Drafting the Classic Shirt

Service Description

Using your bodice sloper as a starting point, this course teaches you how to the classic shirt with variations on the silhouette, from fitted and classic to casual and oversized. You’ll learn to draft sleeves, yokes, plackets, collars, and cuffs, and explore professional construction details such as hidden and fold-over plackets. Throughout the class, you’ll mix and match design elements to create your ideal blouse or shirt while receiving individualized guidance from Lynda on fit and pattern adjustments for different body types. By the end of the course, you’ll have a versatile set of patterns and the skills to adapt them for future designs.