Pattern Making from a Garment Workshop
Learn how to recreate your favourite clothing with our Textile & Fashion short courses in Sydney!
Do you have a well-loved dress, top, skirt, or pair of trousers that you wish you could replicate in a different fabric or colour?
In this one-day, hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to create a pattern from an existing garment—without unpicking a single stitch.
No prior pattern-making experience is needed, and beginners are welcome. This is a non-sewing workshop, focused entirely on pattern tracing and garment replication.
Join us for a practical and inspiring workshop that will give you the skills to reproduce your favourite clothes with confidence!
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this Pattern Making from a Garment Workshop, you should be able to:
- Trace a pattern from your garment while maintaining its original structure
- Apply techniques to ensure accuracy, including grain lines and seam allowances
- Modify your pattern by adjusting the fit, length, or design details such as sleeves
- Understand how to apply these principles to future garments.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with a cardboard block pattern of your chosen garment, ready for use in future sewing projects.
Course Content
- How to accurately trace a pattern from your garment
- Key pattern-making principles, including grain lines and seam allowances
- Techniques to adjust the pattern for different fits, such as:
- Making it bigger or smaller
- Lengthening or shortening
- Adding sleeves or other design elements
- Tips and tricks to ensure the pattern is accurate and easy to use
Intended Audience
Who is this Pattern Making from a Garment Workshop for?
This workshop is ideal for sewing enthusiasts of all skill levels who want to recreate a favourite piece from their wardrobe. No prior pattern-making experience is necessary, and no sewing is required during the class.
Course venue
2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd on the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)
Additional Information
What to Bring
Garments:
- Bring one or two garments you’d like to reproduce. You will complete at least one pattern in class, and depending on the style and your pace, you may start a second.
Essential tools:
- Ruler and tape measure
- Pencils, eraser, sharpener, marker pens
- Tracing wheel and pins
- Paper and cardboard scissors
- Stapler
- Notebook and pen
Other items:
- Water and snacks for the day
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Course testimonials:
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Robyn said: We learned and learned and learned in very pleasant company.
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Grace said: As a very nervous sewist, Nola’s confidence and enthusiasm are infectious. She provides clear instructions and excellent levels of personal support and direction to each member of the class, as needed. I’m so delighted with my new pattern and can’t wait to make it up. Thank you Nola!
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Monique said: Nola is amazing as always, and the class was insightful and I learnt a lot!