Slow Fashion - Basic Pattern Drafting

Learn the art of basic pattern-cutting and slow fashion design skills to create clothes that fit you!
Ideal for self-designers, aspiring industry professionals and the home sewer.
Using professional trade knowledge, you will create in a unique and fun environment with similarly passionate designers who range from beginners to more advanced students.

Larisse Hall Award Winning Light Artist and Art Classes New Zealand

2-Day Workshops or Weekly Class Sessions (Choose to suit your life / timetable, see below)

Commence your slow fashion pattern-drafting journey with any of the classes offered.

Suitable for an absolute beginner, the home sewer or industry professional, this relaxed class teaches you pattern drafting and easy fit techniques to create clothes you love!

Using individually fitted and created pattern blocks as the base to draft from, students will go onto design, style and create personalised patterns to make their own wardrobe.

These classes will give you the skills required to make easy to use patterns to sew styles that you have designed, love and fit you.

Clothing created for you, by you, to wear and enjoy over a lifetime. You can also apply your acquired skills to create for friends and family.

Embrace slow fashion and let the fun of designing your personal wardrobe or that next runway show begin!

Weekend 2-Day Workshop (NMIT)

  • Time: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

  • Cost: $235

  • Capacity: Limited to 8 students

  • Dates:

    26th & 27th April

    7th & 8th June

    26th & 27th July

    6 & 7th September

    25th & 26th October

    6 & 7th December

Monday Afternoon Class (Broadgreen)

  • Time: 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM (6-week blocks)

  • Cost: $235

  • Capacity: Limited to 6 students

  • Dates:

    • April 28 – June 9

      (No class June 2)

    • June 30 – August 4

    • September 15 – October 20

    • November 3 – December 8

Monday Evening Class (NMIT)

  • Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (5-week blocks within the following 6-week timeframe)

  • Cost: $235

  • Capacity: Limited to 8 students

  • Dates:

    • April 28 – June 9

      (No class June 2)

    • June 30 – August 4

    • September 15 – October 20

    • November 3 – December 8