Is This You?
Mastered the basic pattern cutting skills, and not sure what to do next.
Dreaming of making your own show stopping dress for a special occasion?
But stuck creating dresses that don’t stay up, don’t fit and definitely don’t look how you imagined they would.
Confused by endless YouTube tutorials, contradicting opinions and overly technical books.
Struggling to understand delicate and complex inner garment construction?
Frustrated by hours spent on Google looking for a simple answer to your questions?
Imagine If You Could...
Learn from an expert pattern cutter, specialising in luxury occasion wear
Analyse, plan & draft complex dress patterns that work time and time again
Confidently decide what support and inner construction dresses need for an effortless fit
Embrace your creativity and have fun designing dramatic dresses
Meet & learn with like minded students from around the globe
If you’re finding yourself nodding along to all this, you’re not alone…
My students often come to me with a special project in mind.
Often it’s a wedding dress or bridesmaid dresses,
Sometimes it’s a dress for an event or a prom.
But they all have the same problem…they’re struggling to create a professional, luxurious finish, fit and feel on their own!
I’ll tell you what I always tell them first…
The most important part of an occasion dress is the inside construction, that’s where the real magic is!
Which Is Why I Created This Program
Design & Draft Evening Dresses
A six week program where I teach a small group of students how to draft complex details, silhouettes and intricate evening dress designs.
This program takes a special focus on the inner construction needed for each design, and how you can use these skills in other designs (including your own!)
Embrace your creativity by designing and drafting show stopping gowns and evening dresses straight from your dreams!
Hear From Past Students
Here's What You Get When You Join
Weekly live Q&A sessions
Interactive live sessions where I answer all of your questions, share extra tips and we brainstorm creative ideas together.
Step by step tutorials and guides
The videos, guides and notes in this course break down the designing, analysing & drafting process into bite sized simple pieces.
Unlimited access to all course content
Come back and rewatch the videos as many times as you like, even after the course ends.
Small, supportive class with like minded students
Spaces are limited to keep the virtual classroom feeling intimate and friendly. Get involved to collaborate, share ideas and grow with your fellow students.
In depth break down of the designing & drafting process
I’ll be with you every step, guiding you through the designing, planning, analysing and drafting process, until we get to your dream dress.
Individual support & feedback on your work
Share your work in our group sessions and I’ll give individual feedback and help right there. No more trawling through Google…I’m here to help!
Class Schedule
1st of July 2024 – 12th of August 2024
This course is run over specific dates, using a mixture of weekly live sessions and recorded video tutorials.
Why is it only available on specific dates?
- It gives you some accountability (no more unfinished online courses!)
- You’ll meet your fellow students in the live sessions
- You have the chance to ask questions directly to me in the live Q&A sessions
- You can rewatch, rewind and replay the video tutorials as many times are you want
- You can do the class work and projects in your own time, no matter the time zone (except the live sessions of course!)
- All the live sessions are recorded so if you can’t make it then you can catch up later
This is where we all meet, go through some tips, what to expect and how to approach your learning over the next six weeks.
*After the session students will be given access to the course videos & notes. And asked to complete module 1 of the course.
It’s time for any questions that you have about module 1 and some brainstorming about how you think we can change the design to create different variations of it.
*After the session students will be asked to complete module 2 of the course.
Module 2 taught you a new dress, and you’re bound to have questions and thoughts. This is your time to ask and share!
We’ll also be discussing ways that we can make changes to the design and customise it.
*After the session students will be asked to complete module 3 of the course.
Module 3 taught you a more complex design with new ideas and techniques. This session is where we discuss your questions, thoughts and how you can use those new ideas to create unique designs of your own.
*After the session students will be asked to complete module 4 of the course.
By this point you’ve finished learning how to draft my favourite four designs. Now it’s time to answer any questions that you have and get talking about how you’re going to design your own dress for the class project!
(This is also a week that gives you a little breathing space and time to catch up if you’ve fallen behind)
*After the session students will be asked to design their own evening dress
This is your class project check in. Share your design with the class and ask any questions that you have about drafting the pattern for it.
*After the session students will be asked to draft the pattern for their design
Our final session together is where you share your finished project with the class. You’ll share your design and pattern, and any lessons learnt along the way!
Meet Your Teacher
Hello! I’m Kate, a professional pattern cutter and creator of Project Patterns.
The last ten years of my life have been spent making patterns for some of the top designers in London.
I’ve seen my creations on the catwalks, royals and red carpets, and now I want to share my knowledge and love of pattern cutting with the world so that everyone can create their dream clothes.
I love pattern cutting and truly believe that anyone can learn to draft their own patterns, and have some fun at the same time!
You can learn more about me here.
FAQ's
This course is for you if:
- You have mastered the basics of dart rotation and other basic pattern cutting skills and want to learn to draft more complex styles.
- You want to challenge your pattern cutting skills and learn more about construction and fabrics.
- You are looking to take your sewing and pattern cutting to the next level.
Yes. You need to familiar with basic dart rotation, slash and spread and know how to add things like seam allowance.
Yes! This course has 7 live Q&A session where you can ask questions.
No problem! All the live sessions are recorded and a link to watch the recording is sent to all students after the session takes place.
Yes! At checkout you can select from two payment plan options:
1. Paypal “Pay in 3” option allows you to split the payment over 3 instalments over 3 months.
2. Klarna “Pay in 3” option allows you to split the payment over 3 instalments over 3 months.
Simply go through the check out process to find these options.
You can also pay in full using credit cards, Paypal, Gpay and Apple pay.
You have life-time access to the whole course so you can come back and revisit any of the lessons in the future.
Absolutely. We all take in new information in a variety of different ways, so there is written content to go alongside each video tutorial.
This course comes with half scale bodice and skirt blocks for you to practice with. You’ll find them as downloads in the course that can be printed on an A4 printer at home.
