We are Ann and Annemie. 2 young mothers with a great passion for handicrafts. With both 3 young children, sewing is a unique relaxation and we found a quiet place in ‘Atelier In’t Leerke’ to share our passion with you.
Hopefully we will get to know you at one of our courses or workshops, or you will jump in soon. Our range of fabrics is always up-to-date, and you are always welcome for the latest haberdashery trends.
The work of Frédérique Coomans is developed around those two simple questions: the attempt to combine art and design, the meaning and the function. An almost intuitive way, tapping into spirit of the times and expressing emotion through an object, the jewelry, which can be worn as a body sculpture and assert your personality through it.
Frederique Coomans likes to create astonishment by combining materials, colors, techniques that do not even suppose of getting married. She wants to bring the “spectator” to discover another dimension in the world of jewelry.
To successfully achieve to create these body adornments, she examines the elements that accompany her in everyday life. She constantly seeks, tests, manipulates with the help of all the techniques that will enable her to bring the jewel to its term as innocuous and remote of the jewelry they are.
She tries not to exclude any area of research. That’s for Frédérique Coomans an essential ingredient of the birth of a jewel.
Do you have a fascination for textiles, a drive to create and do you want to master the visual language of textiles? Then the Textile Design specialization offers you a challenging research environment that explores the fascinating versatility of this medium. Textiles have a long history and come in many forms.
We communicate who we are in the way we dress and in the design of our living environment. Culture, time and social processes play a role in this, so that textiles function as a carrier of cultural values, ideas and meanings.
In the textile workshop you work with this fascinating versatility. New avenues and the changing role of the designer are explored, whereby the design process is not only about functionality but also about historical awareness, sustainability, emotions and topicality.
In this search for experiment, innovation and your own language, the artistic process is always central.
Artiste plasticienne, Florence Coenraets propose, à partir de la matière, une expérience esthétique et émotionnelle pour repenser notre rapport au monde.
A partir des plumes, sa matière première, sa démarche artistique évolue pour englober une réflexion plus large sur notre manière d’habiter un territoire et de cohabiter avec d’autres espèces.
« From feathers to birds », est une série d’œuvres réalisées à partir de plumes récoltées sur un territoire défini. Cartographie sensible, chaque pièce témoigne de notre cohabitation avec d’autres êtres vivants.
Particulièrement sensible à la vibration qui émane de chaque matériaux, dans la série « Offrandes » Florence explore d’autres matières et, comme pour les plumes, les manipule avec attention et amour.
Guidée par les spécificités de chaque matière, elle coud, assemble, relie… Elle laisse libre cours à ses gestes pour faire parler les matériaux entre eux et demeurer dans ce nouvel espace de rencontre.
Pour ces collections de coiffes, Florence Coenraets s’inspire des coiffes et parures ethniques aux symbolismes puissants, des parures des Rois et des Dieux, du pouvoir des parades nuptiales et autres rituels.
La coiffe célèbre la beauté humaine, c’est cette célébration que Florence vous invite à explorer avec puissance et audace à travers son workshop créatif « Je Suis Mon Roi ».
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.
Stoffe & Koffe is a fabric shop in Schoten, not far from Antwerp, that combines the pleasure of drinking coffee and sewing. While you are sipping your coffee, you can browse through many magazines from our library, discover our range of fabrics and think in peace about which fabric and which pattern you want to use to make that trendy dress or cool jacket. You can also order your favorite fabrics online via the webshop of our fabric store.
A wide range at our fabric store near Antwerp
In our fabric store near Antwerp and online you will find a lot of women’s, children’s and decorative fabrics with which you can get started cheerfully. Our range is very extensive, with fabrics in many different styles and colours. So come and take a look at our fabric store or discover the products in our webshop. In addition, we also have all kinds of other supplies and accessories such as haberdashery, ribbons, vlieseline, and much more. You can also view and order all kinds of fabrics at your leisure in the online shop of our fabric store.
Sewing courses and workshops
Have you ordered the material you need via the webshop of our fabric store near Antwerp? Then you can get started! We also organize various sewing courses for both beginners and advanced in our fabric shop near Antwerp. Do you want to delve into the world of sewing? Could your sewing skills use a refresh? Register now. Would you like to order fabrics via the webshop of our fabric store before you participate in these courses and workshops? That is possible. You can order the desired fabrics online via our online fabric store. A wide range of fabrics are available in the web shop of our fabric store, from uni cotton to coat fabric.
Discover our coffee house ‘Coffee’
Are you a big fan of cappuccino or latte? Does your day always start with a steaming cup of coffee? Then you will certainly appreciate our coffee house and our fabric shop in Schoten, near Antwerp! You choose from an extensive range of quality coffee; from a quick espresso to a relaxed latte. But you can also come to us for a nice tea or a soft drink. There is something for everyone, including in our online fabric store! The icing on the cake is our nice library with a lot of reading material on the theme of ‘sewing’. Are you curious about our offer? Then take a quick look at the webshop of our fabric store.
Madeline, that’s Nancy Moerenhout and also a piece of An Van Dessel.
Madeline the fabric madam is my dream that came true in 2014. Years earlier I made my first knitting and then switched to sewing lessons. Beautiful fabrics became a passion. One I’d like to share with you. Via the store in Lier, the webshop or a cozy workshop.
Pop in if you’re in the area? I would like to get to know you.
NANCY X
A fabric store five minutes by bike from my house: a silent wish and a danger at the same time. First I was an enthusiastic customer, then I gave workshops and now I work part-time in this wonderful store.
My main occupation is a teacher, which comes in handy during the workshops. When my oldest son was born, I became addicted to sewing and beautiful fabrics. It’s fantastic that I can now partly turn that hobby into my profession. Would you like to meet us?
AN X
I’m Shanna, Nancy’s eldest daughter. Admittedly, working in my mom’s fabric shop… it wasn’t the job of my dreams right away. But three years ago we gave it a shot and this turned out to be the best decision ever!
I am responsible for the webshop, how my mom combined that with the store all this time is a mystery to me, because the webshop of Madeline de Stoffenmadam, that is more than a full-time job!
That I spend every day between ladies who share a common passion is quite special. I wouldn’t want anything else, that makes working here even more pleasant and enjoyable.
In the meantime I took a “sewing for beginners” course, and that An can even teach someone like me to sew says a lot about the fantastic teacher she is! I’ve been in the shop myself for a few months now. How I enjoy those chats! And I learn so much from you, our customers, it’s a pleasure every day.
SHANNA X
My name is Hilde, now 59 years young and I have been sewing for as long as I can remember. When I got the chance to work for Madeline at the end of 2016, I was thrilled! My dream job, finally!
Since then I have joined the “Team Madeline” and I am full of conviction in the store every day, cutting fabrics and assisting customers with advice and assistance. I am a retoucher, sewing is my passion. Customers can always contact me for advice and a nice chat.
HILDE X
OPENING HOURS
Monday 12h – 17h
Tuesday 10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am – 5 pm
Thursday CLOSED
Friday 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
Closed on Sundays
Wild van Stof is the online fabric webshop of Soldeur from Kortrijk. Cotton, jersey, terry cloth, sweatshirt fabric, flannel, nicky velour, corduroy, bias, fantasy ribbons, buttons, vlieseline, flock foil, ribbing, comb snaps, sewing threads …
The “Bachelor in Textiles: Fashion Techniques” training allows students to put the following skills at the service of their future employer:
Designing trends and models, being able to translate them into technically successful patronage: skills that are both technical (model making, cutting) and artistic (styling),
Know the production processes and industrial constraints and thus manage the making of models: technical and organizational skills
Being on the lookout for the market, consumer needs, understanding marketing mechanisms and thus creating the conditions for commercial success: management and marketing skills.
The training is versatile. In various materials, the creation of models is complete.
From the first days of training, the student is led to develop his creativity by expressing his personality. He is sensitive to the attention to detail, the professionalism and the care expected in the future profession.
Learning throughout the training allows you to master the different stages of making a garment and develop the spirit of collection.
The internship takes place at the end of the third year of study and can thus play the role of a first professional experience which can serve as a springboard for employment.
The purpose of the internship is to immerse yourself in the workings of the professional environment, in Belgium or abroad, in sectors of your choice (P.A.P., Haute Couture, mass distribution, accessories, costumes, etc.)
Professional partners: Agnès B, Louis Féraud, Chloé, Natalia Brilli, Maison Margiela, Nelly Rodi, Peclers, Gaspar Yurkievich, Delvaux, Jean-Paul Knott, Ekjo, Ken Okada, Marcia de Carvalho, Véronique Leroy, Isabel Graham, Bruno Pieters, A.F.Vandevorst, Pelvan, Tim Vansteenbergen, Elvis Pompilio, Ariane Lespire, Delphine Quirin, Daughters of Daddy, Jean-Paul Lespagnard, System, Archimedes, Jn&Joy, Nathan, Gat Rimon (Paris), Léa Peckre (Paris), Niyona, Krijst, Isabelle de Borchgrave, RHIE (New York), Bellerose, Disney Studio, …
BUSINESSES & OPPORTUNITIES
After graduation from HELMo Mode, the job opportunities are varied:
Stylist
model maker
Creative department assistant
Designer of ready-to-wear or formal wear
costumer
Props
Technical and production manager
Head of men’s, women’s or children’s department
Photo Stylist
Design of displays
visual merchandiser
Boss
Buyer
Dressmaker
etc…
NB: HELMo trains in the profession of Modelist-Stylist. The official title of the diploma is “Bachelor in textiles, technical option in fashion and styling”.
STRONG POINTS
The student is invited to participate actively in the development of internal and external projects at the establishment in order to confront the real constraints of the sector. For instance:
The “Bachelor in Textiles: Fashion Techniques” training allows students to put the following skills at the service of their future employer:
The purpose of the internship is to immerse yourself in the workings of the professional environment, in Belgium or abroad, in sectors of your choice (P.A.P., Haute Couture, mass distribution, accessories, costumes, etc.)