Savile Row Coat Making
for Men's and ladies' jackets

Learn to draft, cut, and construct a bespoke jacket, focusing on fit, structure, and finishing techniques through a blend of demonstrations, practical sessions, and personalised feedback.

 

With all this, you’ll create a garment that embodies both style and craftsmanship.

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Coat making brings together many disciplines such as basting with fullness, pocket making, hand padding, layered stitching, fell stitching and of course the mark of a truly handcrafted suit, the handmade buttonhole.

Week 1

 

Lesson 1:

Introduction to tools, measurement chart, head units, taking measurements and assessing figures

 

Lesson 2:

Pattern drafting and cutting
Using your own measurements, the Rory will demonstrate how to cut the back and fore-part to fit the student or their subject
Cutting the patterns for the sleeves, under-collar and facing

 

Lesson 3:

Cut in cloth
The demonstration will show how to lay the pattern on the cloth, add inlays and cut out the fabric

 

Lesson 4:

Trimming the coat
The demonstration will show how to cut the canvas, linings and pocket pieces

 

Lesson 5:

Making the canvasses
Using both hand and machine sewing techniques the demonstration will show how to make the canvasses which are the foundation on which the coat is laid