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Pattern Making: Drafting a Sleeveless Top

  • 29 August 2026
  • 26 September 2026
  • 4 sessions
  • 29 August 2026, 9:00 AM 2:30 PM (EDT)
  • 05 September 2026, 9:00 AM 2:30 PM (EDT)
  • 19 September 2026, 9:00 AM 2:30 PM (EDT)
  • 26 September 2026, 9:00 AM 2:30 PM (EDT)
  • Local Cloth Studio | 408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
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This beginner's patternmaking class will provide an opportunity for students to learn about using front and back bodice blocks, along with patternmaking techniques to manipulate the blocks to draft a sleeveless top of your design. We will cover button and buttonholes, facings, seams, pleats, shirring and dart manipulation. Intermediate sewing skills are required for this class as you will cut and sew the finished pattern in muslin.

Level: Intermediate

Instructor: Giovanni Daina-Palermo (Read Giovanni's bio)

Members: $440

Non Members: $528

Materials fee: None for this workshop

Materials provided by instructor:  Drafting paper

Students should bring: A detailed list will be emailed to registered students closer to the event. Student will need: pencil, eraser, L square, 2x18 clear ruler, French curve, scissors, awl, pins, pattern weights.

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