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Mend your makes and your mind in this two-hour sewing surgery. These sessions are for people with basic or even advanced sewing skills who just need some guidance or a boost of confidence.

Bring along a project you are working on or keen to start and the friendly and experienced teachers will be able to guide you on your way.  We have some of our own projects and patterns you can use whilst in the class too.  It is best if you have some sewing experience and can thread a machine but if you just need a refresher that is fine too

This gives you an opportunity to have 2 hours you can set aside for yourself and your sewing and ask someone for help when you need it.

We can offer guidance on:

 -Dressmaking
Demystifying Pattern terminology
Techniques
Fitting
-Upcycling
-Mending
-Alterations
-Advanced Skills
-Basic Pattern Cutting

Materials
We have a selection of fabrics and trims in the studio which you can purchase or you can bring your own. You can bring your own machine if you want to practise on it or use ours.

Small class sizes so you get plenty of attention on your project.

If you know what you're doing but you want some company whilst you sew check out our new class The Sewcial.


Sewing Surgery 

This workshop is aimed at beginners, who want to delve into the craft of using paper patterns and PDF patterns.

Using patterns can be quite a daunting prospect when you are first learning to sew. There are a lot of things you need to learn, about measuremetn charts, fabric consumption, how to place the patterns on you fabric correctly....and the list goes on!

Craig your tutor, will guide you through all of the important things you will need to know.... before you start.

That famous old saying "Measure twice....cut once"

Workshop breakdown:

Introduction to Paper Patterns (1 hour)

Choosing the right project for your sewing level (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced)
Size charts
Fabric consumption
Suitable fabrics for your chosen design
Where to buy fabrics
Woven fabrics Vs stretch fabrics
Choosing the right stretch fabric (stretch percentages)
How to cut out the paper pattern to your size
Basic alterations you can do on your pattern
Pattern Markings - and their meaning
Layout plans - Laying the patterns on your fabric
Cutting out techniques
Marking your fabric - Notches / Tailors Tacks / Chalking

Introduction to PDF Patterns - Digital Downloadable Patterns (1 hour)

What is a PDF pattern?
The best websites to get your PDF patterns (Free or paid)
The files you will receive when downloading your file
Adobe Acrobat - using layers to print out
Printing options - A4 / A0 / Projector files - Printing at home vs Copyshop
Printer settings - Very important!
Working with A4 printouts - joining them together

During this workshop you will learn all you need to know about dressmaking patterns!

This workshop is delivered as a seminar. You will receive a printed PDF pattern of a small cushion cover, for you to learn how to join A4 sheets together, to create a full size pattern.

You can then take this pattern home, to use to make a cushion cover if you wish.

How to use Dressmaking Patterns: Paper + PDF

If you are using commercial patterns such as paper patterns and PDF patterns, you will have noticed that all patterns are usually drafted to a B or C cup.

If you are smaller or larger than this drafted cup size, you will need to do a 'full bust adjustment' on the pattern before you cut your pattern out in fabric.

This can be a very daunting task, especially for beginners.

During this workshop, your host will teach you two different techniques that will cover a princess line bodice style and also a full bodice with bust darts.

Workshop Breakdown:

Size charts - choosing the correct size to use as a base
Taking body measurements
Understanding cup size and how this will alter your sizing and pattern
Differentiating the front body pattern and back body pattern
Creating a 'FBA' on a full bodice with darts
Creating a 'FBA' on a princess seam bodice

You will work on blocks / slopers that are your base size, manipulating them into your personal cup size. You will then be able to transfer this knowledge onto all you patterns at home.

If you would like to bring any patterns you would like to bring, for advice on, we will have a 15 minute Q&A session at the end of the workshop.

WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
Bring along any patterns that you would like advice on. Otherwise everything is provided on the day.

WORKSHOP DURATION:
This is a 2 hour workshop.

AGE RESTRICTIONS:
This workshop is suitable for 16 years and above. All students under the age of 17, must be accompanied by a participating adult

Pattern Cutting Alterations: Full Bust Adjustment

We've all got that item of clothing that's very important to us, not for sentimental reasons - it just looks so damn good! And the thought of its lifespan coming to an end fills us with horrific dread and makes your stomach turn inside out.

But fear no more!

This workshop will teach you different techniques on taking patterns from your favourite items of clothing, without even having to unpick the original, meaning you can copy that favourite pair of jeans that make your butt look super good!

Bring along 2-3 garments that you would like to take patterns from.

You will:

Enjoy a creative way to spend a day
Meet other fashion lovers!
Receive take home a paper pattern of your chosen garment

COVID-19 Update:

Your safety is important to us!

We will now be reducing the size of the workshop from 6 people to 3 people per class, to adhere to the social distancing measures. As we are reducing the class numbers, it is important that students adhere and respect our cancellation policy, until we can get business back to normal, and teach at the required capacity.

On entering, we will have sanitiser stations for you to to freshen up. All machinery, sewing stations, and tools you will be using, will be sanitised before you arrive, and between each session.
At your sewing station you will also have sanitiser wipes, should you feel you need to use them.
Our lavatories are communal, but they will be supplied with santiser wipes, hand wash and disposable towels

Beginners Pattern Cutting: Clone your Clothes

This is an extension to our 'Introduction to Pattern Cutting' Workshop, in which you will learn how to successfully draft a bodice block to your own personal measurements.

The bodice block / sloper can then be used to go on to create many different designs whether it be blouses, dresses, shirts and tops.

We will provide you with a handout to use in the workshop. You will draft your bodice block on paper, then transfer it onto card to take home.

This is the perfect workshop if you want to start creating your own patterns at home.

Workshop Breakdown:

Creating your own body measurement chart
Taking body measurements correctly
Drafting the bodice block
Incoporporating different bust sizing in the front block, while keeping a good fit at the back and shoulder
Checking your pattern for fit purposes
Book recommendations for using your blocks at home

A basic understanding of maths is required for this workshop. You will be using a calculator, tape mesure and ruler in the workshop.

WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
A calculator

WORKSHOP DURATION:
This is a 2.5 hour workshop.

AGE RESTRICTIONS:
This workshop is suitable for 16 years and above. All students under the age of 17, must be accompanied by a participating adult

Pattern Cutting: Bodice / Sloper Drafting

Fancy yourself as a dressmaker but have absolutely no experience? Well, we have the perfect solution!

Join Craig and the rest of the Fashion Box team for a workshop aimed at complete beginners providing a complete introduction into Pattern Cutting.

You will learn about blocks, starting with the skirt block, using all of the techniques to create your very own skirt block using your own measurements, which you'll get to take home.
We will then move onto how to manipulate this block into different styles, adding panels, adding flare.. once you have learnt these techniques, you will be able to create any skirt design you wish!

A really fantastic, professional introduction to the world of pattern cutting - one not to be missed for anyone with an interest in dressmaking or fashion design!

Learn Pattern cutting basics
Draft a skirt block to your measurements
Experiment adding flare, or adding panels.

COVID-19 Update:

Your saftey is important to us!

We will now be reducing the size of the workshop from 6 people to 3 people per class, to adhere to the social distancing measures. As we are reducing the class numbers, it is important that students adhere and respect our cancellation policy, until we can get business back to normal, and teach at the required capacity.

On entering, we will have sanitiser stations for you to freshen up. All machinery, sewing stations, and tools you will be using, will be sanitised before you arrive, and between each session.
At your sewing station you will also have sanitiser wipes, should you feel you need to use them.
Our lavatories are communal, but they will be supplied with sanitiser wipes, hand wash and disposable towels

Beginners Bitesize! - Introduction to Pattern Cutting

Please note this class is for women only.

This is a drop in class to learn the crafty skill of pattern cutting. During this class you will have the opportunity to make a pattern from a block , adjust a ready-made pattern or even make your own block with free hand cutting style.

As a drop-in session, some, but not all of the points below will be covered over 3 hours - this will depend on your ability and how many sessions you have attended in the past:

How to take body measurements
How to adjust a ready-made pattern
How to make a free hand loose fitting  block to your size
How to make a skirt
Dart manipulation
How to create style lines
Hot to adjust a pattern to a different size

The class happens at the same time every week, so feel free book onto multiple sessions to continue to learn this skill!
These classes are ladies only classes for basic and intermediate levels.

Pattern Cutting Workshop

Pattern Cutting Workshop in North West London

Do you hate how shop bought clothes or dressmaking patterns never fit quite right? Or do you want to have a better understanding of how patterns work and are created? Well, this is the class for you!

What you'll learn:

   We'll show you how to accurately measure the top half of your body and use the measurements to make a bodice pattern block to fit your exact body shape.

 You will make your first pattern from it adding seam allowances and markings.

After lunch we will make a calico toile to check the fit and make any necessary adjustments to your block.

We will discuss how to adjust your block to make different designs and how to use it to adjust the fit of commercial patterns.

We will have a lunch hour from 1 - 2 pm. There are many places to grab a bite to eat in the local area, The Talbot Pub is just a stones throw away, the vibrant Brockley Market is just around the corner on Saturdays, there are also shops and other cafes within walking distance. We can point out where to go on the day!

Pattern Cutting: Make a Bodice Block & Toile

The perfect fitting pair of trousers can be an enigma to many of us, but how can we expect shops or patterns to fit everyone when all our bodies are all so different? With this pattern cutting class you will create a trouser block that fits you and only you and you can use it to make perfectly fitting trousers every time!

What you'll learn

We'll show you how to accurately measure your waist, hips and legs and we will use the measurements to make a trouser pattern block to fit your exact body shape.

You will make your first pattern from it adding seam allowances and markings.

After lunch we will make a calico toile to check the fit and make any necessary adjustments to your block.
      We will discuss how to adjust your block to make different designs and how to use it to adjust the fit of commercial patterns..

Pattern Cutting: Make a Trouser Block & Toile

We have the perfect workshop for you! Join Craig and the crew at Fashion Box and learn how to take your own measurements correctly. Using these measurements, you'll then learn how to plot and draft a trouser block.
After you have made your trouser block, you will sew up a toile ready for fitting.
The price of this workshop includes 1.5mtrs of calico.

Workshop Breakdown:

Taking measurements correctly
Body types / fitting issues
Drafting Block
Cutting and sewing toile (sample)
Fitting Session
Pattern alterations
7 Making a card copy to take home

Workshop time: 10am - 4.30pm
Maximum 5 people per class

A super interesting introduction to the world of dressmaking - don't miss out and book your spot today!

Experience includes:
Learn tips and tricks from a qualified Fashion Lecturer
Take home your personalised trouser block
Try a completely new skill
Meet other creative people who love fashion

WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
A calculator

DO I NEED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION BEFORE I ATTEND?
No, just turn up on the day!

RESCHEDULE  POLICY
Please note: Doors close 15 minutes after the start time on all workshops. No free reschedules or refunds to latecomers.

WORKSHOP DURATION
This is a 6.5 hour workshop.

AGE RESTRICTIONS
This workshop is suitable for 18 years and above

Pattern Cutting - Trouser Drafting and Fitting - Part 1

rouser Drafting: Part 2:

Using the blocks you have created in the previous workshop, you will learn how to create different styles. adding details such as a button fly, zip fly, pockets and waistbands.

You will come to the workshop with some styles in mind that you would like to create. You should have time to make 1-2 styles of trouser pattern in the workshop, depending on the amount of detailing you require.

This could be a cullotte, flared trouser, cigarette trouser, for example. The world is your designer oyster!

For the students who have completed trouser Drafting Part 1, you will use your blocks to create you trouser designs.

If you would like to attend without completing Part 1, you can still attend, but you will need  to purchase a trouser block when booking.

We will send you a size chart to complete so we can print off a block to your size, for you to work with in the workshop. You will need to select the "additional block charge" when booking.

For us to draft a trouser block to your measurements is a £50 surcharge.

We will need at least 5 days notice if you require a block drafting

Unisex: Bespoke Trouser Drafting: Part 2

Get ready to go couture!

A fun, fast and exciting way of creating figure hugging patterns.

Get ready to master the mannequin! Contour Pattern Cutting will help you raise your mannequin game thanks to an intensive workshop of pattern cutting, sewing and structuring. You will create a figure hugging design, ideal for bridal, evening wear and / or corsetry.

**Please note: If you would like to make your own size, you are more than welcome to bring along your our mannequin (adjustable). We will only have random sizes to work on for the day.
This pattern cutting pocess can only be done 'on the mannequin' and can not be done to personal measurements.

Workshop Breakdown

create your design
draft off patterns
cut out your garment
sew up your garment
learn about materials used for supportive garments
inserting boning

It is advisable that you have attended our Intro to sewing workshop beforehand or have used a sewing machine before. Or you may find this workshop too difficult and may fall behind.

COVID-19 Update:

Your safety is important to us!

We will now be reducing the size of the workshop from 5 people to 3 people per class, to adhere to the social distancing measures. As we are reducing the class numbers, it is important that students adhere and respect our cancellation policy, until we can get business back to normal, and teach at the required capacity.

On entering, we will have sanitiser stations for you to freshen up. All machinery, sewing stations, and tools you will be using, will be sanitised before you arrive, and between each session.
At your sewing station you will also have sanitiser wipes, should you feel you need to use them.
Our lavatories are communal, but they will be supplied with sanitiser wipes, hand wash and disposable towels

WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
1.5 metres of your own fabric
5 metres of boning
5 metres of 1.5cm wide cotton bias binding.
(boning and bias binding can be purchased at the workshop.)

DO I NEED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION BEFORE I ATTEND?
No, just turn up on the day!
WORKSHOP DURATION
This is a 7 hour workshop. Classes start promptly, so make sure you are on time.

AGE RESTRICTIONS
This workshop is suitable for 16 years and above. All students under the age of 17, must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Contour Cutting: Create garment patterns by drawing straight onto the mannequin!

Design your own posh tee shirt in our gentle introduction to pattern cutting! Make it loose, semi-fitted or figure-hugging. Add your favourite sleeve length and most flattering neckline or grow it into a dress. If you can sew a fine seam - maybe even a French one, your zip insertion is truly invisible and you’re not fazed by a facing, you’re ready to start drafting your own designs and a whole new sewing world
will be yours!

In our 3 hour class you will learn how to:

Measure for a perfect fit
Draft a simple bodice and sleeve block perfectly suited to knit fabrics
Make style adaptations, add seam allowances and markings

You will go home with:

A block that fits
Several patterns derived from that block
Sewing instructions for quick and easy finishing with or without an overlocker
Inspiration to continue your pattern cutting journey

About your teacher: Alice Prier loves to design and cut. Having run a successful Made to Measure women's wear business for more years than she cares to remember, she's now turned her attention to teaching and creating PDF patterns with her daughter Lilia for their brand Alice & Co. Together they have also written a book, Templates for Skirts and Dresses: All you need to design, adapt and customise your clothes, an introduction to pattern testing. Alice uses the unique Telestia system which ensures a great fit with minimal maths! When not teaching or in her studio Alice loves poking around fabric and haberdashery shops worldwide.

Pattern Cutting for Beginners: Learn to Draft a T-Shirt Pattern

It's one thing to sew from a pre-existing pattern, and another to design and create that pattern yourself. This East London pattern cutting class is suitable for intermediate students with prior experience, or who have completed the Stage 1 and 2 Pattern Making courses offered by Fashion Antidote.

In this class

The course will cover:

Drafting a shirt block
Button wraps
Yokes
Creating pleats and tucks
Drafting collars
Drafting a cuff and a placket opening

You'll also draft your own full scale pattern to include a button wrap, yoke, a collar and a cuff, including seam allowances, all pattern markings and annotations.

Now you can

master how to create patterns from unique measurements
transfer your new-found skills onto other exciting garment making projects
be on your way to filling wardrobes and racks with shirts of your own design

Pattern Cutting for Shirts

This pattern cutting course, in Brick Lane, is perfect for aspiring dressmakers who want to make or adapt patterns so that their dresses fit like a dream. Over the five weeks your expert guide will answer any questions you might have, while taking you through all the steps to get from fabric to finished plan!

In this class

During this class your guide, from Fashion Antidote, will begin by introducing you to pattern making jargon and terminology (believe us, there's lots!).

Once you're fluent in the language of pattern, the class will move on to the equipment used and the methods involved in preparing your fabric. Throughout the course, your instructor will make sure you've got the hang of any new techniques before moving on the next topic - the class is kept small so all participants get loads of one on one time with the guide!

You'll cover all the different skills involved individually, before putting it all together and drafting a full scale pattern for a skirt of your own design.

Now you can

Take any pattern you fancy and make a skirt from it
Wear skirts which fit perfectly all the time
Use your skills to make your friends and family a dress

Pattern Cutting For Skirts Course London - Obby

Pattern Cutting For Skirts

Pattern cutting is the foundation of making any type of clothing, without a pattern it's next to impossible to create a structured YSL inspired suit jacket, to an elegant ball gown. This class will teach you how to take your own body measurements, understand the female body and draft a pattern ready for a foundation toile ( first mock-up.)

All materials are included in this workshop

This course is part of a three-part series that would need to be completed together in order to understand the whole process.

What would you gain from this class:

You will learn how to take 28 body measurements used in couture garment making
You will learn how to draft a pattern using your own measurements
You'll be amongst other like-minded pattern cutters and designers

Pattern Cutting - Drafting Top - Unit 1

This unique way of cutting multiple patterns from the desired surface is a specialist skill with a unique outcome. pattern cutting classes take you through each stage of the procedure to enable you to hit your personal pattern cutting targets on schedule.

Pattern Cutting classes, courses, learning kits and gifts on Obby

Sewing Surgery

How to use Dressmaking Patterns: Paper + PDF

Pattern Cutting Alterations: Full Bust Adjustment

Beginners Pattern Cutting: Clone your Clothes

Pattern Cutting: Bodice / Sloper Drafting

Beginners Bitesize! - Introduction to Pattern Cutting

Pattern Cutting Workshop in North West London

Pattern Cutting: Make a Bodice Block & Toile

Pattern Cutting: Make a Trouser Block & Toile

Pattern Cutting - Trouser Drafting and Fitting - Part 1

Unisex: Bespoke Trouser Drafting: Part 2

Contour Cutting: Create garment patterns by drawing straight onto the mannequin!

Pattern Cutting for Beginners: Learn to Draft a T-Shirt Pattern

Pattern Cutting for Shirts

Pattern Cutting For Skirts

Pattern Cutting - Drafting Top - Unit 1

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on any learning kit

Pattern Cutting classes, courses, learning kits and gifts on Obby

Sewing Surgery

How to use Dressmaking Patterns: Paper + PDF

Pattern Cutting Alterations: Full Bust Adjustment

Beginners Pattern Cutting: Clone your Clothes

Pattern Cutting: Bodice / Sloper Drafting

Beginners Bitesize! - Introduction to Pattern Cutting

Pattern Cutting Workshop in North West London

Pattern Cutting: Make a Bodice Block & Toile

Pattern Cutting: Make a Trouser Block & Toile

Pattern Cutting - Trouser Drafting and Fitting - Part 1

Unisex: Bespoke Trouser Drafting: Part 2

Contour Cutting: Create garment patterns by drawing straight onto the mannequin!

Pattern Cutting for Beginners: Learn to Draft a T-Shirt Pattern

Pattern Cutting for Shirts

Pattern Cutting For Skirts

Pattern Cutting - Drafting Top - Unit 1

Use obby giftcardson any learning kit

Use obby giftcards
on any learning kit