Ready to take your pattern making skills further! This intermediate course builds on foundational drafting knowledge and focuses on accuracy, fit, and design application. This is a continuation of our learning from the beginner level. Students will refine skirt and bodice blocks, draft and adjust a basic pants block, and explore pattern manipulation techniques.

Through guided drafting, analysis, and creative development, you will learn how to assess balance, correct fit issues, and transform blocks into garment designs with confidence. By the end of the course, you will have developed refined blocks and applied them to original skirt, pants, or bodice designs ideal for students who have completed a basic patternmaking course and are ready to expand their technical skills and creative capability.

Course Outline:

• Block accuracy and fit analysis
• Full-scale skirt block refinement
• Pants theory and measurements
• Drafting the pants block
• Fitting and adjusting pants
• Bodice and sleeve development
• Pattern manipulation and design application
• Mini project

Learning Outcomes:

• Independently develop a garment pattern
• Identify fit issues and correct or learn adjustments
• Become more confident in patternmaking

What to bring:

• Bring your created block from beginners class.
• Notebook
• paper scissors
• marker
• cardboard or large sheets of paper for patternmaking
• Pencil
• ruler
• tape measure

About the Tutor:

'Mora Cura brings over 35 years of experience in the fashion industry to her teaching. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Applied Fashion Design and Technology and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116). After a long career in the industry, Mora transitioned into teaching and now shares her passion for fashion, sewing, and design through practical, beginner-friendly classes. Her aim is to make sewing approachable, enjoyable, and empowering for all students.'

Other Information:

• To ensure resources are ready for you at the start of your course, we ask you ideally enrol at least one week before the course commences.
• All courses need a minimum number of students to run ("we try our hardest to get those") . If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled before the commencement and you will be informed.