Pattern Making Basics Workshop
Discover how the clothes you wear are really made. In this two-hour pattern making workshop in Manchester you will learn how patterns work, take your measurements properly and draft your first simple pattern step by step, ready to take home and use.
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What you will learn
- What a pattern is and how a flat paper shape becomes a garment
- Taking accurate body measurements and recording them correctly
- Reading pattern markings: grain lines, notches and seam allowances
- Drafting a simple basic pattern with clear guided steps
- Checking and correcting your lines like a professional pattern maker
- How to use your first pattern to make or adapt your own clothes
How the session runs
Measurements: how to take them and why each one matters.
How patterns work: markings, grain lines and seam allowances.
Drafting your own simple pattern with one-to-one guidance.
Checking your pattern, questions and next steps.
Who it is for
Complete beginners and home sewists who want to stop relying on shop-bought patterns. No experience needed.
Your tutor
A fashion designer and pattern maker working professionally since 1992, teaching students across the UK and the Arab world.
Recognised training
Run by Anna Stella London Ltd, an approved CPD provider (no. 786956) listed on the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN 10101185).
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to know how to sew?
No. This pattern making workshop in Manchester is about drafting on paper, so you do not need sewing skills. Everything is explained from the beginning.
What do I take home?
Your own first pattern, your measurements chart and your notes, so you can repeat the method at home.
What comes next?
After the basics you can book a private pattern making lesson to draft a block that fits you or a pattern from your own design.
Book your place
Ready to join? Pay securely by Stripe below. At checkout you choose your preferred session and add your phone number, and we confirm your exact date with you by WhatsApp within 24 hours.
10% off when you book directly on our website. The discount is applied automatically at checkout.
Book now · save 10%Secure payment by Stripe. Choose your preferred session at checkout and we will confirm your date by WhatsApp within 24 hours.
Visit the studio
Anna Stella Fashion Academy
200 Mauldeth Road, Manchester M19 1AJ
Questions before you book? Call or message us on +44 7555 243773.
More workshops
Pattern making, alterations, fashion design on iPad, private lessons and our draping course, all at the same studio.
