all aspects of designing briefs from fabric and trim selection, to understanding how to work from a pattern, to fit and adjustment, adding in style lines and changing a pattern into a different style through to writing up a spec sheet and pattern grading.

Laurie is a fantastic teacher; knowledgable, patient, informative, fun and genuinely caring and interested in what you are trying to achieve. She provided pattern packs for three different briefs and tailored the course specifically to my interests. I wanted to understand construction and make a range of briefs including a thong design.

I was coming to this as a beginner, having never made lingerie before.  I have made all of the patterns provided and Laurie gave me feedback on each make to help me improve further.

Laurie was so helpful in other aspects, imparting expertise on fabric suppliers, inspirational lingerie brands to look at and shared mood board ideas and touched on fashion illustration.

I have studies short courses at Central St Martins and The London College of Fashion and this was right up there. If not better. I could not recommend more highly, a 5 star learning experience.

Gill