Sewing lessons in Dakar can be a one-hour session to try it out, or real training: accelerated over three months, certificate-level over six, or devoted to accessories over one or two weeks. The lessons are taken at Dakar workshops, with a group flat rate available.

Six options, from session to training

Several formats are offered, from the shortest to the longest:

• One-hour sewing lesson, to get a feel for it, per person;
• Group flat rate, 30 minutes, from ten people, at a flat rate;
• Accessories training, one or two weeks, to make accessories;
• Accelerated sewing training, three months;
• Certificate cutting and sewing training, six months.

The single session suits anyone who wants to test or learn a specific skill, and you can then move from one format to another: one-hour session, one or two-week accessories training, accelerated three-month training, then the six-month course to go as far as the trade itself. The three and six-month trainings are for those who want to commit over the long term, and one is advertised as certificate-level. The accessories trainings, shorter, aim at making specific pieces rather than a complete apprenticeship. The group flat rate, of half an hour, brings together at least ten people.

The lessons are given by Dakar workshops.

If you live in Dakar, the three or six-month training is a real long-term project. If you are visiting, the one-hour session or the one-week accessories training fits into a long stay.

Dakar, between workshops and markets

Dakar is a city you get to know through its neighbourhoods, its ocean and its tempo: from the colonial Plateau to the lively Médina, from the skyscrapers of the Corniche to the pirogues of Soumbedioune. The Dakar region gives the wider setting.

Extending your time

For fabrics and haberdashery, the emblematic markets of Dakar are a reference. On the textile creation side, dyeing, batik and textile workshops complement sewing, as do other craft and skills or painting and art options.