Pattern Making

The ladies pants pattern

What you'll learn
Draw the basic block with your own measurements by following the attached instructions as explained in the course videos.
Make the mockup which is a test garment out of calico fabric.
Learn how to do the fitting and pinning and do different pattern changes for the perfect fit.
By the end of the course your pants block will be ready to be used as your basic pattern.
Requirements
You need the basic sewing skills to do this course.
Description
If you struggle with the fitting of commercial pants patterns and want to have the knowledge of pattern making and pattern changing, to sew your own pants that fits you well, this course will be the right choice for you. In this course, you will learn how to take the correct measurements and then by following the attached pdf instructions, as well as the video instructions, I take you step by step through the drawing of your pants pattern block.  After drawing the pattern block you have to make the mock-up, this is necessary to get a good fitting, as we use a standard formula from which we draw the pattern, and our bodies are most of the time different than standard sizes. The mock-up is a test replica of the pattern, made out of calico fabric, therefore you need to have the basic sewing skills to sew your mockup. I will teach you how to do the fitting and pinning of the mock-up and also how to do the different pattern changes to get the perfect fit. By the end of the course your pants pattern block will be ready to be used as your basic pattern, which you can use to manipulate into your own styled patterns.

Overview

Section 1: The ladies pants pattern drawing

Lecture 1 L1 Preparations

Lecture 2 L2 Draw the front pattern

Lecture 3 L3 Draw the back pattern

Lecture 4 L4 The mock-up

Lecture 5 L5 Take in the sides

Lecture 6 L6 Take out the horizontal fold

Lecture 7 L7 Lift the waistline at the back

Lecture 8 L8 Add a fly-front to your pattern

Lecture 9 L9 Manipulate your pants pattern into a bootleg pattern

This course is developed for beginners to more experienced sewers.