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

Rozelle Campus

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