Pattern Making: An Introduction to Drafting and Sewing

🌟 Part of the CDT Maker Club August Takeover

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn the foundations of pattern making and the essential skills needed to create your own clothes.

👩‍🏫 Facilitated by Aderinola Oyewole, Director of Heart4design, this beginner-friendly workshop offers:

• Guidance in pattern cutting, drafting, and sewing.
• Step-by-step support to build confidence and skills in clothes making.

What You’ll Learn:

• The basic principles of pattern making
• How to take an idea from paper to fabric
• How to use measurements to draft a simple pattern
• Essential pattern-cutting techniques
• Safe operation of a sewing machine
• Basic sewing skills for garment construction

🧵 No previous experience required!

📅 Date: Saturday 8 August 2026
🕒 Time: To be confirmed
⏳ Duration: 5 hours (including a 15-minute break)
📍 Location: Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability
👥 Capacity: Maximum 10 participants
💷 Cost: £10 - Cash Only

🔧 This workshop will utilize sewing machines and basic pattern-making equipment such as paper, pencils, erasers, and rulers. Full guidance on using the sewing machines safely will be provided.

🚀 Spaces are limited, so advance registration is required.

About the Facilitator:

Aderinola Oyewole is dedicated to helping participants develop their skills in pattern cutting and sewing through practical and supportive teaching.

About the CDT Maker Club August Takeover:

The CDT Maker Club August Takeover features a variety of workshops, talks, demonstrations, and creative sessions, all free to participate in, led by the UEL and Maker Club community.