Learn to sew clothes | Learn to Make a Bespoke Fit Block

Hello and welcome.
My name is Claire and I own Couchman Bespoke an ethical tailoring company based in London, UK.

A fit block is the base upon which all garments can be drafted from. The fit block will be drafted using your measurement and will take upto 2.5 hours to complete. This time will include drafting the fit block on paper and making a cloth toile of the fit block to enable you to make any adjustments. I will show you how to make these adjustments, it is good if you have someone to help you with the initial…

Things to remember

You will need about a metre square of paper; this can be newspaper, plain paper, magazine pages stuck together with tape. Though if you can order pattern making paper then that is best. Let me know if you would like me to send out paper or cloth to use, this…

What you will learn

How to draw a garment fit block for your size
Turning the fit block into garments you will wear
Using the fit block with premade patterns

What you will need

1 metre of paper
Half metre of cloth, old bed sheet, medium weight
Pencil, straight edge ruler, scissors, bowl or cup

Yvonne Jeffery - 13 June 2020

Claire is a brilliant teacher, this was my second lesson with her and she exceeded my expectations again! She patiently took me through step-by-step (online learning is not a barrier!), and answered all my questions. Now I have my own fit block and the confidence to make my own patterns fit me. Looking forward to seeing what she offers next!

Private BookingFor groups of 1 to 2 guests

£50

Learn to Make a Bespoke Fit Block - online

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