Flat Pattern - Stretchy Knitwear Design

Think of all of the clothes you wear that are stretchy: T-Shirts, Leggings, Bathing Suits, Bralettes, Stretchy Slinky Dresses, Skirts, and tops. Designing those clothes requires special sloper blocks with no darts that will work with stretch fabric. Learn the techniques to create those special blocks and design stretchy garments.

Day - Thursdays

Time - 6:00pm-9:00pm

Note for the session starting April 18th: There won't be class on Thu May 23rd because I'm going to see Neil Young that night! We'll finish the following week on Thu May 30th.

We will meet once a week for 6 weeks. Each week we will focus on a specific garment to design by flat pattern and then sew it up out of stretchy muslin to test it out.  You will be able to add your own design flair to all of the styles that we create.

Week 1 - Dart-less stretchy knit bodice and sleeve foundation

Week 2 - Designing with the dart less bodice and sleeve stretch foundation

Week 3 - Stretch pants/bodysuit foundation

Week 4 - Designing with the pants/bodysuit foundation

Week 5 - Dart less stretchy knit skirt foundation

Week 6 - Designing with the knit  skirt foundation

Prerequisite

Flat Pattern Clothing Design  You need to bring your sloper patterns from that class to week 1.

Supply List

10 yards of stretchy fabric (for mock-ups)

All other supplies needed to pattern draft are provided in the studio for use during class.

Our classes are limited in size (and frequently sell out!). Each person has a station with a sewing machine reserved for them, so no refunds are offered on classes. If you know you'll be missing a class in advance, contact us and we'll see if there's a seat available in a nearby session you could attend.