Workshops & Courses
Pattern Cutting & Sewing a Bespoke Utility Jacket: Three Day Workshop with SarahB
Learn pattern cutting principles and garment making techniques to craft a made to measure utility jacket.
Day 1 will be spent working with paper and drawing materials to draft your pattern.
It’s important to bring your plain (i.e. no stripes, checks or patterns) washed fabric*, thread, buttons, a calculator, pen, note pad and 12 body measurements on the first day.
Measurements and how to take them are shown (for women) in this video . Bring with you the measurements made for instructions :- 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 20, 29, 30, 31 & 33.
For men please follow the instructions in this video which explains and describes 12 measuring requirements.
Day 2 involves cloth cutting and fabric preparation before using many of the stitch-features on MAKE’s Janome sewing machines to begin the making of your jacket.
Day 3 will focus on machine sewing and finishing your jacket.
In the light of what you learn on Day 1 you’ll need to bring your preferred sewing tools with you for the focused stitching times on Days 2 and 3.
The design of the traditional utility jacket is deceptively simple. The construction of all the garment features taught on this course can be adapted, exaggerated & / or modified which there may be time for depending on people’s ability levels. At the pattern cutting and early stage of this course there’ll be lots of time for brainstorming, inspiration, discussion and looking at samples for ideas.
*Three metres of cloth should be enough to make a jacket but fabric width and the size and length to be cut may make a difference to this estimate.
Participants are asked to make an objective decision when sourcing their cloth for this workshop. Plain natural fibre cloth (cotton or linen) of a medium or light weight is recommended.
All participants must be aged 18 years +
This 3-day workshop is designed for participants with an intermediate level of sewing knowledge or experience.
Janome Sewing Machines (M100 QDC) will be provided for each participant.
It is important that all participants come prepared with the requested measurements and equipment listed above to ensure that we do not run short of time.
It’s important to bring your plain (i.e. no stripes, checks or patterns) washed fabric*, thread, buttons, a calculator, pen, note pad and 12 body measurements on the first day.
Measurements and how to take them are shown (for women) in this video . Bring with you the measurements made for instructions :- 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 20, 29, 30, 31 & 33.
For men please follow the instructions in this video which explains and describes 12 measuring requirements.
Day 2 involves cloth cutting and fabric preparation before using many of the stitch-features on MAKE’s Janome sewing machines to begin the making of your jacket.
Day 3 will focus on machine sewing and finishing your jacket.
In the light of what you learn on Day 1 you’ll need to bring your preferred sewing tools with you for the focused stitching times on Days 2 and 3.
The design of the traditional utility jacket is deceptively simple. The construction of all the garment features taught on this course can be adapted, exaggerated & / or modified which there may be time for depending on people’s ability levels. At the pattern cutting and early stage of this course there’ll be lots of time for brainstorming, inspiration, discussion and looking at samples for ideas.
*Three metres of cloth should be enough to make a jacket but fabric width and the size and length to be cut may make a difference to this estimate.
Participants are asked to make an objective decision when sourcing their cloth for this workshop. Plain natural fibre cloth (cotton or linen) of a medium or light weight is recommended.
All participants must be aged 18 years +
This 3-day workshop is designed for participants with an intermediate level of sewing knowledge or experience.
Janome Sewing Machines (M100 QDC) will be provided for each participant.
It is important that all participants come prepared with the requested measurements and equipment listed above to ensure that we do not run short of time.
