Consultancy for the Fashion Industry
The company provides a consultancy service in the following areas:
- Block pattern development for all types of garments
- Pattern style development
- Pattern engineering and modification
- Pattern grading
- Garment specifications
We provide personalised training in any of the above areas for individual staff or groups.
Consultancy and/or training services can be provided either at your premises or at our workshop facility at 4 Ponderosa Drive, Albany, Auckland.
When training is held at our premises morning tea and lunch are provided.
Our Albany premises promote a supportive environment for learning/training, away from the stresses and distractions of the work place.
Enjoying the challenge
Training
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Cost:
$60 plus GST per hour on a one-to-one basis
For staff group sessions contact annehellier@patternarchitects.com or phone +64 9 476 2419 to discuss your requirements and costs. Where training is taken away from our premises there is an additional travel cost.
Workshops
We also run scheduled workshops on various topics, from our Albany premises. For details and cost of these workshops click here.
Testimonials
Apparel House, Catherine Casey, Managing Director, September 2007. “Pattern Architects provide a tailored solution which is very unique. Both Don and Anne are the shoes that fit-as well as being very experienced in their field technically, they are very good listeners and ultimately solutionists who add value to your systems, increase employee confidence which has a spin on to customer confidence and most of all fit within your financial affordability.”
Knitting Establishment Ltd. Simone Maddren, Marketing & Design Manager, August 2007 “Thank you very much for your outstanding pattern making tuition. We have really enjoyed having you train Tammy and are very pleased with the way you tailored her tuition to suit our industry. Our company has benefited from your exceptional tutoring and we would not hesitate to request your services in the future for any further training.”
Designer Textiles International, Toni Gahan, Patternmaker, August 2007 ”Thank you for tutoring me, I learnt so much. You have given me the confidence to use my skills at work every day and to think about patternmaking in a logical manner. It is great to have learnt all the basics so that I can apply it to other more complicated styles that come my way.”
Contract Pattern/Grading work
The company is also able to undertake pattern making and grading, on a contract basis, for the fashion industry. click here for details
- Cost: $40 + GST per hour
Consultancy
Discussing and developing new ideas.
Dealing with problem areas and trouble shooting
Cost: $60 + GST per hour