Pattern Drafting Six Day BEGINNER Course (Womenswear)

Six days of practical content and hands-on delivery that covers measuring techniques, drafting, toiling and fitting techniques.

This is a beginner DRAFTING course. Not a beginner sewing course. Delegates must have a basic to fair knowledge in clothes assembly, so that you can assemble the patterns that you generate.

This course frees you up from shop bought patterns, allowing you to break away from standardised clothes sizes. Ideal if you wish to explore and improve fit. Ideal if you are curious about how sizing is generated and how your own personal measurements can be used.

This course is ideal for learners who:

* Already have a sewing background.

* Have perhaps used shop bought patterns to make garments.

* Are industry professionals as part of work based training.

* Are keen home sewing enthusiasts.

* Are degree or masters students of fashion/costume.

This is a six day course and is split into day-pairs. Two-days teaching followed by a break for independent sewing/learning time...before the next two days of teaching.

The advantage of this 'gapped' delivery is that it takes away time pressure when learning. You will be doing lots of work in the sessions but will also be given independent homework tasks. The date 'gaps' allow time to stop, rest, reflect, repeat, correct, explore the independent work.

The course will be held at the Burton Street Foundation, home to scenes from the film 'The Full Monty'. A lovely site featuring historical period buildings and situated in the thriving suburb of Hillsborough, Sheffield.

It is a 15min tram-ride from the city centre and virtually door-to-door from the train station, via the tram. There is lots of free parking at the site and also on-street parking free of charge. The venue has accommodation within 5 min walking distance at the historical Garrison Hotel, for anybody wanting to make a weekend of it and book an overnight stay.

The course will run 10am-4pm on 3x Friday and Saturday, (Nov 13th/14th, Nov 20th/21st and Dec 4th/5th) with a group lunch organised at a local café or restaurant in the suburb. There are dozens of independent cafés, bistros and bakeries within a 2 minute walk of the venue, as well as a large park 10 minutes away. And on one of the lunch breaks you will be escorted and left at a fabric and haberdashery shop that's just 3 minutes away...for anybody wanting to add to their fabric treasure trove.