What you'll learn
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
Course tutors
Nola Dennis
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<p>Learn how to recreate your favourite clothing with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/textiles-fashion">Textile & Fashion short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>
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...There will be time for a short lunch break.
Early bird discount ends 7 April!
<p>Learn how to recreate your favourite clothing with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/textiles-fashion">Textile & Fashion short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>
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...There will be time for a short lunch break.
Early bird discount ends 2 May!
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