Pattern Making Fundamentals

  • Duration: 8 weeks (once a week, same day and time for duration)
  • Class Size: 8 students (maximum)
  • Your Teachers: Komal Chharahhan, Jessica Hsu
  • Classes Start: Monthly

Price: $625

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Pattern Making Fundamentals
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You Will Learn:
  • How to measure yourself to create your own block
  • create skirt block
  • learn to manipulate block to create your own design
  • A line skirt
  • Sew muslin of block and A line skirt
  • Fit and adjust pattern

Project Include:
  • skirt block
  • A line skirt
  • Muslins and fitting with adjustmentsp
 

Pattern Making Fundamentals Part-time Classes

 

Kick start your pattern making career or hobby on our beginner-friendly course where you’ll learn the fundamentals of flat pattern making. In this course you will learn to draft a skirt block. You’ll sew together muslin's of the blocks, fit them and learn how to apply fit adjustments to final pattern.

 
 

Important Notes

  • If class has three students or less it is considered private and will run 6 weeks
  • Buy a pattern makers kit at The Cut, which includes one curved ruler, one straight ruler, a measuring tape and tracing wheel. ($70)

    • Housekeeping

  • Please arrive to class on time
  • If you’re going to miss class for any reason, please email in advance to let us know. If you fail to report your absence within 24 hours, your class will be considered a missed session and no make up class will be provided
  • You’re permitted one make up class per session, as long as it’s taken within the time frame of your course and as long as a spot becomes available during another class

    • Meet your professors

    Komal Chharahhan

    Komal Chharahhan, founder and creative director of Ginni Gill, is an Indo - Canadian fashion designer. Her love for garment making began at the age of 13 when her grandmother introduced her into the world of sewing by making Indian wear for special occasions. Her passion for learning different techniques soon turned her newfound love into a business. Fashion design naturally became a creative outlet for Komal to experiment with.


    After immigrating to Canada at the age of 19 she started building her drawing skill set. Soon after that she began her fashion career at the Visual College of Art Design where she studied fashion design with a speciality in fashion marketing. With a keen interest in pattern making and garment construction, Komal has acquired a range of expertise. Adept in technical skills such as drawing, computer- aided design and pattern drafting Komal has gained a love for teaching all that she has learned. Komal began her teaching career in fashion design at the Cut Design Academy in June of 2022 in Vancouver, BC.

    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. Currently Jessica is a Senior Technical Pattern Lead at Arcteryx. In addition to Jessica's impressive career, she designs, creates and produces pet wear, uniforms, wedding gowns and other custom formal wear with impressive results. Jessica is an alumni of the prestigious Central Saint Martins School of Design. Jessica is formally trained in British, Canadian and Japanese pattern drafting techniques. A graduate of LaSalle College, Van Nung University, Chin-Chin Institute of Fashion Design, and the Central Saint Martins University of Art short term fashion Design, Jessica has demonstrated a perpetual drive for excellence and constant growth. While Jessica continues to perfect her craft as a freelance designer, it is her dedication and technical expertise that have made her a highly valued employee, instructor and mentor.

     

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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