BEGINNER TO ADVANCED MENS’ WEAR COURSE

This OSC College of Fashion mens’ wear pattern cutting course offers you an excellent opportunity to learn and develop all aspects of professional menswear pattern cutting skills to industry standard. The course will introduce you to exciting new methods of contemporary pattern cutting for menswear, focusing on current trends and shapes as well as covering the more traditional methods.

You’ll start with an introduction to industry-standard blocks, and be taken step-by-step through the core skills of pattern reading and style interpretation. First, you will focus on the menswear body block and sleeve, learning the basics of pattern manipulation before moving on to create menswear patterns for a variety of garments.

In this course, you will learn all you need about apparel patterns for men.
You will find out how to best lay out your pattern for cutting and construction, and how to assemble your blocks into a complete garment. There are also self-assessment tests so you can check on your progress as you learn.

This course is comprised of the following modules

• Introduction to pattern making
• Basic Sloper
• Grading
• Collar
• Cuffs
• Pockets
• Plackets
• Style Lines
• Style (Lumberjack)
• Creating the masterplan basic stopper
• Basic sleeve slopper
• Fitted sleeve
• Basic Slopper pant
• Developing front and back Sloper
• Introduction to native wear
• Fila (native cap)
• Native variations
• Dansiki
• Agbada
• Shirt
• Variations
• Waist Coat
• Jeans Trousers
• Combat Shorts
• Knicker
• Hoodies
• Joggers
• Suit Making
• Final Project
INCLUDES SEWING MACHINE OPERATION COURSES:
• Intro to Lock Stitch Machine
• Sewing Samples from Pattern Class
• Sewing of straight lines, curves, etc on delicate fabrics
• Types of seams/metered hem
• Trouser
• Shirt Making (cut with button stand)
• Trouser with elastic band
• Shirt making with pleated button stand
• Zipper
• Shirt making with attached button