Make a Pattern From Your Favourite Garment (4 Hour Pattern-Making Workshop) Have a garment you absolutely love and wish you could make again? Join industry professional Megan McKee-Griffith to learn how to create a working pattern from your favourite piece — so you can reproduce it again and again. This is a specialist, no-sew workshop focused entirely on pattern tracing and garment analysis. WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS COURSE • Learn professional pattern-tracing techniques• Small group workshop (4–5 students only)• Expert guidance from an industry pattern maker• Clear understanding of garment construction• Walk away with a reusable pattern• Calm, focused and supportive studio environment You’ll leave with the knowledge and confidence to recreate a garment you already know and love. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN • How to analyse garment construction• How to trace pattern pieces accurately• Understanding seam allowances and shaping• Estimating fabric requirements• Layout planning for efficient cutting• Professional pattern-making tips and tricks You will take home a complete traced pattern ready to sew at your own pace. Hint… you may wish to bring your new pattern to a BYO class or course to sew it up with guidance. SKILL LEVEL This is NOT a class for beginners or advanced beginners. INTERMEDIATE • Confident sewing garments• Good understanding of seam allowances• Familiar with garment construction ADVANCED • Comfortable analysing garment construction• Looking to deepen pattern-making skills CLASS FORMAT • 4 hour intensive workshop• 4–5 students only• High cutting tables for tracing and measuring• Guided, step-by-step pattern analysis• Supportive, focused studio atmosphere This is a no-sew class. The emphasis is on learning the pattern-making process properly. WHAT’S INCLUDED • 4 hours of expert tuition with Megan• Paper, pencils, tracing wheels and French curve rulers to use and share• A reference layout photo for your garment• Professional insight into pattern construction Tools are available to purchase if you’d like your own set. WHAT TO BRING • A clean garment you wish to copy• Simpler garments work best (pull-on shirts, skirts, elastic waist trousers)• Optional: your own pattern-making tools (tracing wheel, French curve, pencil, eraser) No sewing machine required — this is a pattern-making workshop only. Please avoid garments with zip flies, complex tailoring or detailed jackets due to time constraints. You must email us a photo of your chosen garment prior to class (details provided in your booking confirmation). PRICING 4 hour workshop — $150 READY TO BOOK? 29 May - 10am–2pm – Copy It! with Megan 13 Jun – 9am–1pm – Copy It! with Megan Spaces are strictly limited to 4–5 students to ensure personalised guidance.
