The Tailoring Academy

Are you looking to learn how to hand tailor a bespoke jacket from A to Z (that is to say including the drafting of the cutting pattern)? We have put together a summer school do deliver this entire programme to a small group of students… Read more

Many of you have asked about online tuition – and we listened: A series of online classes, dedicated to the art of drafting of bespoke cutting patterns from scratch, is now live on Eventbrite, Based on actual body measurements, rather than using pre-fabricated blocks, the… Read more

… and so is our workshop! Completely remodelled, it is home to only eight students on our current Level 5 programme, scheduled to run through to July next year. Keeping student numbers low allows everyone ample space and with state of the art equipment and… Read more

Practical skills delivery is face-to-face by nature and heritage tailoring skills are what our students are joining us for. That’s why the closure of our workshop facilities as a consequence of the crisis surrounding coronavirus came as a real blow. Having to rapidly re-imagine the… Read more

Our dual qualification has just been confirmed as a pathway to a fulfilling career – the ABC Level 5 Diploma in Bespoke Tailoring opens up veritable progression routes for those with previous experience in garment making: John joined our very first cohort studying for the… Read more

We are VERY proud to have been selected to show at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair in Manchester from 10th to 13th October. Now in its 12th year, the exhibition is the North’s largest and most established annual celebration of contemporary craft. This is… Read more