PATTERNMAKING 101: SKIRT PATTERNS

Patternmaking 101 will teach students how to create basic pattern blocks and how they are used to make stylized personal patterns. Students will learn what body measurements they need to draft a skirt pattern, how those measurements translate into pattern shapes, and how to recognize style and body shape relationships.

• Draft a basic skirt pattern.
• Learn how to create your own pattern block.
• Picking the best fabric for your skirt to ensure proper technique in spreading and cutting out the pattern.
• Discuss construction that can be used for this type of clothing and equipment for making it.

Patternmaking beginners and folks who are curious about Artisans Asylum's Fiber Arts Shop. Students who are 16 years or older. All students under 18 must be accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a responsible adult.

• Rulers, pattern paper and more! Gift provided with each tool set.

Helena has been in the apparel manufacturing business for over 40 years. Entering the field as a sample-maker, she worked her way up to designing technical apparel patterns for Brands like Susan Bristol, JJill, Brass Clothing, Bennet & Co, and Sterlingwear. She has been teaching technical design and pattern-making since 2012. In her spare time, she quilts, paints watercolors, and is an extreme gardener.