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Welcome to the Elena Skirt Project!

In this course, I’ll walk you step-by-step through the process of fitting a skirt block, developing and finishing all the patterns, how to use a high-end fabric, cutting, sewing and finishing the skirt.

By the end of this course, you’ll learn / have:

👉 Have your own customized Skirt Block
👉 Fix your skirt block fit problems
👉 Correct your patterns and truing them
👉 The steps involved in creating a garment from a design idea to finished product
👉 How to develop the lining pattern for your skirt
👉 How to make pattern of your own waistband, straight or curved
👉 Sewing your skirt with high-end finishings
👉 High-end style silk bias binding of your tailored skirt

LESSONS

Lesson 1

Project Design Overview

3 mins
Lesson 2

Required Tools for Drafting & Patternmaking

Lesson 3

PDF: Drafting & Patternmaking Tools List

Lesson 4

PDF: Pattern Size Chart (cm)

Lesson 5

PDF: Pattern Size Chart (inches)

Lesson 6

PDF: Skirt Block Pattern UK4-24 (US Letter)

Lesson 7

PDF: Skirt Block Pattern UK4-24 (A4)

Lesson 8

PDF: Radius Chart for Circle Skirts​

Lesson 9

Printing and Assembling Skirt Block PDF

14 mins
Lesson 10

Transferring Printed Skirt Block to Patternmaking Paper

14 mins
Lesson 11

Fitting the Sample Skirt Block

13 mins
Lesson 12

Transferring Fitting Corrections to Skirt Block

31 mins
Lesson 13

Developing Elena Skirt Design Pattern – Part 1

56 mins
Lesson 14

Developing Elena Skirt Design Pattern – Part 2

38 mins
Lesson 15

Drafting Waistband Patterns – Overview

Lesson 16

Drafting Waistband Patterns – Straight Waistband (No Underwrap)

Lesson 17

Drafting Waistband Patterns – Straight Waistband (With Underwrap)

Lesson 18

Drafting Waistband Patterns – Curved Waistband (With Underwrap)

Lesson 19

Cutting Elena Skirt Pattern with Final Designer Fabric

10 mins
Lesson 20

Sewing Review of Elena Skirt

5 mins
Lesson 21

Sewing of Elena Skirt – Part 1

57 mins
Lesson 22

Sewing of Elena Skirt – Part 2

43 mins
Lesson 23

Live Session – April 22nd

Lesson 24

Live Session – April 29th

Lesson 25

Live Session – May 8th

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