Are you new to sewing? Do you want to learn how to create your own custom garment patterns from scratch?

Then this is the course for you!

This course will start with the skirt block, one of the most fundamental pieces in fashion design.

Course information

During this 10 week course you will -

  • learn how to take accurate body measurements
  • use those measurements to draft a basic skirt block
  • create a skirt pattern
  • understand how darts, seams and ease work
  • adjust for fit and style
  • create a toile (mock-up) and sew your first custom skirt

Entry requirements

  • You must be 19 or over to enrol on this course
  • No prior experience needed

Course duration

2.5 hours per week over 10 weeks

Course fees

Fees apply to the 2025/2026 academic year which runs from September 2025 to August 2026

£135

If you are eligible for a fee remission, the course may be free for you to attend

The Avenues Adult Education Centre

Address: The Avenues Adult Education Centre
Park Avenue
Hull
HU5 4DA

Telephone: 01482 615 349

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