Pattern Cutting Weekend: Draft Your Perfect Fit Bodice and Skirt Block with Alice Prier

About this course

Participants learn to draft personalised bodice, sleeve and skirt blocks using the Telestia Method. The workshop focuses on applying pattern-cutting principles to individual measurements and developing a base for future garment designs. Teaching takes place in a small group of up to six, with guidance from an experienced pattern cutter. The course also introduces the use of a calico toile to assess the drafted blocks and provides a starting point for adapting them into new designs.

What you'll learn

• Draft a personalised bodice block using the Telestia Method.
• Create sleeve and skirt blocks based on individual measurements.
• Use a calico toile to assess and refine drafted blocks.
• Adapt a basic block as the foundation for new garment designs.

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for advanced dressmakers and experienced makers who want to develop their pattern-cutting skills. The advanced level suggests that learners are working beyond fundamental sewing techniques, although the source does not specify a formal prerequisite.

• Designed for experienced makers.
• Suitable for learners seeking to refine advanced sewing and pattern-cutting techniques.
• Limited to six participants, allowing for a small-group teaching format.

Before you go

• Participants leave with a custom block and a calico toile.