Gerber Pattern Making & Grading

  • Program Duration: 14 weeks x 20 Hours a week
  • Lecture: 8 hrs a week
  • Lab: 12 hrs a week
  • Lead Instructors: Jessica Hsu, and Chay Clayton
  • Semester start: Jan, May and Sept

Price: Domestic $6,495

Installment Plans Available

International $8,450.00

Gerber Pattern Making & Grading

Overview

Gerber pattern making examines every aspect of pattern making and grading using Gerber AccuMark Pattern Design software (V13) and focuses on specific job responsibilities often assigned to apparel pattern makers and graders.

Rather than focus solely on software commands, this class incorporates invaluable insight gained from the professor’s extensive experience as an industry insider. Lessons, exercises, and quizzes focus not only on teaching the software, but also on preparing students to be successful industry professionals.

This module also covers pattern creation, drafting, digitizing, plotting, knock offs, data conversion, technical specification sheets, and costing of markers. Some manual pattern making experience is recommended to take this course.

 
 

“The Gerber Full Time module was incredibly thorough. I learned the software as well as how to pattern make, grade, create makers and calculate efficiencies. I had over 12 hours a week on the Gerber System which is unheard of at any other school. I love The Cut, it far exceeded my expectations.”

— Shae Whitikar, Gerber Accumark, Patternmaking and Grading Graduate
 
 

Classes Include

 
 
 

Introduction to Gerber

  • Understand Gerber AccuMark sequence of operations.
  • Learn Data Input – How pattern shapes are digitized and entered in the pattern making system.
  • Work with Gerber menu items to develop, modify, check and finalize pattern pieces.
  • Understand menu, sub-menus and functions to develop pattern making in the system.
  • Understand data management, import/export and moving/deleting data.
  • Create models to industry standards and run them through the AccuMark processes.
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    Creating, Saving, Digitizing & Backing Up

  • Create new pieces through the Create Piece Menu.
  • Group existing pieces together and create a new Model File Editor in Pattern Design.
  • Determine piece identifications for digitized pieces.
  • Create a Grade Rule Table for digitizing purposes.
  • Practice Digitizing a Closed Piece and a Mirrored Piece.
  • Verify Digitized Data and view pieces in Pattern Design.
  • Seam allowance and notches.
  • Label a cut line for production
  • Be able to edit grade point
  • Creating offset line, shortening or lengthen an internal line, creating Drill hole

    • Presentation

  • Students will create a final project of a digitized tailored jacket
  • Students will present their final presentation to peers- and the course instructor

    • Manipulating Blocks

  • Create new pieces from drafting
  • Create pieces by using the trace function
  • Develop dart manipulation
  • Get to know all measuring tools
  • Rotate and flip pieces and line
  • Create straight line, curve line and flatten line segment
  • Assign rule table
  • Snap to Geometry
  • Trace asymmetrical pieces
  • Grading map and rule table data
  • Marking orders
  • Calculate yield/ efficiency/ block facing/ bump line/ Split/combine marker/ Scale/ Shrinkage
  • Remove grading
  • Learn how to resize, Mini marker, Export zip, convert data, costing chart and using a measurement chart
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    Program Price

    APPLICATION FEE (Domestic): $50

    APPLICATION FEE (International): $500

    ASSESSMENT FEE: $100

    TUITION: $6,495

    Payment Plan Available
    (Does not include books and materials, check program outline for details)

     

    Pathway of your career

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    Become a student!

    If you’ve dreamed of turning your passion into an exciting career in fashion, as a designer or in production, this is your chance to bring that dream to life. Perhaps you’re in the industry and need to upgrade your skills? Or you want to develop your existing skills to further a hobby? Or maybe you’re ready to launch an exciting second career. One-on-one education with some of the most creative brains in the business and first-hand experience in a professional workshop will help you build a portfolio fit for the world’s top fashion schools and brands.

    Meet your professors

     
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    Jessica Hsu

    Jessica has worked in the fashion industry for almost three decades for brands such as Karma Athletics, Lotuswear Designs Ltd., and Design Group—just to name a few. In addition to these valuable experiences, she designs, creates and produces pet wear, uniforms, wedding gowns and other custom formal wear with impressive results.

    Chay Clayton

    VCAD Alumni, who has been working at The Cutting Room for two years, pattern making and sample sewing. Chay has been a favorite instructor to many of The Cut's students for the last two years and now enjoys teaching Gerber Digital Pattern Making at The Cut.

    Instructor and materials subject to change

     

    Frequently Asked Questions

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     This program has been approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.
    The Cut Design Academy is designated with PTIB