CCE OFFERS FASHION DESIGN COURSE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
(WEST PALM BEACH) — Calling all future fashion designers. Have you
dreamed of being on Project Runway? Now is your chance to learn the design skills to create your own wardrobe. The Center for Creative Education is sewing together a fashion design class for middle school students starting September 5th, in honor of September’s National Sewing month.
The needle and thread will be flying while students stitch their way through this course. As the children master how to use a sewing machine, they’ll also learn how to select appropriate fabrics and make a pattern for their designs. By the end of the course, students will know how to put the finishing touches on their garments with various techniques including hems and zippers.
“We are excited to offer this sewing class at our location for area students,” said Bob Hamon, CEO for CCE. “Known for our in-class and after-school programming, this is the first time we’ve offered signature programming on site, and we’re getting great feedback about it. We know this is going to be a popular session and has limited space. The students will learn the basic skills and will have something to show for it at the end of the course.”
Heidi Klum won’t be judging the student’s work, but they will get a chance to showcase their pieces with a fashion show on Friday November 30, 2012 during Northwood’s Art and Wine Promenade. Lacey Byrd of J. Riley Boutique will work with CCE and the students to produce the show. Byrd will also help students add accessories and make-up before their pieces go down the runway.
The course will be taught by CCE artist Raquel Williams who has been sewing since she was five years old. Sewing is a family tradition for Williams who has run her own boutique seamstress and repair business for six years.
The 10-week course will meet on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Center for Creative Education, 425 24th Street in West Palm Beach. Tuition is $125 and approximately $50 for materials. To register or for more information, please visit www.cceflorida.org or email register@cceflorida.org.
The Center for Creative Education uses the arts to enrich and transform a child’s educational experience both in the classroom, and in after-school settings. CCE provided programming to more than 11,500 underprivileged youth in a record number of 118 schools and after-school sites throughout the county last year. For more information on CCE, please visit www.cceflorida.org.