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FOUR-PART PATTERNMAKING SERIES

Sloper Series

Build a custom pattern library designed specifically for your body.

Across four beginner-friendly classes, you’ll draft the foundational patterns used to create countless garment designs: a skirt, pants, bodice, and sleeve sloper.

FOUR-PART PATTERNMAKING SERIES

Sloper Series

Build a custom pattern library designed specifically for your body.

Across four beginner-friendly classes, you’ll draft the foundational patterns used to create countless garment designs: a skirt, pants, bodice, and sleeve sloper.

A starting point for anything you want to make.

A sloper — sometimes called a block — is a simple, fitted pattern created from your measurements. It doesn’t include design details or seam allowance. Instead, it acts as a reusable foundation that you can trace, alter, and transform into future garments.

A starting point for anything you want to make.

A sloper — sometimes called a block — is a simple, fitted pattern created from your measurements. It doesn’t include design details or seam allowance. Instead, it acts as a reusable foundation that you can trace, alter, and transform into future garments.

CUSTOM-FITTED

Drafted from your own body measurements rather than a standardized size chart.

REUSABLE

Transferred to poster board so it can be traced again and again.

DESIGNED TO EVOLVE

Use it as the foundation for new silhouettes, details, and garment ideas.

CUSTOM-FITTED

Drafted from your own body measurements rather than a standardized size chart.

REUSABLE

Transferred to poster board so it can be traced again and again.

DESIGNED TO EVOLVE

Use it as the foundation for new silhouettes, details, and garment ideas.

Learn. Test. Adjust. Repeat.

Each class is held three weeks after the previous session, giving you time to test your pattern, sew a muslin, make adjustments, and return with questions before moving on to the next piece.

Each class is held three weeks after the previous session, giving you time to test your pattern, sew a muslin, make adjustments, and return with questions before moving on to the next piece.

Learn. Test. Adjust. Repeat.

Each class is held three weeks after the previous session, giving you time to test your pattern, sew a muslin, make adjustments, and return with questions before moving on to the next piece.

Each class is held three weeks after the previous session, giving you time to test your pattern, sew a muslin, make adjustments, and return with questions before moving on to the next piece.

CLASS 01

Draft your sloper

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AT HOME

Sew a test garment

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NEXT CLASS

Bring questions and adjustments

CLASS 01

Draft your sloper

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AT HOME

Sew a test garment

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NEXT CLASS

Bring questions and adjustments

Class 01 – Skirt

JULY 28 · 6:30–8:30 PM
Custom Skirt Sloper

Learn the foundations of patternmaking by using your measurements to draft a reusable basic skirt pattern.

Individual class: $75

Class 01 – Skirt

JULY 28 · 6:30–8:30 PM
Custom Skirt Sloper

Learn the foundations of patternmaking by using your measurements to draft a reusable basic skirt pattern.

Individual class: $75

Class 02 – Pants

AUGUST 18 · 6:30–8:30 PM
Custom Pant Sloper

Draft a personalized pant foundation that can later be adapted into a range of trouser and short designs.

Individual class: $75

Class 02 – Pants

AUGUST 18 · 6:30–8:30 PM
Custom Pant Sloper

Draft a personalized pant foundation that can later be adapted into a range of trouser and short designs.

Individual class: $75

Class 03 – Bodice

SEPTEMBER 8 · 6:30–8:30 PM
Custom Bodice Sloper

Create a fitted bodice foundation using your measurements — the starting point for tops, dresses, jackets, and more.

Individual class: $75

Class 03 – Bodice

SEPTEMBER 8 · 6:30–8:30 PM
Custom Bodice Sloper

Create a fitted bodice foundation using your measurements — the starting point for tops, dresses, jackets, and more.

Individual class: $75

Class 04 – Sleeve

SEPTEMBER 29 · 6:30–8:30 PM
Custom Sleeve Sloper

Complete your pattern library by drafting a sleeve designed to coordinate with your personalized bodice sloper.

Individual class: $75

Class 04 – Sleeve

SEPTEMBER 29 · 6:30–8:30 PM
Custom Sleeve Sloper

Complete your pattern library by drafting a sleeve designed to coordinate with your personalized bodice sloper.

Individual class: $75

BUILD THE COMPLETE SET

 

 

Attend all four classes and leave the series with a personalized foundation for drafting skirts, pants, bodices, and sleeves.

Purchase classes individually for $75 each, or save $50 with the complete Sloper Series Pass.

BUILD THE COMPLETE SET

Attend all four classes and leave the series with a personalized foundation for drafting skirts, pants, bodices, and sleeves.

 

Purchase classes individually for $75 each, or save $50 with the complete Sloper Series Pass.

4 CLASSES
$250 SERIES PASS
$50 SAVINGS

Get the Series Pass

4 CLASSES
$250 SERIES PASS
$50 SAVINGS

Get the Series Pass

What’s included:

→ Guided drafting instruction

→ Poster board

→ Use of classroom drafting tools

→ Your completed reusable sloper

Experience level:

→ No previous patternmaking experience is required. Basic sewing knowledge will be helpful when testing your patterns between classes.

What to bring:

→ Wear close-fitting clothing for accurate measurements.

→ Bring a notebook and something to write with.

→ Bring your previous sloper or muslin to later sessions.

What’s included:

→ Guided drafting instruction

→ Poster board

→ Use of classroom drafting tools

→ Your completed reusable sloper

Experience level:

→ No previous patternmaking experience is required. Basic sewing knowledge will be helpful when testing your patterns between classes.

What to bring:

→ Wear close-fitting clothing for accurate measurements.

→ Bring a notebook and something to write with.

→ Bring your previous sloper or muslin to later sessions.

Make clothing from a pattern that begins with you.

Make clothing from a pattern that begins with you.