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Hello May!!! It’s Picture Time!!! Enjoy pictures from our Q1 2017 Fashion Courses: Fashion Illustration, Corsetry, Textile Design & other stuff we’ve been up to at Martwayne! :-D

by T.Williams-A | May 10, 2017 | Become a Fashion Designer, corsetry, Fashion Courses, Fashion Design, Fashion Illustration, Fashion School in Lagos, Matwayne, Pattern Drafting, Power Through Fashion, Sewing Classes, textile design

HELLO Good People!!!!!!! Gosh it has been AGES since I was here! So let me catch up on all the greetings I have missed out on. Happy belated new quarter! Happy belated Good Friday! Happy belated Easter! Happy belated Workers Day! And the latest one… Happy Belated New Month lol! And of course Happy Happy HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY to all my fabulous people out there! I am sure you all had great holidays and even greater birthdays! I know we did at Martwayne! 😀

SO! What we have been up to since my last post (insert-covering-my-face-emoticon-in-here). No excuses really! As I type this, I’m thinking to myself that there has to be some app out there that just types away while I talk right?! There just has to be an easier way to blog…. I really have to explore that option. So yeah! That’s my excuse!

Okies you have missed a lot yes but not to worry! I am here to catch you up in one single post! We will do more of pictures but of course we still have to do a teeny weeny bit of writing for the benefit of those just coming into contact with us for the first time. Besides… let me confess… I just lost about 3 hours of this same blog post which just disappeared so really I am just oh-so-happy with just pictures and tiny writing right now…

SO! What do we start of with?!

YES! First! First!! First!!! We’ll start off with this AMAZING testimonial from one of us at Martwayne. Whoop! Whoop! You know how much we love testimonials! 😀

Yeah… this dress! All I can say is “THIS DRESS”! After all the drama, let’s just say I am glad it turned out great! A one time perfect fit, kudos to another Martwayne student @tolunimz on such a perfect pattern! And I am glad it turned out great! I think @ms_ellysha makes a stunning Maid of Honour don’t you think?! Glad our students see value in what we teach! Can’t wait to see more work from them.

Next up?! My interview with Pretty Woman magazine! Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! 😀

Yes yes! So I had this great interview with Tricia of Pretty Woman magazine on fashion entrepreneurship which you all know is my thing! Oh you should check out @pwmagazine and follow them on Instagram. The articles and pictures they post are really inspiring especially for fashion lovers. So yeah… this article basically centered on advice for fashion designers who are either starting off or currently running one so you should grab a copy at Glendora Bookstore in Ikeja City Mall, Patabah Bookstore in Adeniran Ogunsanya Mall, Surulere. Hang on though… the article came out in March so I guess it’s best to contact them for a copy and get yours delivered. So here I am saying Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!! @pwmagazine! Really honored to have been considered for this!

NEXT up… Easter Holiday Hang-outs! 😀

Oh yes! This was another fun one! In April, 2 Martwayne students launched their ready-to-wear lines. There’s @chioma.redbutton of @redbutton.com.ng in the middle on the left and Nneamaka of @makayembellishments on the right. Yes yes! Always a proud moment for us. Wishing them both the very best in this new field. I cannot wait to rock my orders! 😀

OKIES! And now for work! 😀

Everyone who’s been on our instagram page @martwayne (you have to follow us if you don’t already do so :-D) can confirm we have been very very busy! In the first quarter, we successfully ran 5 courses! Yes! 5 courses!!! Actually make that 6! We somehow managed to sneak in a Juniors Course in there somewhere lol. Like wow right?! We started off with the Beginners Course and the Bodices & Dressmaking Course. And we also ran our very popular Design, Fashion Illustration & CAD Course. Then we launched 2 brand spanking new courses, the Textile Design Course and the Corsetry Course.

Now confession time…. we were so busy I actually forgot to take a lot of pictures. 🙁 But these were the few I could squeeze in. And by few, they are actually not that few but not as much as I would have hoped!

Let’s start with the Design, Fashion Illustration & CAD Course!

Yes! This is always a trip for me because it is always amazing seeing students who could not draw a thing when hey started churn out full fashion illustrations not only manually but digitally. Don’t believe me?! Ok check out this comment from a participant in this current stream:

See…. she said it. I didn’t! I have always said you can learn anything if you put your mind to it! And put their mind to it, they did! Even when we changed the timing from 12 noon to 10am, they were here on the dot of 10 and by 2pm they were out! And the weekend students were not left out as well. Shame I don’t have pictures yet but gosh they put in the long hours! 10am – 6pm every Saturday! I am literally in awe! Sometimes, catch up classes started at 8.30am and they stuck to it!

The Course is not over yet! They are currently working on their project based on the theme ‘Back to the Future – a link between the past and the future’ and I cannot wait to share those either. That will be in a separate post though. For now… enjoy the pictures…

Okies! Now we move on to a Sewing Course! The Corsetry Course!

So this was carved out of our Bodices & Dressmaking Course Part 3 due to demand. We had experienced bridal wear designers who wanted to learn corsetry without going through the whole course. And that is the beauty of our Courses. You ask, we listen and we make a plan! Most people have time and financial constraints so might not want to run the whole Course while others come in from out of town.

Yet again, we have few pictures ;-( BUT please “manage them” lol as they say… Hope to have more pictures next time!

Don’t you just LOVE a well-built corset?! 😀

Told you we didn’t have much pictures. I don’t have the corsets of the other participants plus this was just the first type of corset. The 2nd task was the corset with a cup. But anyway…. you can tell from the pictures they did a great job. The next one, which is a weekend option, is coming up in June so if you missed this one, watch this space!

Now on to the Textile Design Course! 😀

Oh wow THIS course here was the ISH! If you missed it, you definitely have to register for the next one! I was completely impressed with the participants’ work and there was even an excursion to the local markets to actually discover where to source fabrics from! Really bummed I don’t have much pictures at all! I am so sober! But I can tell you it was a GREAT course! There was beading, hand embroidery, tie and dye, fabric painting (oh that was my favourite) and even a small bag-making module. But like I promised, less writing and more pictures! 🙂

Stunning right?! I know! Not to worry, if you missed this one, we still have another one coming up sometime in August which you can still register for. And the Digital Textile Design as well so watch this space!

Yes yes! Almost done! We still had other things we were up to. I’ll touch on those just a tad bit!

Juniors Course:

Yes we had a determined young lady in high school who was DETERMINED to learn fashion on Saturdays! Like wow! Her passion is on another level! And boy was I impressed! I thought it would be hectic adding a weekend sewing program to her busy schedule but she is having none of it! This young fashionista is ready to move on to the next stage! I am tempted to move her on to the Beginners Course but I think we’ll just structure something for her which we will also run over the summer holidays as well. We already have the requests coming in! So big thumbs up to you Teni!

Corporate Training for Professionals on “Dressing for Success”

Haha! Yes! This is something I don’t really talk much about but I should! 😀 You all know I am a professional at heart right! Thanks to my background I am able to merge my fashion knowledge with the business community and structure a Course for corporate professionals on how to use fashion as a tool for personal and business success! Now you know why I love what I do right?! It is so versatile I can do so much! And of course this is one we just concluded for KPMG Professional Services. (I know right?!) It was a GREAT session and I thoroughly enjoyed it and I am sure they did as well! I am looking forward to the next one already! Thank you so much KPMG!

And finally…. (phew) and I m OH-SO-HAPPY about this one…

The Launch of our Clothing Factory! YAYE!!!!!!!!!

After running away from this idea for so long, 2 Martwayne students and 1 finally decided to confront this issue plaguing the Nigerian fashion industry for so long – an affordable production unit where fashion designers can outsource their designs to for production in standard sizes! And yes we started it out and I must say, it has been incredible! And we have not even advertised it yet! I won’t give details in this post. This is the content for another post entirely! But yeah…. you can clearly see that we have NOT been idle one bit!

PHEW! That’s about it! I am completely knackered!

I will conclude this post by thanking every single person that has made our year so successful – the instructors you are just amazing, Martwayne staff – you guys are the BOMB, those who refer us every single day – God bless you loads ….. and of course, our VIPs – our clients and participants! You are just AMAZING! Without you, we would not be here! We really owe you a lot! Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!

Watch out for our next few courses coming up! We have amazing ones as well…

– Pattern-Making with Computer Aided Design (Digital Pattern-Making);

– Short Course in Childrenswear

– Short Course in Corsetry (Weekend option)

– Digital Textile Design (this is still tentative)… and of course

– We are still taking registrations for the Beginners as well as Bodices & Dressmaking Course as well.

Details will come up over the next week or so – so watch this space!

And oh… PS. I still haven’t forgotten the podcasts I promised on “Starting a Fashion Business”. I know many are looking forward to it but I have been warned to take things slow and tackle each project one by one. And I am heeding that advice! So I will work on it! My major prayer right now is for some serious help with my weakness for procrastination. I am really working on it.

Okay! Okay! I am GONE now! Like finally! I am now clicking “Publish” FOR REAL now!

Have a great week everyone!!! Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @martwayne Just click this link! Ciao!

Learn How to Sew Corsets @ Martwayne. Register for our new Short Course in Corsetry. Perfect for bridal wear designers!

by T.Williams-A | Feb 17, 2017 | @martwayne, bridals, bridalwear, corsetry, corsets, Fashion School in Lagos, Fashion School in Surulere, lace, lace moulding, Learn How to Sew, Learn to Sew, Power Through Fashion, Short Course

And this is the last of our newest courses [at least for now :-D] and this was strictly based on demand. We had been getting requests for this and after a lady placed yet another request for this early this year, I thought to myself – sure why not?! And here it is – our Short Course in Corsetry! 😀

Oh how I love corsets! The structure, the fit – pretty much everything about it! A well built corset is just amazing and of all the things I learnt in fashion school, this was no doubt one of my favorites!

SO just a quick one to tell you all about the Course even though the flyer pretty much has all the details…

So this is an advanced sewing course for anyone who really wants to focus on bridal wear. Though truth be told, corsetry is not only used for wedding gowns. They can even be worn casually as waist corsets and can be made from any fabric. I know I made one for myself from denim and I wear them with jeans over a top or shirt. SO it can be as versatile as you want it to be.

NOTE that you must be able to sew to attend this Course and you must be quite experienced in dressmaking as we will only focus on the corsets.

If you are a beginner, you would have to register for our Beginners Course. Click here for more details.

What Will You Learn?

Corsets! 😀

You will learn how to take accurate body measurements, how to create the pattern, and of course, how to build a corset from scratch! Oh… and we’ll even throw in lace moulding as well. Trust me, you will LOVE the Course!

The Course begins on 7 March, 2017 and will last for 6 weeks. Classes will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 noon to 4pm. More than enough time for us to leave before the rush hour traffic begins. 🙂

Course Fees & Registration Details:

N50,000 only. The fees includes your training materials and toolkit.

To register, simply pay the fees by cash or online transfer into the following account to secure a seat on the Course:

“Martwayne Limited”, 023 710 3843 at any GTBank branch

Please contact us when the transfer has been done so we can get your materials ready before the day.

Classes take place at our Training Center in Surulere, about 2 minutes from the National Stadium, off Alhaji Masha Road.

Please feel free to visit us before you register.

For more details, please contact us on:

Telephone (Office Hours): + 234 818 395 8856 | + 234 903 498 5877

WhatsApp: +234 809 787 6075 | Blackberry Pin: D60D886F

E-Mail: info@martwayne.com | twilliams@martwayne.com

That’s it! Short and to the point!

Okies! Do let us know if you have questions. Don’t forget to add us up on social media:

Instagram: @martwayne

Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Google +: @martwaynedotcom

We look forward to you joining us on the 7th at 12 noon prompt!

Learn Textile Design (Manual & Digital using CAD) @ Martwayne in our brand spanking new Short Course in Textile Design.

by T.Williams-A | Feb 16, 2017 | @martwayne, be creative, clothing, create your own prints on fabric, creativity, Fashion Design, Fashion Designer, Fashion School in Lagos, Power Through Fashion, Surulere, textile, textile design

Yes! Our 2nd Creative Course this February! And I am sooooo excited about it and truth be told, We have been planning this for A WHILE! This will definitely set you apart from every other designer! It doesn’t get much better than this right?! We all know what the constraints in our local market is in terms of fabrics and prints so why get stuck using the limited fabrics in the local market when you can simply create your own prints! And I tell you, this is a RICH curriculum, it would be really really sad if you let this opportunity pass you by!

I remember a while back a student was getting ready for an exhibition and had a particular fabric in mind but could not find the print she wanted to go with her concept. So we hooked her up with someone who helped her create the exact prints she wanted – PLUS if she had any left over, she could easily have sold it at the same exhibition killing 2 birds with one stone! Imagine creating your own prints and being able to use it for your collection and better still, sell what is left over! That is a pretty cool way of making extra income! And that is why I LOVE the fashion industry! There are so many ways to establish new careers and set yourself apart from the rest! And that this what this Course is about! 😀

What will you learn?!

Well… the flyer says it all but I can tell you the curriculum is even more packed!

You will learn about fabrics, how to identify them, how the local fabric market affects you as a designer, what they are used for, how to differentiate between different kinds of fibers and textiles and its suitability for your designs, fabric swatch books, embroidery, beading weaving, appliqué, fabric painting, stencilling, etc and this is just a snapshot of what you will learn. Those who really want to go into detail can include the Digital Textile design class and I tell you, that is really the ISH!

Duration & Course Fees:

Well to make it really easy for people, we decided to split the Course into 2 parts:

Part 1: Manual Textile Design

Part 2: Digital Textile Design

Part 1 will last 6 weeks and classes are on Tuesdays and Thursday from 10am – 1pm. The fees are N80,000 and this includes a standard toolkit you will use for the Course.

Part 2 is an additional 3 weeks after the Manual Class has been completed for those who want to go into digital textile design. The fees are an additional N50,000 for those who choose to do both. Classes are also on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 1pm and will commence after the manual design class.

We also now have a weekend option available for busy professionals. The full course will last 9 weeks; Saturdays only from 10am – 4pm with 2 sessions a day! We will keep you posted on the start date for this option.

Please note that you will need your tab for this portion of the Course. If you do not have one, you can order a digital tablet from us which you will connect to a laptop. You can budget an additional N30,000 – N35,000 for the digital tablet as we will only know the costs at the point of order.

If you use a Windows 10, please let us know before you register.

Classes begin on 28 February 2017.

How to Register:

Very easy! Simply pay the Course Fees by cash or bank transfer into the following account to secure your seat on the Course:

“Martwayne Limited”, 023 710 3843 at any GTBank branch

Please contact us when the transfer has been done so we can get your materials ready before the day. Our contact details are:

Telephone (Office Hours): + 234 818 395 8856 | + 234 903 498 5877

WhatsApp: +234 809 787 6075 | Blackberry Pin: D60D886F

E-Mail: info@martwayne.com | twilliams@martwayne.com

If you want to visit us ahead of time to be sure we are genuine, please contact us as well. We would love to have you over.

Great! Don’t forget to follow us on social media at the following handles:

– Instagram: @martwayne

– Twitter / Facebook / YouTube / Google + : @martwaynedotcom

We look forward to you joining us!

2017 Start Dates for Martwayne’s Fashion Courses

by T.Williams-A | Jan 3, 2017 | @martwayne, Become a Fashion Designer, Fashion Illustration, Fashion School in Lagos, Learn How to Sew, Power Through Fashion, Sewing Classes, sewing classes near me, Surulere

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Happy New Year again everyone!!!!!! I’m sure we had a great break! I know I did. BUT like everything else, all great things must somehow come to an end.

We start on the 6th but before then, you can reach us on:

Tel / WhatApp: 0809 787 6075

E-Mail: twilliams@martwayne.com | martwayne@gmail.com

Thank you so much! I look forward to meeting you all in just a few days! Enjoy the rest of your holiday!

And welcome to 2017 once again!

Cheers!

What Happened @ Fashion Talk on “Starting a Ready to Wear Line” on Saturday the 17th of October, 2015… :-D

by T.Williams-A | Oct 20, 2015 | @martwayne, David Wej, Fashion Business, Fashion Courses, Fashion Retail, Fashion School in Lagos, Fashion Talk, Power Through Fashion, Ready to Wear, Seye Amusa, Sola Babatunde, Tope Williams Adewunmi

Yes we had A BLAST at Fashion Talk on Saturday!!! Wow-wee!!! Honestly I could not have asked for a better turn out and event. The speakers were on point! We started on time! And we finished just as planned! In fact it was SUCH a good day people refused to take a lunch break! And I would say from the testimonials it was worth it!

So why did we decide to organise “Fashion Talk”?

Well… to be honest it was the first speaker, David Wej, who initiated it. We were having a chat a while back and he suggested coming to speak to Martwayne students about starting a ready to wear line. And naturally I jumped at the idea!

Not long after that, I started getting enquiries from people who were tired of the “made-to-measure” business model they were currently running and wanted to veer into ready to wear. So we decided to throw it open to others rather than just Martwayne students. And we got a whole lot of registrations.

And of course, it posed the opportunity to invite even more speakers and we had 3 speakers in total + me making 4 (though to be honest I did not do much speaking at all).

And in true Martwayne style, we started at 1 pm PROMPT like the sms stated (ok… I got on the stage like 1.05pm) but the 1st speaker started at 1.15 sharp as planned and he is a stickler for time.

This was taken around 1.15 pm and I really am thankful enough people came early. I’m sure they were as well! 😀

Meet the Speakers:

Here they are in the order in which they spoke.

😀 Need I introduce myself again… 😀 I did the hosting and the introductions

David Wej, fashion retailer extraordinaire…

Goodness! After listening to him speak, I tell you, retail is the way to go! He spoke on:

“Starting a Fashion Retail Business”

Seye Amusa… a very trusted trainer who KNOWS his stuff.

I tell you… if you want to move your business forward, you need this man!

He spoke about “Understanding Your Business Model”

(are you an ant, an elephant, a butterfly or a bumble bee…? :-D)

Mrs Sola Babatunde who definitely knows her stuff. A seasoned trainer who also runs a proper clothing production line as it should be run with the stages properly broken down into steps!

She spoke about “Running a Garment Production Unit”

Of course I already have a short YouTube clip on the event but let me make those who did not attend GREEN with envy with a few pictures of the testimonials!