Pattern-making Course

Learn professional pattern cutting at this six week course in London.



4 hours Class size 1 to 10 guests    

  £355 - £395 (Earlybird price of £355 applies if you book into a public session 14+ days ahead)

Learn professional pattern cutting in London with this six-week workshop, which meets once a week for a four-hour practical session. Each week builds on the last, so you can grow your skills step by step through guided instruction, pattern drafting, adapting and fitting, at a pace that suits you.
Pattern cutting can feel like a mystery from the outside, but this course shows you how patterns are constructed, not just how to follow them. You don't need any prior experience to join. You'll work through clear, step-by-step guidance with plenty of direct support as you learn how shape, balance and fit come together, and questions are welcome at every stage.
Across the 6-week course, you'll work with paper patterns, measurements and practical drafting tools as you move through each stage:
Workshop Structure: Foundation
Module 1: Introduction to Professional Pattern Cutting
  • Introduction to professional pattern cutting using the 1/4 scale method
  • Taking measurements and drafting a basic skirt block
  • Understanding pattern shape, balance and proportion
  • Developing your block into a four-gored skirt
  • Practical fitting, corrections and pattern refinement
  • Reviewing your pattern work and taking home your drafted patterns
Studio Activity:
Taking body measurements + drafting setup.
Module 2: Drafting a Skirt Block and adapting it to a fashion skirt.
Creating a professional garment block from measurements.
You will learn:
professional drafting methods.
balance and proportions.
Studio Activity:
Drafting a full-scale skirt block.
Drafting + first toile fitting
Intermediate Studio Development
Students learn:
skirt foundations
movement and fit
Date: 08/01/2027 to 12/02/2027; classes are run every Friday.
Small-group teaching with an experienced fashion designer, pattern-cutting specialist and educator means you'll have friendly, expert guidance throughout. By the end of the six weeks, you'll have a firmer grasp of professional pattern cutting and the confidence to adapt and refine your own patterns, plus your own drafted block and pattern pieces to take home as a keepsake of everything you've made.

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Upcoming dates for Pattern-making Course

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 16 Oct 2026, 12:09am; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

2 upcoming dates between 8 Jan 2027 and 5 Mar 2027.

  • Fri 8 Jan 2027, 11am-3pm
  • Fri 5 Mar 2027, 11am-3pm
What you'll get
Pattern papers and calico for sample making.
What to bring
Bring a pen and a small folder to store your pattern-making work.
Location

Edmonton Green Library, South Mall, London

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Your teacher

Stephanie Williams Phillips
Stephanie Williams Phillips

female Women-owned

When I studied pattern-making at university, I found that some of the traditional teaching methods were difficult to follow. As someone with dyslexia, I often needed to see the process differently before it truly made sense.
Rather than giving up, I began developing my own visual approach to pattern cutting, breaking each stage into simple, logical steps that helped me understand not only how to draft a pattern, but why each step mattered.
As I shared this approach with fellow students, many found they understood pattern-making more clearly, too. Their encouragement inspired me to carry this teaching method into my professional career.
Today, after years of teaching fashion and pattern cutting, I continue to use this approach because I have seen how it builds confidence, removes the fear from technical drafting, and helps students create their own patterns with understanding rather than simply copying instructions.
My aim is not just to teach you how to draft a pattern, but to help you understand the principles behind it, so you leave with skills you can use independently in your own creative practice.
Students often tell me that they finally understand pattern making because every stage is explained visually and logically rather than simply demonstrated.

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