In 2016 Krista Schepers sees her passion culminating in a store on the Hulsterweg in Tessenderlo. In her shop she offers a lot of sewing supplies in addition to fabrics and wool. From the outset, she opts for the finest fabrics of the highest quality.
You can also follow sewing workshops with her. And during knitting cafes you will experience a pleasant afternoon with like-minded people
Krista’s husband, Bart Engelen, installs window decoration for Cortina. If necessary, he takes care of the whole with light joinery. Thanks to his past as a carpenter, he can do this in no time. Thanks to their many years of experience, Krista and Bart advise you on furnishing your interior.
Both around the use of color and the use of curtains, fabrics and cushions. Cortina realizes your dream with creativity and exclusive materials.
Opening hours
Mon – Wed – Thurs – Fri: 10:00 – 12:00 | 13:00 – 17:30
Closed on Tuesday
Saturday: 10:00 – 15:30
Closed on Sundays and public holidays
We are the only faculty in Flanders that offers the professional bachelor programme in Fashion Technology. This programme is an excellent basis for a successful career in the clothing and fashion industry. Our graduates function at a (sub-)top management level as production manager, quality manager, product manager, purchaser or head of the patterning department.
Our courses include fashion, production control, pattern design, industry related software packages such as CAD-CAM and ERP, textile technology, logistics, marketing, safety management and foreign languages. By participating in several projects our students get accustomed to the collaboration between several disciplines and different people while training their innovative qualities.
In recent years, the clothing and fashion industry has become a knowledge-based industry. The value chain is also crucial to this industry. Despite increasing fierce global competition and the relocation of production to low-wage countries, it continues to be an important aspect of the industry in Flanders and Europe. In order to provide course curricula that meet these requirements, we work in close collaboration with companies throughout the entire value chain both on national and on international level.
The Belgian textile industry is one of the most advanced and most successful industries in the world. Textile stands for creativity, diversity and advanced technology. The three-year training combines a theoretical knowledge with a practical know-how and will enable students to follow the technological evolution in the textile industry. Students will also develop their social and communicative skills.
As a professional bachelor in the textile technology students may be employed in the following branches of the textile industry: interior textiles, clothing, technical textiles, finishing industry and spinning industry and preparation. The diversity in jobs is enormous: foreman, head of a technical department, representative, salesman, head of quality control …
The aim of the study programme is to produce graduates who are capable of implementing their basic skills, which they have acquired a the University College, in a dynamic business environment in a critical manner. Graduates with a bachelor of textile technology must, as fledgling professionals, be able to anticipate the fast-moving highly-technological textile sector, implement innovations in the production and workers’ organisation with a view to thus contributing to the growth of the business.
With this bachelor’s degree, the graduates can find employment in three areas, both at home and abroad:
The study programme guarantees that the students, upon completion of their professional
bachelor of textile technology master the following three competences:
– analytical and problem-solving thinking ability;
– high level of responsibility;
– self-reliance;
– assertiveness;
– an inquisitive mind/learning ability;
– communication: oral and in writing;
– social skills: team player and flexibility.
Graduates with a bachelor of textile technology have the following professional competences that allow them to carry out their tasks appropriately:
– working in a project-based manner (decisiveness, entrepreneurial spirit and initiative, planning and organising);
– accuracy;
– quality, safety and environmental awareness;
– creativity/geared to innovation;
– social skills: leadership qualities;
– focus;
– customer and market orientation.
Ets Stecker has been your specialist in sewing and embroidery machines since 1953. Sewing is our speciality.
We guarantee quality service and advice before, during and after the sale.
We also have a repair workshop approved by the biggest brands.
Service
Our service is not just limited to sales. We are concerned to offer a complete service to our customers.
The shop
Our team will be happy to welcome you to our establishments in Bertrix, Belgium.
A team
Ets Stecker is a dynamic team with complementary skills, dedicated to your service.
Our relay points
Discover all of our different relay points in Belgium as well as in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
At the heart of Ets Stecker in Bertrix
Our store and our team
A little history…
From 1953 to today
For more than 60 years, the world of couture has held no secrets for the Stecker family.
Services, products and the store have not stopped evolving over the years.
Discover the history of Ets Stecker.
1953 The beginnings
The house was founded in 1953 by Mr. Sauboin – Pierson.
At the time, the brave man traveled the roads and offered his services to the inhabitants of the surrounding villages. So much so that the name Sauboin remained established in the region for a long time.
1958 The mission continues
Mr. Henri Stecker – Sauboin continues the mission undertaken by his father-in-law, remaining at the service of housewives and their sewing machines.
1965 old store stecker
The shop
Here is the store as it was in 1965.
1981
The succession is assured
At the rate of sales, the reputation of Maison Stecker grew and when in 1981, Mr. Jean-Claude Stecker and his wife Jacqueline Mary decided to extend this formidable activity, they undoubtedly benefited from the excellent work carried out by the two previous generations.
1985
Choice of stecker sewing machines
A vast choice
Already in 1985, Ets Stecker offered a wide choice of sewing and embroidery machines from the biggest brands.
1981 Training our customers
At the same time, sewing courses are organized so that our customers can use their machine in an optimal way.
Since then, at 126 bis rue de la Gare in Bertrix, you learn the techniques and mysteries of sewing, embroidery and patchwork through courses organized in the creative center. You make blouses, skirts, jackets, fashion accessories, embroidery, etc.
The digital adventure
The end of the 90s was marked by the advent of the internet and sites such as Yahoo, Amazon, Ebay, … but also http://www.stecker.be
Mr. Stecker surfed the wave of the web successfully by launching the first Ets Stecker website in 1999.
1999
From this date, the family success story will take a new flight.
The company will expand its notoriety across Europe to become one of the leaders in the world of couture. Despite the distance, the quality of services remains unchanged.
Opposite, the site as it was on October 9, 1999
2008
Customer service
The quality of after-sales service has always been one of Stecker’s major assets.
As the number of customers increased, the workshop expanded to meet the demand. The technicians are also constantly trained in the latest techniques and innovations.
2013
60 years already
It is already 60 years since the Ets Stecker adventure began and it is not ready to stop.
For this anniversary, the store was treated to a little rejuvenation with a new storefront.
new store stecker bertrix 2020
New storage space
In order to be able to better respond to growing demand, a 280m² storage space located at the back of the creative center has been built.
2021 Handover to the 4th generation
After many years at the service of their customers, Mr. Jean-Claude Stecker and his wife Jacqueline Mary passed on the torch of the family business to their two daughters: Aline and Caroline Stecker.
Passing the torch – Stecker Bertrix 2022
Always at your service
In 2022, the Ets Stecker team is still at your service to give you the best advice before, during and after the sale.
OPENING HOURS
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed
Cefret est le centre de formation sectorielle pour l’industrie textile.
Nous conseillons et assistons les travailleurs et les candidats travailleurs du secteur textile sur différents points charnières de leur carrière. Nous voulons leur apporter un soutien et une orientation maximum dans le développement et le renforcement de leurs compétences tout au long de leur carrière.
Nous aidons également les entreprises textiles dans le développement d’une politique de compétences et d’accompagnement du personnel.
clothing designer
It was in 2006 that Thu-Van Nguyen created the brand Nuage d’Automne (translation of Thu-Van in Vietnamese). This Eurasian born in Perpignan (France) has lived in Belgium since the age of 6.
Trained as a costume designer and decorator, she came to styling in a natural way as if to express through Fashion the mixture of cultures and origins of which she is the fruit.
In her workshop in La Hulpe, she creates medium and high-end ready-to-wear for men and women, in unique pieces, limited series and made-to-measure.
In an ethnic style, Nuage d’Automne bears witness to the meeting between the East and the West, the ancient and the modern.
In addition to using natural materials (silk, wool, linen or cotton) as well as vegetable dyes for certain ranges, particular attention is paid to the quality of the finishes.
The stage costume complements its work through spectacular outfits and costumes for musicians, dancers or actors.
Creativity, know-how and experience at the service of Fashion.
She stands out with an approach to Fashion that is more artistic than “trendy” by creating unexpected mixes. What makes these clothes exceptional, sometimes close to a work of art.
In an unconventional style with minimalist cuts, it combines elegance with a mixture of cultures and eras, while promoting craftsmanship and know-how.
Creation Workshop
Training
Training in vegetable dye and indigo with Martine Bourlée (2017 – 18)
INFAC / EFPME: scenography-show technician (2001-2005)
Academy of Arts of Ixelles in live model drawing. (2001-2002)
School of Arts of Braine-l’Alleud: multidisciplinary training. Certificate of secondary artistic education with reduced hours (1998 – 2001)
Internships
Set painting with Alexandre Obolensky & Opéra Royal de La Monnaie (2001-2005)
Scenography and stage management with Jean-Marie Fiévez at the Théâtre Le Public (2001-2003)
Costume making with France Lamboray at the Théatre Le Public (2003-2005)
Parade at the Palace of the Kings of Majorca
Stage costumes for percussionists
Significant events in the professional career
Parades & Exhibitions:
Salon Créations (Province of Walloon Brabant – 2017 & 2018)
Walloon Fair of Crafts of Wallonia – 2016 & 2018)
ArtiBw exhibition (OMA Brabant Wallon – Château d’Hélécine – 2016 to 2018)
Salon Ethno Tendance (Farushi asbl – Tour & Taxi, Brussels – 2015 & 2013)
Second Hand Second Life Festival (Les Petits Riens – Tour& Taxi, Brussels – 2013)
Monaco Wedding Fair (Daily Fashion – Forum Grimaldi, Monaco – 2013)
Brussels Fashion Days (Bee Group – The Egg, Brussels – 2013 & 2012)
Pop-Up Store Fair (Lille – 2012)
Autumn Cloud Parade (Palace of the Kings of Majorca, Perpignan, France – 2012)
Theater :
Ria Carbonez (2018 to 2021)
Theater Loyal du Trac – 2006, 2011, 2013
Stage management for the shows “Couldn’t we love each other a little? and Noces de Vent (Théâtre Loyal du Trac, Belgium, France, Switzerland, New Caledonia, Tahiti – 2005 to 2017)
Assistant Justine Drabs for Marie Tudor (Théâtre Jardin Passion, Belgium – 2014)
After the bridge (Théâtre Oz, Belgium – 2005)
Bintou (Théâtre Océan Nord, Belgium – 2002)
Music :
She stands out with an approach to Fashion that is more artistic than “trendy” by creating unexpected mixes. What makes these clothes exceptional, sometimes close to a work of art.
In an unconventional style with minimalist cuts, it combines elegance with a mixture of cultures and eras, while promoting craftsmanship and know-how.
FairyTailors saw the light at the end of 2014. A hobby that got out of hand, very cliché. We built a webshop, found the most beautiful fabrics and got to know you during countless fabric fairs and pop-ups. When a building became available in 2018, a stone’s throw from our home, right in the thriving center of Tervuren, we took the plunge: in February 2018 we opened the brick shop at Klarastraat 4.
And “we” are Lieselot (the face of FairyTailors), Michel (builder of the webshop and the original interior of the store and above all eternal support) and the sweetest family and friends for supporting! And you of course, because without customers there would be no FairyTailors.
FAIRYTALE
An imaginative range for little and big princes and princesses. A creative journey of discovery by and for you and me.
FAIR
FairyTailors will pamper you with a colorful range of do-it-yourself stuff. We consciously choose fabrics with a positive story. Oeko-Tex, GOTS, Belgian designers, European productions, … Naturally, fabrics also have to be shipped. But did you know that fabrics take up a lot less space than finished pieces? So long live the DIY!
Your package will also be ecologically packed (recycled envelopes) and sent via Bpost. Our contribution to the fairy tale…
TAILOR
For and by tailors. And completely tailored to you. So don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions or comments!
(R)(E-)TAILOR
FairyTailors sells directly to you, our beloved customer. 24/7 online, and live in our store in Tervuren.
This unique training guides you
to become an excellent textile technician. You learn in the
practical lessons to know, set up and operate different types of textile machines.
In addition, you will learn different techniques to be creative
to apply your ideas to textile products.
In 2016 Krista Schepers sees her passion culminating in a store on the Hulsterweg in Tessenderlo. In her shop she offers a lot of sewing supplies in addition to fabrics and wool. From the outset, she opts for the finest fabrics of the highest quality.
old store stecker
Since then, at 126 bis rue de la Gare in Bertrix, you learn the techniques and mysteries of sewing, embroidery and patchwork through courses organized in the creative center. You make blouses, skirts, jackets, fashion accessories, embroidery, etc.
Handover to the 4th generation
Salon Créations (Province of Walloon Brabant – 2017 & 2018)
Ria Carbonez (2018 to 2021)
