Okay, okay, I know this isn’t BIG news since most of you who follow me on Instagram already know about this. And since I’ve mentioned it in a couple of my Facebook groups, this is probably not even that exciting anymore.
BUT YOU GUYS! I am teaching a master course at Burdastyle.com! EXCITING, right?! And I finally have all the nitty-gritty details to share with you!
The course is called Digital Pattern Design with Adobe Illustrator, and it’s a little bit different than my Pattern Workshop course since it’s specifically targeted to women who want to design their own patterns (not necessarily to sell). It will go more in-depth into the creation of blocks and will include detailed instructions and calculations for creating the following:
- Close-fitting bodice/sleeve block (wovens)
- Close-fitting body/sleeve block (knits)
- Simple trouser block (wovens)
- Tailored skirt block (wovens)
Unlike Pattern Workshop, however, it will not include any of the videos on marketing, selling, creating illustrations or putting together pattern instructions in InDesign. It WILL include how to tile and grade patterns digitally. The course begins July 28 and runs eight weeks. The cost is $129 (a STEAL for the amount of information contained!), and you can register and see more details here!
In the first session, students will learn the ins and outs of Adobe Illustrator as it applies to patternmaking. Next, I’ll show you how to create Google Sheets that help you to easily calculate all the measurements you’ll need for the block creation process. Then, we’ll create four blocks that can be used to build a whole library of blocks based on your own measurements so you can quickly and easily create your own patterns right from your computer. You’ll be able to apply the knowledge learned during the creation of those four blocks to create all kinds of blocks – outerwear, easy-fitting clothing, lingerie, activewear, etc.
Pretty snazzy, eh?! Just imagine seeing an outfit in a magazine or on Pinterest, and then re-creating it in pattern form right on your laptop/desktop computer! And sewing it that same day!
Once that’s done, the fun really begins. I’ll show you how to use Illustrator’s tools to modify basic blocks for an infinite number of styles. And finally, we’ll add seam allowances and tile the patterns for at-home printing. I KNOW. I’ll even show you how to grade your pattern into other sizes in case you fancy that sort of thing. (And the editors at BurdaStyle.com tell me you do!)
If you don’t have any experience drafting patterns or using Illustrator, don’t sweat it. I recommend purchasing Metric Pattern Cutting for Women’s Wear by Winifred Aldrich to help you along (although any patternmaking book with block instructions will do – this is the one I use in the examples). Some measurements (yours or the ones provided in the course), that book and my course are really all you need to get going. Really! I promise!
So whether you’re a beginning pattern drafter or one with 30 years of experience and a degree in fashion design, this course is for you. Stop with all the tracing paper and start designing digitally. No more taping, re-tracing, measuring and wasted muslin. (Okay, you might still waste a little muslin.) Take it all digital and spend your time designing and sewing instead of planting your face firmly in your palm.
REGISTER NOW!
Space is limited. 
xoxo
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