About this Event
As blueprints of fashion, patterns are the fundamental building blocks for producing clothes. As aesthetic and practical objects that accompany us on a daily basis, clothes inform and mediate our everyday embodied experiences as social beings. A hundred years ago, the majority of people had a close personal relationship to making their clothes through home sewing patterns.
This workshop will explore:
- a basic literacy with and handling of historical paper patterns
- how to read pattern illustrations and diagrams, their markings and guides
- fabric selection and economical layout plans
- how to transfer patterns to fabric through historical basting and chalk methods
- the relevance of laying out to pattern match and to align with fabric grain
- the advantage of testing designs on toiles, and the do’s and don’ts to repairing patterns
This workshop is devised for sewing enthusiasts of various skills: it will cover the basics of pattern literacy for absolute beginners while also providing niche information to advanced pattern sewing nerds.
Additional info: suit 16 +
Max number: 16
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Generator, Packe Street, Loughborough, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
