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EWS TAILORING & FASHION DESIGN ACADEMY

Offering Great Hands-On Basic Sewing, Tailoring & Pattern Making Classes.

SAVE TIME & MONEY !

Now you can achieve your sewing goals in the exciting virtual classroom of the e-learning
environment (e-mail, live interactive video, and teleconferencing). Whether you are a beginner,
intermediate, or advanced sewer our online courses will allow you to learn professional
sewing skills at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home.

Mr. Stiles will be available to answer all questions during the online courses. The "EWS Academy
Online Sewing Program" will provide the practice needed for teens and adults to construct professional
looking garments they will wear with pride. Eric W. Stiles Sr., a master tailor with more than 35 years
of professional experience, will create and coordinate all of the courses and related materials.

Mr. Stiles is an industry expert who taught at 10 well-respected colleges and owns a fashion academy in
Chicago and Riverwoods, Illinois where he also provides instruction. In addition to saving valuable time
you will also save money because our online classes will cost a fraction of traditional sewing classes.

If you are interested in this exciting and rewarding opportunity we invite you to complete the
attached questionnaire and we will let you know when registration begins.

Please continue to check our website as more information is forthcoming.

Click here for:
Online Virtual Classroom Form

SOMETHING SPECIAL F Y I

Click Below To View Our Wonderful Slide Show
Each One Showing You Different, But Very Interesting Details.
What We Do At EWS ACADEMY FASHION SHOW CUSTOM TAILORED PANTS (Detailed Construction)

EWS Sewing & Fashion Design Academy
Making A Sample Garment Making A Sample Garment Making A Sample Garment

We will offer great hands-on Basic Sewing, Tailoring and Pattern Making classes.
These lessons are designed for people who just want to sew or desire to make or alter
clothing for themselves and their families.

As well as, people who seek entrepreneurship to open their own Custom Tailoring and
Dressmaking shops. People who wish to open and run an alteration shop, or to create
their own line of clothing would truly benefit from these courses.

Sewing Marking & Cutting A Garment Making A Sample Pocket

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If you are serious about sewing and designing, Don't Be Left OUT! Let us teach you the professional
techniques of sewing and designing. These great Hands-On classes, will take you step by step
covering every intricate detail of the Master Designer's craft.

Stop wasting your time and money, on non-professional classes taught by
inexperienced instructors. Learn from an expert, how to become an expert.

Don't be Scared! We will be gentle.

The Sewing / Tailoring & Pattern Making skills that you will learn
in each semester will be ultilized in the up-coming semesters.

 Refer to the syllabus to see the order in which the classes are taught. Click here for Syllabus

Basic Sewing / Tailoring

 Non-sewers, beginners, intermediate, and advanced sewers, all are welcome, to learn
how to sew from the Master Tailor-Designer Eric W. Stiles Sr.

Learn most of the special techniques that all top European and Domestic designers use
in their clothing construction, fitting, and pressing. Correctly ripping apart seams will
also be demonstrated and taught. Stop making those “Homemade Looking”
clothing, learn how to make them like the professionals.

No sewing experience is required. Some supplies are required. Enrollment is limited.

Fashion Designing

(pattern making)

 Eric W. Stiles Sr. will teach you the formulas used, to draft patterns from beginning to end
for Ready-To-Wear and Custom garments. Stop wasting time and money using Commercial patterns.

Learn to make your own, then start designing your own line of clothing that will fit and enhance your body.
These are the same formulas used by all top European and Domestic designers in the world.

Designing from a Woman Bodice Pattern Custom Semi-Box Top Coat Pattern. Custom Vest Pattern.

Product and Development, a procedure used to help the designer improve and complete their patterns,
will be taught. It’s highly recommended to take the Tailoring and the Fashion Designing classes
together, to enhance and maximize your skills.

No sewing experience is required. Some supplies are necessary, and enrollment is limited.

Please call me at 773-779-3589 for more detailed information.

Length of Course / Program:

 Each class runs one day a week for six weeks. (One Semester)

Then you would go into the next semester, then the next and so on. Each semester will continue
from where you left off, teaching you additional techniques in sewing and designing.

Length of each class session:

 Basic Sewing - Tailoring and the Pattern Making classes each run for 1-1/2 hours per day, for six weeks.

It’s highly recommended taking the Tailoring and the Fashion Designing classes together,
to enhance and maximize your skills. If you choose to take both classes, you will be in class
for three hours per day, for six weeks.

Audience for program:

 These classes are intended for students 15 years to adult.

T E S T I M O N I A L S

From Students Of Oakton College

SEWING & PATTERN MAKING
Classes

- - - JOY - - -
“Dear Eric, I have attached my check for Saturday classes starting in January.
I hope I can get into the class. If there is no available seat, please put
me on the waiting list for Saturday classes.

While waiting, I will continue taking your classes at OAKTON on Thursday night.
I plan to be your student until I learn everything from you. I really enjoy you classes.”



- - - SUE - - -
“I really appreciate that everyone can go along at their own speed.
No one is held back, no one is rushed.”



- - - SHARON - - -
“Class is very challenging. I love how the projects evolve excellent
demonstrations. I am interested in taking more classes.”



- - - CHRIS - - -
“There’s so much to learn and so much you think you know and find out
you don’t. Even if you’ve sewn before this course is essential to
get rid of bad habits, as well as, teaching you new concepts.

I’ve found that everything is paced for you. You are the person
who learns and you’ve never rushed. THANK YOU”



- - - ANONYMOUS - - -
“Instructor is very knowledgeable and I like the “REAL WORLD” examples.”

Instructor's Professional Credentials:

 Eric W. Stiles Sr. Master Tailor, and Designer with over 30 years experience. He
was former Supervisor and Head Tailor for:
Giorgio Armani, Polo-Ralph Lauren, Bigsby & Kruthers, Brittany LTD., Robert Vance,
Turner Bros., Whitehouse & Hardy, and others.

Mr. Stiles taught for five years Tailoring & Fashion Designing at these seven colleges:
Prairie State, Moraine Valley, South Suburban, Daley, Kennedy King, Triton, and Wright

Mr. Stiles left the colleges to open his fashion academy, the EWS Tailoring & Fashion Design Academy,
in Chicago. He has been teaching Basic Sewing, Tailoring, and Pattern Making classes since 1995
to the present, at his academy.

He has decided to start teaching these classes, outside of Chicago's city limits. This way he can teach
people, who are unable to travel to his academy, for classes. Instead they can take these
classes at one of these colleges close to their homes.
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