Pattern Drafting
for Bespoke Menswear
On this page, you will find a copy of the full six week syllabus
Whether you are a novice or a professional, you will learn everything you need to know to venture into the bespoke tailoring trade confident of success.
Pattern drafting isn’t just about following a system. It has as much to do about assessing figures, studying posture and recognising the idiosyncrasies of the human form that make us all unique to one another.
Week 1
Lesson 1:
Introduction to tools, measurement chart and head units;
Students will take turns measuring one another to become competent in assessing figures
Lesson 2:
Straight leg draft topsides
The student will start with this draft and begin to memorise it as it is the base for all those that follow
Lesson 3:
Straight leg topside and undersides
Following lesson 2, the underside draft varies very little between each leg figuration
Lesson 4:
Closed leg topside and undersides
Also known as knock knees, the closed leg is characterised as a figure with no spacing between the knees
Lesson 5:
Bow leg trousers and pigeon toe trousers
A bow leg figure has a spacing of four fingers or more between the knees. The pigeon toe figure has knock knees and a spacing between the heels.
Pattern Drafting
for Bespoke Menswear
Online
Whether you are a novice or a professional you will learn everything you need to know to venture into the bespoke tailoring trade confident of success.
3 classes per week for 13 weeks
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2 classes per week for 20 weeks
Unlike the in-house courses, the pattern drafting course is not hosted on fixed dates but can be scheduled at any time throughout the year depending on availability.
Lesson 1:
Intro- Measurement chart
Straight legs topside
Lesson 2:
Straight leg topsides and undersides
Lesson 3:
Closed leg topsides and undersides
Function of seat angle
Lesson 4:
Bow leg topsides and undersides
Lesson 5:
Pigeon toed topsides and undersides
Lesson 6:
Duckfoot topsides and undersides
Lesson 7:
Opening and closing of legs
Lesson 8:
Slim fit straight legs