If you’ve ever struggled to get a bodice to fit you just right, and found the idea of pattern alteration more than a bit daunting, then this class is for you! During this two-day intensive class, Elisalex of By Hand London sewing patterns will guide you through the fitting and alteration process for 2-3 common bodices: a regular darted bodice, a princess seamed bodice and – if we have time! – a kimono bodice. By the end of the 2 day workshop, you will not only have 2-3 new bodice blocks that fit your body like a dream, but all the tools and confidence to tackle the fitting of other patterns as well!
27th and 28th July 2019
10:00am – 5:00pm
STUDENTS WILL LEARN:
+ To accurately take their own and others’ body measurements
+ Full bust adjustments for a darted bodice
+ Small bust adjustment for a darted bodice
+ Full bust adjustment for a princess seamed bodice
+ Small bust adjustment for a princess seamed bodice
+ Full bust adjustment for a kimono bodice (if we have time)
+ Small bust adjustment for a kimono bodice (if we have time)
+ Lengthening and shortening a bodice
+ How to raise and lower bust darts
+ How to fix a gapey back neckline
+ How to fix a tight back rounded shoulders
+ How to alter for a swayback
+ How to raise or lower a neckline
+ How to diagnose fit issues that can’t be spotted on measurements alone
+ How to make pattern alterations to the paper pattern
+ How to make pattern alterations to a toile
Please note that this class will end up being structured according to the individual needs of the students; not everyone will have to make the same alterations, and some other fit issues not mentioned above may come up, and will be addressed. The aim of the class is to arm each student with the tools and know-how in order to make bodices to fit their own body, plus a broader understanding of pattern alteration in general from seeing other alterations being performed.
CLASS INCLUDES:
+ The bodice pattern pieces of three BHL patterns within the following categories: Flora OR Holly, Elisalex OR Kim, Anna OR Zeena (please let us know in advance your choice of three)
+ A complimentary download of the three patterns they worked on during class
+ Refreshments including lunch on both days
+ Toile supplies: calico, pattern paper, tape, pens & pencils, scissors, rulers etc (if you have your own portable tool kit, please feel free to bring it along)
+ Sewing machine and the usual dressmaking tools such as tape measures, fabric scissors, thread, pins etc
STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BRING:
+ A notebook and pen to take notes
+ A camera / phone to take process pictures (optional, but helpful!)
WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?
This class is for confident beginners who have previous experience working from a sewing pattern, and have already made a few garments.
TEACHER BIO
Elisalex is one of the founders behind independent sewing pattern house By Hand London. Passionate about empowering women with the tools and skills to make great clothes that fit and flatter, she has been teaching students to sew and adjust their patterns for five years, both in person and through their extensive online sewalongs. This class focuses exclusively on fitting techniques for multiple bodice constructions, something that Elisalex has been excitedly dreaming and scheming for a while.
Please email us at info@likesewamazing.com if you would like to reserve a place or set a payment plan for this course.
