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Welcome to the Introduction to Pattern Making course!
This course is designed to help you unlock the skills needed to create and alter patterns to fit your style and body perfectly. This course is designed specifically for home dressmakers, used to using commercial patterns. We’ll start by looking at how you can amend patterns to suit your style and then how you can start making your own patterns.
Through a combination of hands-on practical exercises and downloadable resources, you’ll develop a solid foundation in pattern making, allowing you to confidently design and modify your own garments.
Key features include:
Pattern Making Terminology – Learn essential terms that will help you understand the basics of pattern design.
Accurate Measuring Techniques – Discover how to take precise body measurements for perfect fit.
Amending Commercial Patterns – Modify commercial patterns to create personalized designs that suit your unique style.
Pattern Blocks – Understand how to use blocks to create multiple designs from a single base pattern.
Dart Manipulation – Master this essential technique to achieve great garment fit and style variation.
Toiling Your Design – Learn the importance of creating a toile (mock-up) to refine your design before sewing the final piece.
You’ll have access to downloadable resources to practice what you’ve learned.
By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to take any pattern and transform it into something completely original and uniquely yours!
Want to find out more?
Take a look at the replay from the Zoom chat I hosted recently, about how to start practicing pattern making skills and boost your confidence by adapting commercial patterns to your own designs.
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