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DIGITAL - PATTERN MAKING (CERTIFICATE) CURRICULUM

 

Our Courses are accredited by the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB), Nigeria.

 

 

ONLINE CLASSES

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  • ​Teaching method - Video lessons

  • Duration 3 months 

  • Course type - Online

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There are 15 modules in this Pattern Making Course, and a total of about 147 simple steps instructional videos lessons to follow.

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Course Fees  - $250 or N250,000 (Nigerian Naira)

 

 

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​ON - LOCATION CLASSES

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  • ​Teaching method: Personal Tutoring.

  • Duration:  3 months (January - March yearly)

  • Course type: On-location (Study Address: 25 Prince Kazeem Eletu Way Osapa - London, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria).

 

There are 15 modules in this Digital Pattern Making Course, and a total of about 147 simple steps personalized lessons + Computer Aided Design Program Classes (CAD).

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Course Fees  - $1,610 or N1,610,000 (Nigerian Naira)

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At the end of this Course:

 

You will be able to interpret the technical drawing details from a fashion illustration or sketch and digitally create professional patterns for the garment styles using the Computer Aided Design Software (CAD) called Affinity Publisher:

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  • Drape Dress

  • Jump Suit

  • Shirt, Waist Coat and Jeans

  • Jacket and Pant

  • Couture Dress

  • Wedding Dress

 

This course has an OPTIONAL purchase of the Course Book (FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL PATTERN MAKING) after the course completion for future references.

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Book Cost $100 and N100,000 (Nigerian Naira)

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You can request the purchase of the Course Book via the link: https://www.ekanemorok.com/contact

 

 

 

MODULES

 

  1. Getting Started with Affinity Designer.

  2. Affinity Designer Interface.

  3. Customizing tools.

  4. Exercise.

  5. Printing.

  6. Introduction to Pattern Making.

  7. Blocks and Patterns.

  8. Pattern Anatomy.

  9. Pattern Symbols.

  10. Body Measurement Guide.

  11. Garment Anatomy.

  12. Steps for Drafting Patterns.

  13. Pattern instructions.

  14. Basic Pattern Block Construction.

  15. Pattern Making Project.

 

 

MODULE 1 - GETTING STARTED

 

  • About Affinity Designer

  • How to download Affinity Designer

  • How to start a Project

  • How to use the mouse for the project

  • How to create a new project

  • How to draw your first shape

  • How to open a saved project

 

MODULE 2 - AFFINITY DESIGNER INTERFACE

 

  • Menu Bar

  • Dashboard 

  • Tool Bar

  • Side Panel

 

MODULE 3 - CUSTOMIZING THE TOOLS

 

  • Pen tool

  • Node tool

  • Point Transformation Tool

  • Contour tool

  • Corner tool

  • Pencil tool

  • Knife tool

  • Place Image tool

  • Shape Builder tool

  • Text tool

  • Measure tool

  • Area Measurement tool

  • Zoom tool 

  • View tool

  • Artboard tool

  • Set fill tool

 

MODULE 4 - EXERCISE

 

DASHBOARD

  • How to Align Objects

  • How to work with Clockwise and Anti-Clockwise direction

  • How to Flip Objects

  • How to Move Objects

  • How to work with Magnetic Snapping

 

LINES

  • How to Create a Line

  • How to Duplicate a Line

  • How to Color a Line

  • How to Create a Dash Line

  • How to Extend a Line

  • How to Move a Line

  • How to Join a Line

 

LAYERS

  • Working with Layers

 

WORKING WITH OBJECTS

  • How to draw a Shape

  • How to Check Object shape measurements

  • How to Create blocks out of Shapes 

  • How to Delete Objects

  • How to Export Documents

  • How to group Objects

  • How to trace a Pattern Shape from a Block

  • How to Copy and Paste Objects

  • How to Undo Actions

  • How to work with Fills and Strokes

  • How to Join Nodes

 

 

MODULE 5 - PRINTING PATTERNS

 

  • Preparation of Artboard for Print

  • Saving Patterns for Print

 

 

MODULE 6 - INTRODUCTION TO PATTERN MAKING

 

  • What Is Pattern Making

  • Methods of Pattern Making

  • What is Digital Pattern Making

  • Pattern Making Method

  •  Pattern Drafting/Flat Pattern Making

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MODULE 7 - BLOCKS AND PATTERNS

 

  • What are Patterns?

  • Types of Garment Patterns

  • Basic Garment Blocks

  • Types of Garment Blocks

  • Types of Garment Block Measurements

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MODULE 8 - PATTERN ANATOMY

 

  • Bodice Pattern Anatomy

 

 

MODULE 9 - PATTERN SYMBOLS

 

  • Pattern Symbols

 

 

MODULE 10 - BODY MEASUREMENT GUIDE

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  • What Is Body Measurement?

  • Preparation for Body Measurement

  • Tips for Taking Body Measurements

  • Body Measurements Tools and Materials

  • Body Measurement Points 

  • Steps for Taking Body Measurements

  • Body Length Measurement

  • Armhole Depth Measurement

  • Crotch Depth Measurement 

  • Female Body Measurement Guide

  • Body Ease Allowance

  • Ease Allowance Addition Guide

 

 

MODULE 11 - GARMENT ANATOMY (INTERPRETING GARMENT TECHNICAL DRAWING DESIGNS) 

 

  • Female Jacket

  • AnatomyTrouser Anatomy

  • Skirt Anatomy

  • Shirt Anatomy

 

 

MODULE 12 - STEPS FOR DRAFTING PATTERN BLOCKS

 

  •  Pattern Making Process for Various Garments

 

MODULE 13 – PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS

 

  • Pattern Cutting Instructions

  • Bodice Pattern Instruction

 

MODULE 14 - BASIC PATTERN BLOCKS

 

  • Create a Basic Bodice Pattern Block 

  • Create a Basic Skirt Pattern Block 

  • Create a Basic Sleeve Dress Pattern Block 

  • Create a Basic Dress Pattern Block 

  • Create a Basic Trouser Dress Pattern Block 

 

 

MODULE 15 – DIGITAL PATTERN MAKING PROJECTS

 

  • Drape Dress

  • Jump Suit

  • Shirt, Waist Coat and Jeans

  • Jacket and Pant

  • Couture Dress

  • Wedding Dress

This pattern making course is created for students who like to learn in a systematic orderly and professional way with simple formulas they can apply to any body shape or size.

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Also include is the basic sewing skills that will help you SEW your pattern prototype to check the fitting for accuracy.

At the end of the Course you will learn how to Create, Cut and Sew Pattern accurately and professionally.

 

First of all WHAT IS PATTERN MAKING?

Pattern making also called pattern cutting or pattern drafting is the process of designing garment patterns for a fashion drawing.

 

A pattern is a term in sewing and fashion design that is referred to the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric before cutting out and assembling the fabrics int a garment.


A custom-fitted basic pattern is a premade template from which patterns for many different styles can be created. It is called a sloper for home sewer or a block for industrial production.

 

The flat-pattern method begins with the creation of a sloper or block, a basic pattern made from body measurements.

 

The pattern block or sloper is usually made of lightweight cardboard or tagboard, without seam allowances or style details. Pattern or sloper shape can be further refined form its original look by making a series of mock-up garments with a less expensive fabric called toile or muslins.

 

The final block or sloper can be used to create patterns for many styles of garments with varying necklines, sleeves, dart designs and garment shapes.

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Now, that we know basically what pattern making is, WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A PATTERN MAKER?


A pattern maker creates a prototype, similar to an actual garment design to be made. They test the prototype pattern to be made by using a less expensive fabric called the muslin or toile.

 

Muslin fabrics are inexpensive fabrics that are easy to work with when making garment prototypes.

 

The prototype garment made from the pattern can be adjusted by pinning the fabric around the body or a dress form.

 

The sewer cuts the patterns on the muslin using the same method that they will use for the actual garment, according to a pattern. The muslin pieces are then fit together and other adjustments are made.

 

This provides the sewer with pre-made shapes to use as a guideline for marking out the pattern pieces and cutting the fabric for the finished garment.

 

At the end of the Course you will learn how to Create, Cut and Sew Dartless Bodice Pattern prototype accurately and professionally using the music test fabric.

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