Top 10 Best Pattern Cutting classes, courses, learnings kits and gifts in the UK

This course is an optional course after having completed Dressmaking for your shape - Bodice Block. You can also attend this course if you have a standard bodice block pattern from elsewhere that fits you. It looks at how sleeves fit into a bodice, how to create a sleeve that has a personalised fit for you and takes a little look at some different styles.

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

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 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