Bespoke Pattern Making for a Skirt Block Short Course

About this course

Participants draft a skirt block using their own measurements, then cut and construct a toile to test the pattern. The course covers fitting the toile, identifying changes needed for an individual figure and altering the block accordingly. Learners also consider different body types and can use the completed block as a basis for developing skirt designs. Alongside individual drafting and fitting work, the course includes learning from other participants’ approaches to pattern alteration.

What you'll learn

• Draft a skirt block from individual measurements
• Cut and construct a skirt toile
• Fit a toile and identify alterations
• Adjust a skirt block to improve its fit
• Adapt a skirt block as the basis for different designs

Is this course right for you?

Listed as suitable for all levels, the course is intended for people interested in bespoke garment making, well-fitting clothes or customising garments. Participants work individually from their own measurements while also sharing observations about drafting and alterations with other learners.

• Work is based on an individual figure rather than a standard size
• The course includes sharing and discussing patternmaking processes with other learners