6-Month Pattern Drafting and Garment Construction Course

BEGINNERS:

Tape reading and Full body measurement

Machine usage:

Sewing straight and curved stitches

 Introduction to skirts

Pleated Skirt

Gathered Skirt

Half-circle flared Skirt

Attaching a skirt zipper

Proper finishing:

Attaching a skirt band.

Sewing a straight hemline

Bias hemming

Introduction to pattern drafting:

Basic drafting tools and usage

The straight skirt block

The A line skirt block

The pencil skirt block

Cutting and sewing the pencil skirt

Finishing with lining:

Full closure

Peplums (the full circle flare)

Sewing a curved hemline

Six-piece skirt

Inserting a train(Godet skirt) (Homework).

Introduction to the basic trouser block.

The straight trouser

Inserting an invisible zipper

Iro and Buba

Introduction to the dartless bodice block

The Shift dress

Various necklines

Introduction to sleeve block:

Various sleeve lengths

Off-shoulder, gathered shift dress.

Simple butterfly boubou dress

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Boubou with drapes (“Rich aunty dress”)

More trouser designs:

The Pant trouser block

Pocket insertion

Tapered trouser

Kaftan

Placket insertion

More elaborate sleeve styles:

Shaped sleeve, Flared sleeve, Cap sleeve, leg o’ mutton, lantern sleeves etc

Introduction to the darted bodice block

Adaptation of the darted bodice block into the simple pencil dress.

More neckline styles

Full closure of basic dress with lining

Introduction to dart transfer:

Moving the dart to other parts of the bodice

The Princess seam dress

The shoulder seam dress

Inserting a shaped waistband

The wrap dress and other overlapping styles

More neckline designs:

The Cowl neck dress (Pattern Draping)

Asymmetric necklines

The kimono block

The office Shirt

The Cuffed sleeve

Introduction to collar:

The basic collar

Peter pan collar

Bishop collar

ADVANCED CLASS

Introduction to Figure enhancement

The Strapless dress (Bustier)

Off shoulder Dress

Looping with straps

Waist cinching

Hip and butt padding

Cup Corset

Tunneling and boning insertion

Underwire insertion

Grommet insertion

Simple Jacket variations:

Bomber jacket

Introduction to the Tailored Block

Collarless linked jacket

Shawl collar jacket

Two-piece sleeve

Jumpsuit Pattern Block

PROJECT

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