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About The Course
This womenswear pattern cutting course has been designed for creatives as a great first step towards setting up their own pattern cutting business or careers as professionals in pattern cutting. This course starts with an introduction to the industry standard blocks and step by step through the core skills of pattern reading and style interpretation.
Creatives will be introduced to various pattern cutting methods to explore their creativity in Pattern drafting/ Draping/ Blocks / Free hand pattern cutting/ Commercial patterns. Creatives will then move on to use this knowledge to alter different parts of the pattern pieces, practicing many variations of styles over an extended period of study whilst under the guidance of a specialist.
Creatives will learn how to move darts to change the look of a garment as well as creating ease or a tighter fit. Creatives are also taught how to create varying silhouettes and how to adapt patterns for different types of daywear fabrics.
Through this process of development creatives will be able to interpret fashion designs and illustrations of daywear and eveningwear garments into their own patterns.
Creatives leave the course with a comprehensive file of pattern samples in both paper and fabric.
This course covers all content included in Introduction to womenswear pattern cutting alongside more advanced techniques.
What You Will Learn
Introduction to Pattern Cutting
Measurements / Size Charts
Pattern Signs and Symbols
Draping Pattern Cutting
Pattern Breakdown/ Analysis
Measurements / Size Charts
Pattern Drafting / Adaptations
Commercial Patterns
Free Hand Pattern Cutting
The Asemnyra’s Block Anatomy
The Natalia Bray Block Anatomy
Dart Manipulations
Fit Analysis / Corrections
Pattern Grading
Skirts and Adaptations
Collars / Necklines/ Pockets
Design Explorations for Creative Pattern Cutting
Fashion Illustrations interpretation for pattern cutting
Pattern Codes / Tags/ Presentation / Storage
Toile Making
Entry Requirements
- Basic Knowledge in Garment Construction / Pattern Making
- Ability to write, understand and communicate with English
- 17 years of age and above
- Must have passion for Fashion
Key Information
Certificate In Womenswear Pattern Cutting Technology.
This Course is approved by Council of Higher Education (CHE – South Africa) and National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI).