Pattern Making for Fashion Design - Beginner Course

This Course is about using the techniques of pattern making, also known as pattern drafting, in fashion design, to create patterns that will then be used to cut fabric and ultimately be sewn into garments. Methods and techniques studied in major fashion universities are demonstrated in a clear and simple visual so that anyone interested in learning about fashion design can, and will learn the foundational principles of fashion design. New terminology is clearly explained and applied to the subject matter.

As a fashion designer, pattern making is essential in learning how garments are created and put together.  A good fashion designer must learn pattern making in order to really understand the construction of his/her designs.

VIDEOS + DEMOS:  In this course students will learn:

• Basic Principles of pattern-making such as Dart Manipulation and Added Fullness and Contour. 

• Students will learn techniques such as Pivoting and Slash-and-Spread. 

• New terminology such as Slopers and Blocks and Darts, Pleats, Tucks, Yokes, Princess Seams, Shirring, Apex, Notches.

• Where patterns come from: draping muslin bodice on dress form.

• Drafting Princess Seams.

• Drafting an A-Line skirt.

• Drafting Skirt Yokes and adding fullness to skirt.

• Grainlines and Pattern Labeling.

• Trueing Darts.

• Tools necessary for drafting patterns.

Manipulating darts from one position to another, from one "angle" to another, will increase the number/amount of options available to you and expand your creative reach. Included in this Class is the Draping process, which when used creatively will enhance the ability to develop new and exciting fashion designs.

Once the muslin has been draped, transferring the information to paper is essential. Also, the different types of paper used in the industry to develop patterns.

Learning how to take a simple skirt and by the use of adding a Yoke , you can develop new ideas and spark your imagination to endless possibilities.

Labeling a Pattern correctly can mean the difference between a beautiful design versus a disaster! Thus learning how to label a pattern correctly is very important -- the industry demands perfection when it comes to being accurate and precise.

And the use of proper Grainlines can be the difference between cutting the garment correctly or cutting it "the wrong way" and thus having to cut it all over again.

Getting to know, and familiar with, all the necessary tools used in the industry, makes the difference between a professional and a novice when going for a job interview.

All lectures delivered by VIDEO with detailed DEMOS of the applied techniques.

When working with a designer you must know, and be familiar with, the proper terminology, techniques, principals, of pattern drafting so that communication is clear and understood in order to execute a garment accurately. Deciding on which technique to apply to a design, not only expedites the process but the right choice produces optimum results. 

Learning how to use an existing pattern, maybe something that you bought at your local fabric store, and, by applying the principals and techniques learned in this course, you can transform the original design into a new idea, will give you confidence and experience.

Pattern making is essential in learning about the construction of a garment. And by learning pattern making and garment construction can help you in the design process. Knowing pattern making will help you in knowing what is possible and what is not when it comes to designing a garment.

Knowing pattern making is valuable not only in the design room but also in production. If something goes wrong in the factory and the reason is due to a pattern mistake, you must know what to do and how to fix the pattern and/or remedy the situation.

Because pattern making is a very specialized skill, and not everyone can do it, the financial compensation for a pattern maker is usually very high. A pattern maker is a very valuable asset to a company and is treated with respect and rewarded accordingly.

There is a need for good pattern makers in the industry and this Course will give you a good idea if this is a good career for you.  If you are a person who likes accuracy, precision and details, this career can generate a very good financial income for you.