1 Week Intensive Pattern Cutting - Stage 1 And 2 For Skirt, Bodice And Dress

FASHION ANTIDOTE

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In London

£ 550 VAT exempt

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    27h

  • Duration

    5 Days

This course is suitable for home dressmakers who wish to make or adapt patterns for themselves to achieve a perfect fit. It would also be ideal for those wishing to achieve professional level of pattern cutting skills to work in the industry or set up their own business. It’s also perfect for fashion students or graduates to add to their technical skills.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Unit F 23 Heneage Street, E15LJ

Start date

On request

About this course

We will first introduce you to pattern making jargon, terminology, equipment and methods. Then the course will include:

Pattern Cutting For Skirts

Working from a set of measurements- either your own or a standard size - you will draft a skirt block.
Construct the block in calico and fit to body.
Transfer adjustments to the block and trace onto card to create your own personal block.
Adding Flare
Darts manipulation
Moving darts
Turning darts into seams.
Creating Skirt Styles – Panel Skirt, A line Skirt, Pencil Skirt with a vent, Circle and half circle skirt
Pleats, Gathers.
Frills and Flounces
Pockets
Yokes
Drafting a waist facing
Drafting waistbands
Pattern Draft - Draft a full scale pattern for a Skirt of your own design to include seam allowances, annotations and all pattern markings
Pattern Cutting For Tops And Dresses

Working from a set of measurements- either your own or a standard size - you will draft a bodice block.
Construct the block in calico and fit to body. Transfer adjustments to the block and trace onto card
Darts and dart manipulation- Moving darts and removing darts
Turning darts into seams
Wing seam
Princess line seam
Empire line seam.
Yokes
Adding fullness, gathers etc.
Button wrap
Necklines,
Armholes,
Facings
Pattern Draft - Draft a full scale pattern for a Top of your own design to include seam allowances, annotations and all pattern markings.

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Subjects

  • Fashion
  • Clothing
  • Design
  • Textiles
  • Fashion Textile
  • Fashion trends
  • Fashion Stylist
  • Fashion Draping
  • Fashion Product
  • Womenswear Design
  • Menswear Design

Teachers and trainers (1)

Susan Backhouse

Susan Backhouse

Founder

SUSAN BACKHOUSE is the founder of Fashion Antidote. She is an acclaimed fashion designer, consultant, retailer and business woman with extensive experience in education as a university lecturer, tutor and course manager who has "been there done that". Susan ran her own highly successful label produced fashion collections which sold in major stores and boutiques around the world including Harvey Nichols, Liberty and Topshop in London and Saks Fifth Avenue and Macy's coast to coast U.S.A. as well as through her own central London retail outlet. Her designs were featured in magazines and media

Course programme

Course content:

This course will introduce you to the basic bodice block and the pattern making process. You will learn how to take accurate body measurements and how they relate to the creation of basics blocks. You will then draft a block to either your own measurements or a standard size 12.

The course will also cover seam allowances, pattern markings and terminology. You can then cut and sew the block in calico and learn how to fit and adapt the pattern accordingly. On the second day you will learn some simple pattern manipulations.

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1 Week Intensive Pattern Cutting - Stage 1 And 2 For Skirt, Bodice And Dress

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