Pattern Making Kit FAQs

A dress block in sizes 6 - 24
A half-scale block to practice with
Six double sided cards with full instructions for 6 styles: 2 x Beginners, 2 x Intermediate, 2 x Confident

plus 4 x sleeves
3 mts Trace & Sew paper
1 mt Calico (to toile your pattern block)

The Kit is suitable for Beginners Level 1, Intermediates Level 2, and more Confident students Level 3.

Everybody learns at a different pace and I felt it was important to provide a kit that enables self learning and differentiation. A beginner, with an interest in pattern cutting, will be able to follow our simplified instructions. They will then gain confidence and progress to the second item in the beginners section. Think of the designs and exercises as building blocks to confidence.

These are the basic templates that are used to create dressmaking patterns. Our Blocks include a bodice front, back and a sleeve.

Remember the NCUB rule. Never-Cut-Up-the-Block - as it's been designed for multiple use.

No, you will add the seam and hem allowances once you have drafted your patterns from the block.

The blocks have been drafted for a person who is up to 5 ft 7" (170 cm) tall.

There is an ease allowance in the blocks and the fit is slightly relaxed as opposed to figure hugging.

The sample block size is a UK 10 with a C cup allowance. The additional sizes were then professionally graded. All of the styles that were made from the initial size 10 block fitted an A cup up to an E cup and have been designed to be a relaxed fit across the bust.

We use the metric system.