Sarah - The Sewing Retreat/The Fundamentals of Pattern Cutting: Mini Course

✂️ Draft sewing patterns for the clothes you’ve been dreaming of ✂️

If you’ve ever wished a pattern existed for the clothes in your head, you’re in the right place!

  • £137

From dreamy dresses to everyday tops, this Mini-Course will show you how to draft ✂️ your own patterns with confidence and clarity

In just a few hours ⏰, you’ll learn how to:

✔️ Draft simple, wearable patterns from scratch

✔️ Adapt existing patterns to match your unique ideas

✔️ Understand the “why” and “how” behind each technique—so you can confidently tweak and create your own designs

Had

Annick

Nikki

Julie

If you’re ready for more flexibility than what’s in the pattern envelope, AND want to create clothing that’s truly yours, keep reading 👀

Maybe you…

🔹 Wish you could design your own sewing patterns for clothes that match your exact style, or

🔹 Have a stash full of fabric with ideas for it - but no clue how to turn your ideas into usable patterns, or

🔹 Have tried the YouTube - blog puzzle but ended up overwhelmed, confused, or just copying someone else’s design, or

🔹 Feel like other resources don’t explain the why, and never really show you how to adapt things for your vision, or

🔹 Know you’re capable - but you just need the blocks, the method, and the steps in the right order

No matter whether you said yes to just one of these or all of them…

The Fundamentals of Pattern Cutting was made for you.

✂️ ✂️ ✂️

This isn’t about following someone else’s pattern.

It’s about learning how to confidently create your own, again and again, to bring YOUR clothing ideas to life!

In a matter of hours ⏰ you could be ✔️ drafting ✂️ your very own patterns for clothes like these:

You'll be able to ✔️ draft the sewing patterns you’ve been missing – so you can make clothes that feel 100% you!

Just like past students are doing

Avril

Becca

Julie

Marie

Sophie

Had

Want EVEN MORE CREATIVE FREEDOM?

Add the optional trouser + skirt blocks at checkout to expand your wardrobe possibilities even further.

Think wide-leg trousers, gathered skirts, A-line styles, and more dreamy silhouettes.

Here’s what happens inside The Fundamentals of Pattern Cutting

🧠 UNDERSTAND

We start by laying a solid foundation so everything makes sense from the start.

✔️ Learn what tools you actually need, and how to use them properly so you don’t waste time (or fabric) on avoidable mistakes

✔️ Understand how darts work, and how to use them to support your design without ruining the style

✔️ Discover how to speed up the drafting process 100x by using pattern blocks as your creative templates

✍️  DRAFT

Now it’s time to build your library of techniques that give your designs shape, style, and personality.

✔️ Learn how to draft tucks, gathers, and pleats

✔️ Explore style lines, hem shaping, and neckline variations

✔️ Add design features while keeping your pattern functional and wearable

✨  IMPLEMENT

Now for the magic moment, you’ll turn your ideas into fully usable sewing patterns

✔️ Learn how to add seam and hem allowances like a pro

✔️ Annotate your patterns so they’re ready to cut and sew

✔️ Watch me walk through real design examples - so you can see how everything connects, and draft your own dream patterns with confidence

What's included?

  • 15+ video tutorials - so that you can follow along as I guide you to make your own creations

  • An easy to understand illustrated step by step eBook - so that you can learn in a visual way and have it to refer back to quickly later

  • Half scale bodice and sleeve blocks - so that you can practice all of the methods quickly and easily before creating your full-scale garments


PLUS YOU'LL GET THESE EXTRA BONUSES:


BONUS #1 - Full-scale bodice and sleeve blocks in sizes 4-24 UK (0-20 US) - So you can start creating your dream clothes to your size

BONUS #2 - Quarter-scale bodice and sleeve blocks - In case you want to try out any techniques in a smaller scale to get the hang of things

BONUS #3 - You'll also get my Pattern Cutting Checklist so when you come to make your own sewing patterns you will know exactly what information they need on them and you'll never miss a step

BONUS #4 - Lifetime access - there's no need to remember everything,  you can come back and watch it again at any point

Who's really behind the course?

Hey, I'm Sarah and I'm the creator of this course.

Having studied at London College of Fashion, worked in the fashion industry for many years, and taught sewing and pattern cutting classes both in-person and online for over 10 years I really do know my stuff. 

Clothes aren't just functional they also give us confidence and allow us to express our personalities. This is why I've made this mini-course. So that you too can start creating your own clothes to your designs and unleash your creativity. 

I can't wait to see what you create.

Sarah
xxx

FAQs

Who is this mini course for?

The Fundamentals of Pattern Cutting Mini-Course is for you if you're ready to ...
👉  up your sewing creation game
👉  stop relying on shop-bought sewing patterns which compromise your ideas and start creating your own patterns (you can even use the skills you'll learn to enhance shop-bought sewing patterns to work for your style)
👉  start creating sewing patterns for your dream clothes

I've tried to learn this before but I just don't quite get it, how will this be different?

I'm all about the why.. why do you need to move the darts, why do we have them, why are annotations so important, why does this need to match up?

When you understand the why then the rest can follow.

Rather than a process being specific to that demonstration with the why it becomes relevant to so many ideas

Does it matter if I work in centimeters or inches?

Nope, not at all, you can work with whichever unit works best for you. The only thing I say is to stick to one unit as mistakes can tend to happen when mixing between the two 

How long will I have acess to everything for?

Forever! I don't like memory tests so I would never make a course to be a memory test and this is no different. you can come back any time you want to watch a video again, print out any of the resources again or re-look at any of the eBooks

I have other questions...

Send me a DM on Instagram @thesewingretreat or send me an email to hello@thesewingretreat.co.uk and I'll get back to you very soon

In just a few hours you too could be creating your own sewing patterns for your dream clothes!

  • £137

The Fundamentals of Pattern Cutting: Mini Course

Gain the flexibility to create unique custom designs—or even hack patterns you already own—by learning to draft your own sewing patterns in this self-paced mini-course. Build a solid foundation in pattern drafting as you discover which tools you really need and how they work, master dart manipulation, explore drafting various design features, and learn to create professional, workable sewing patterns.