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Pattern Cutting Fundamentals: Sleeves, Armholes and Necklines

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Changing armholes, sleeves and necklines isn’t quite as easy as it looks. This online course breaks down the concept of contouring the pattern to ensure that the garment still fits after changing the pattern. You will learn how to combine contouring with slash and spread to create new necklines, armholes and sleeves including raglan and bishop sleeves. This course is the fourth course of the Pattern Cutting Fundamentals Course Series, covering essential beginner pattern cutting knowledge and techniques.

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Who is it for?

Junior Pattern Cutters, Garment Technicians or entry level Fashion Graduates, working in brands and retailers or clothing manufacturers, or working as freelancers/independents.
Learners must have a basic understanding of garment construction and have mastered dart rotation and adding volume. It is also recommended that learners have completed course 1, Introduction to Pattern Cutting, course 2, Dart Manipulation, and course 3, Pleats, Gathers and Frills of the Pattern Cutting Fundamentals Series.

How will you learn?

This highly practical self-paced course includes video instructions for every lesson as well as worksheets, quizzes and discussions.

All participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Project Patterns Certificate of Completion.

What will you learn?

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

1. Understand and use the concept of contouring

2. Draft a range of different necklines including a boat neck, deep round neck, square neck, wrap top and a one shoulder top

3. Draft a range of different armholes including a dropped shoulder, racer armhole and halter neck

4. Draft a range of sleeves including a bishop sleeve, lantern sleeve, tulip sleeve, raglan sleeve and a kimono sleeve

5. Draft both closed and open cuffs

Kathryn Roberts

Course Instructor

Kathryn is a London based pattern cutter with over 8 years of industry experience working for both luxury brands such as Peter Pilotto and Emila Wickstead as well as high street mega brands including Topshop, Ted Baker and River Island.
She is the founder and teacher of Project Patterns, an online space which she created to share her love and enthusiasm for all things pattern cutting related. She is also one half of the popular podcast Fashion Half Cut.

About Project Patterns

Project Patterns is an education platform focusing on opening up the world of pattern cutting.
Starting as a humble blog in 2018 the business has grown into a learning platform offering free pattern cutting resources, online courses, one to one tuition and in person workshops around the UK. Their mission is to demystify the art of pattern cutting for industry professionals, small business owners and sewers.

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