Creative Pattern Cutting Course for Beginners

This course runs over 6 evenings (6.15 pm - 8.30 pm) or 3 days (10.00 am - 2.30 pm).

Suitable for complete beginners. This pattern cutting course focuses on adapting blocks to your own ideas. Working half scale with paper patterns and fabric you will be introduced to exciting ways to develop your ideas through adapting block patterns using a range of pattern cutting processes, demystifying the practice of pattern cutting.

What You’ll Learn:

During the course you will learn the fundamentals of pattern manipulation. It will enable you to make design adjustments to existing patterns and use block patterns in an exciting and creative way to develop your own design ideas.

Although fashion design drawings are a good indicator for a final product, the technical aspects of pattern cutting have just as important influence in how a final garment looks and can be an equally creative and exciting process. This course is a great introduction to creative pattern drafting for complete beginners and it compliments the block pattern course well.

What’s Included:

• Expert tuition over three evening sessions
• Use of fully serviced industrial and domestic sewing machines
• All the necessary pattern cutting tools and equipment
• Spot & cross paper, card, fabric and haberdashery

Next course dates:

• Thursday 30th October - 12th December (6 weeks), 6.15 - 8.30 pm (no class 6th November).

• Tuesday 16th - Thursday 18th December (3 days), ​10.00 am - 2.30 pm (booking available soon)

Maximum of 5 students per class.