WORKSHOP – Intro to Pattern Cutting - 9th Aug 2025

Duration: 11am to 4pm 

Skill Level: Intermediate

Join us for a fun, hands-on day learning the basics of pattern cutting and how to make patterns work for you. This class is perfect for home sewers and dressmaking enthusiasts who want to take their skills to the next level.

You’ll get to grips with simple but essential techniques like moving darts, slashing and spreading, and adjusting pattern pieces properly. Using a basic half-scale block as your starting point, you’ll learn how to tweak and adapt it to create different pattern styles.

By the end of the day, you'll have a better understanding of how patterns work—and the confidence to start shaping them to suit your own ideas and designs.

GAIN CONFIDENCE IN:

• Adapting a basic block to create your own pattern designs
• Moving darts around a pattern using rotation techniques
• Turning darts into gathers or pleats for a softer, more relaxed shape
  
• Turning darts into princess seams for a more tailored fit
• Understanding and using the slash-and-spread method to add fullness, such as frills or flares
• Adjusting pattern pieces properly without distorting the fit (length, width, etc.)
• Changing a set in sleeve to a raglan sleeve.
• Practicing pattern cutting techniques on half-scale blocks 

This is a hands-on, practical session where you'll create a selection of samples using half-scale blocks that let you focus on mastering specific techniques before applying them to a full project.

WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR:

This class is suitable for intermediate sewists who are confident using a sewing machine and have some experience making clothes. No prior experience in pattern cutting required. 

MEER YOUR TUTOR – EIMEAR GREANEY: 

Eimear Greaney (upsew.ie) is a qualified Pattern Cutter with a wealth of experience in both dressmaking and teaching. Passionate about sharing her skills, Eimear is known for her clear instruction, supportive approach, and ability to make complex techniques feel simple and accessible for beginners.

COST INCLUDES:

• Tuition, tea, coffee and biscuits. 
  
• Pattern paper, rulers and material to practise on.
  
• Use of sewing machines.
• Detailed course notes with instructions, helpful tips, and suggestions for further learning.
  
  

WHAT TO BRING: 

• Yourself – We provide everything you need for the workshop!
• Water and snacks if you like.
  
  

VENUE LOCATION:

Fabric Romance
Unit 12E
Liosban Business Park
Tuam Road
Galway
H91 F5DP

CANCELLATION POLICY:

• If you need to cancel this course one month prior to start date a full refund will be given less third party payment provider fees, two weeks prior to the course a 50% refund will be given. After that time there is no refund given. Your place can be transferred to a friend but this is only for events that have not yet started. You cannot send someone in your place half way through a course.
• We reserve the right to reschedule undersubscribed courses. We will try to give as much notice as possible for events that need to be rescheduled. In the unlikely situation that the event is cancelled you will receive as much notice as possible. We will try to make the event up in the future on the same day and time. 
• Should Fabric Romance cancel a course or individual class and we are unable to reschedule, a full refund will be made within 10 business days, however, a refund will not be issued for any classes cancelled due to extreme weather conditions or any other event beyond our control.
  
  

Please email  hello@fabricromance.ie  if you have any questions.