Vancouver Sewing Classes
1229 Kingsway V5V3E2 Vancouver, BC, Canada

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: If you register in any of the VSC Fashion Design Long Programs before our price increases on July 1, 2019, you will receive up to $6,500.00 in FREE BONUS GIFTS. VSC is proud to say that we truly support our clients 100%, from start to finish. Depending on the Fashion Design Long Program selection our client chooses, we are giving away up to $6,500.00 in FREE BONUS GIFTS, such as the following items:... *FREE BRAND-NEW Juki Industrial Sewing Machine DDL-8700-7 Single Needle Drop Feed Automatic Machine with Undertrimmer, Table, Light and Motor (Retail Value $3,000) *FREE BRAND-NEW Juki Industrial Sewing Machine DDL 8300N, including Table and Motor (Retail Value $1,350) *FREE BRAND-NEW Juki MO644D Portable Serger (Retail Value $550) *FREE BRAND-NEW Juki MCS-1500 Coverstitch and Chain Stitch Machine (Retail Value $999) *FREE BRAND-NEW Singer Domestic Sewing Machine (Retail Value $200) *FREE BRAND-NEW Designer’s Dress Form With Legs, Size 6 or 8 (Retail Value $900) *FREE BRAND-NEW Sewing Feet Attachments for the Sewing Machine up to 35 (Retail Value $300) *FREE BRAND-NEW Drafting and Sewing Kits, which include metal L-shape ruler, metal French curve, metal meter stick, pattern notcher, tracing wheel, 24 see-thru ruler, measurement tape, Kai 8 dressmaker shears, Kai 6 sewing scissors, thread clippers, bobbin case, bobbins, pattern awl, Japanese tailor’s ruler, Hong Kong designer’s curve ruler, measurement tape, seam ripper, sewing machine needles, tailor chalk wheel, magnetic gauge, fabric markers, sewing machine zipper foot, bias tape maker, sewing pins and drafting pencils (Retail Value $550)

How Do I Know If Fashion Design Is the Right Career Fit For Me? There are many obvious clues and questions you should ask yourself when considering whether fashion design is the right career choice for you, such as the following: Do you love to make clothes for yourself and others?...Continue reading

Capital Investment Is Extremely Important In Your Early Fashion Career Preparation Vancouver Sewing Classes (VSC) believes success is a combination of having the right capital investment and having the right technical skills training early in your fashion career, to ensure your path to success, as well as unlimited potential earning. If you want to be successful in the fashion industry, you definitely need sufficient initial capital investment and equity. Fashion universiti...Continue reading

The Bad and Ugly Truth That Fashion Design Institutions Do Not Want You to Know Today, almost everyone has a degree or a diploma, but the problem is that most people do not have real technical skills, which is why many graduates are struggling, and having a challenging and difficult time finding work that is well paid or even related to their degree/diploma. Too many fashion institutions are teaching just the basics and nonsense trashy courses. However, in this modern, comp...Continue reading

Every Industry Sector in the 21st Century Is Competitive, Not Just the Fashion Industry As a fashion instructor and a designer, I have been hearing people tell me, all the time, for the last three decades of my career, the fashion industry is so competitive, and it is. However, the one thing that everyone always seems to forget is that every industry in this world is competitive, NOT just fashion, such as real estate, internet, technology, banking, medical, food, farming, ...pharmaceutical, restaurant, travel, hotel, and so on. Many people seem to forget that life is about making tough choices and it has always been about survival. No matter what career choice you make or business you start, you are guaranteed to face stiff competition from all sides. Today, no industry is perfect or easy to get into. People need to change their way of thinking and their attitude, if they want to survive on this planet. Fashion is no different from any other industry; you always need to be resilient and be adaptable to whatever changes may occur in your lifetime. People are afraid of competition because they are afraid of failure, and perhaps because they cannot handle the pressure. Speaking from my own personal experience, I have always liked the competitive nature of the fashion industry because it keeps me sharp and creative. I have been competing in the fashion industry for my entire three decades-long career, and I am still here. Competition is not for everyone, but, if you thrive under pressure and you are well prepared for any challenge, you are bound to succeed, and, when you succeed, that is how you know that you are one of the best. As a human being, you have to evolve and accept competition, in order to survive and be successful in your chosen field. If you want to get into the fashion industry or any other industry, you know, real deep down in your heart, that you have to work hard, and practice and commit to your trade because there are no shortcuts to success. The fashion industry is no different from any other industry out there; it has no room for the procrastinator, the doubter, the undecided, the flaky, the curious, the confused, and the troublemaker. Everyone has to take a stand and make a difficult choice at some point during their career because, in this new world of the 21st century, there will always be a changing of the guard. Therefore, if you want to remain competitive and enjoy a long and prosperous career, you need to be savvy on all social media platforms, learn new skills, change and adapt, work hard, and be creative. Pressure is a Privilege Billie Jean King Chris Falcon is a Canadian designer and fashion educator with over 30 years of experience in the garment design and manufacturing business.

Having Those Extra Funds Set Aside In Your Bank Account Can Help You Become A Successful Fashion Entrepreneur Many of the Forbes Millionaires and Billionaires are entrepreneurs, which is the fastest way of getting rich. In order to become wealthy, do not invest all of your money in education! This is the biggest mistake that most fashion graduates make. You should always set aside as many funds as possible in your bank account for your future needs. As you probably know al...Continue reading

Should I Have My Fashion Sampling Pieces Made in North America or in Southeast Asia? Many designers ask me whether they should have their fashion samples made in North America or in Southeast Asia. There are plenty of Pros and Cons, when it comes to having your samples made in North America or Southeast Asia, and here they are... North America (Canada/USA)...Continue reading

A Fashion Design Bachelor Degree is Just a Credential on Paper A Fashion Design degree today is just another credential that goes on your resume so you can boast to all your friends, family and peers. However, in the fashion industry, most employers do not really care whether you have a degree or a diploma, and I will tell you why. The majority of employers are only interested in skilled workers, such as pattern makers, sewers, cutters, graders, spreaders, plotters, etc. O...Continue reading

Fashion Design Schools Are Completely Out of Touch With Reality What current fashion graduates learn today from their fashion institution is very different from reality. Many people have asked me, What does a designer actually do in their day-to-day work? My answer is always, We draft, grade pattern or French drape and then we cut and sew. In fact, the majority of designers spend 95% of their time just doing those things. We have clients waiting for us to fit or deliv...Continue reading

A Career in Fashion Design Provides Many Great Benefits and Opportunities In my late teenage years, I often asked myself, Why am I working so hard for my annoying and demanding boss, especially an employer who doesn’t even pay me enough for my talents and skills? Furthermore, why am I working so hard to make my boss richer, while my paycheck remains the same? As I got older and gained more life and work experience, I realized having my own business and becoming a fashion ...Continue reading

Learning Fashion Design Skill is Like Learning a New Language I always say that learning fashion design skills is no different from learning a new language. You need to practice a lot and apply the new skills you learn on a daily basis to build your long-term muscle memory. It is no different from practising conversing, reading and writing a new language. All of the fashion techniques and terms you learn are no different than the alphabet, for example, D is for Darts, P is ...for Princess Seams, W is for Welt Seam, and so on. The analogy I use of the alphabet to create a word is very similar to the world of fashion because, once you know and fully master your fashion design techniques, you are ready to produce a garment. Therefore, if you know the entire alphabet (all of the technical skills) by heart then you are able to create a word (all of the techniques combined), which means you are ready to stitch and assemble a complete garment (the alphabet is used to create a word). In addition, once you know all of the words (garments), you can then create a sentence with a theme/idea, which we call your collection (garments that can be ‘mixed and matched’ with each other). Therefore, it is important to practice your fashion design skills until you get them right and perfect them, or else you will not achieve your goal of becoming a professional fashion designer in a short period of time. This is why Vancouver Sewing Classes (VSC) is the only instructional fashion design studio in the world where clients get 100% support in developing their skills more effectively and efficiently by providing them all with FREE Brand NEW professional sewing machines, dress forms, sewing and drafting tools, so they can practice at home, honing and perfecting their technical skills, as well as gaining plenty of experience. You are guaranteed to receive these Complimentary Gifts whenever you enroll in any of our fashion programs at VSC. Therefore, if you want to achieve that professional and finessed-looking garment quickly, you will definitely need all of the best and most professional sewing machinery, and sewing and drafting tools, to practice and master all of your fashion design technical skills. Chris Falcon is a Canadian designer and fashion educator with over 30 years of experience in the garment design and manufacturing business.

MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS We understand that our clients have many questions in their minds; therefore, we have compiled a list of the most common questions we receive on a daily basis and our answers to them. Question: Is Vancouver Sewing Classes (VSC) a school?...Continue reading