Pattern Making and Fashion
Become a specialist in pattern design, modelling, dressmaking, tailoring and textile production
Madrid
ESP
Certificate of Higher Education
Language
Spanish
Start date
September 2026
Frequency
Full time
Duration
2 Years
Credits
2000 Hours
Discover the secrets to becoming a professional in fashion design. In just two years you will master the techniques of high fashion, you will be able to model using a dummy and will work on the volume of garments.
The Two-Year Higher Certificate Course in Pattern Design and Fashion offers you a hands-on and focused learning experience in tailoring, pattern design and garment production processes.
In this 2-year course you’ll learn from working professionals, lecturers who’ll teach you everything they know about prototyping, materials and trends, pattern design and garment manufacturing industry processes.
You’ll also study how to design a collection and use high-end fashion techniques and finishes, as well as presenting a fashion and pattern design project to end your course with tutored work experience.
This programme is taught at IED Madrid Gran Vía -Palacio de Altamira.
Information to decide
A complete, official course with an emphasis on the more technical side of fashion, that opens the door for professionals in high demand in the sector.
Put the technical know-how you acquire in pattern-making classes, dressmaking/tailoring workshops and the Fab Lab to the test in practice.
The syllabus also covers a number of other areas in the field of fashion: from communication, sustainability and business, quality management and design culture to using digital tools.
At the end of the course you’ll gain work experience with design studios or companies so you can start work right away.
After studying this 2-year course you’ll graduate with an official degree certifying 2,000 study hours, the equivalent of 120 ECTS credits, valid and recognised throughout the European Higher Education Area, giving you access to other training programs, scholarships and Ministry grants.
The Two-Year Higher Certificate Course in Pattern Design and Fashion is for people who want to work in the more technical side of fashion. This specialisation is focused on quality and attention to detail, garment design and making, industrial and artisanal processes, and haute couture.
Your lecturers are working professionals who’ll help you study for an official qualification that combines the knowledge of handicraft and high-end fashion techniques, to mention just one of the novel things you’ll find in this course.
Inside the labs
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Fashion Workshop
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Tricot LAB
+4
Photography Studio
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