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Practical skills to add to your sewing kit

Melbourne’s leading pattern-making and sewing classes are open to everyone from complete beginners to advanced makers, taught by industry professionals.

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Why enrol in the pattern making class?

Whether you are just starting your sewing journey, returning to a long-held passion, or refreshing essential industry skills, our instructors are here to support you at every stage.

At The Pattern Making Class, we believe there is always more to learn and there is a session designed to build your confidence, deepen your knowledge, or spark a new interest.

Conveniently located at 92 Leveson St, North Melbourne

All skill levels welcome and encouraged. Fashion students, home sewers & industry.

We specialise in teaching pattern making and garment construction in a way that is practical, structured, and supportive.

Our classes are:

  • Small groups and hands-on
    Taught by working industry professionals
  • Focused on real understanding, not just following instructions
  • Designed to build skills step by step

You will leave knowing not only how to sew, but why patterns and garments work the way they do.

TPMC is supported by Australia's most regarded pattern & sample development house, RB Patterns, offering experienced freelance pattern-making services to the Fashion Industry. Both Glen and Scott have been teaching for over 20 years. Read about us here.

Our Offering

We want to share a bit about what makes our classes unique and how we can help you on your patternmaking and sewing journey. Our classes are carefully designed to cater to all levels of experience, whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refine existing skills. We genuinely pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and encouraging environment where everyone feels comfortable learning and growing.

To ensure that each student receives the guidance they need, we intentionally keep our class sizes small. This allows us to provide personalized attention and tailored instruction, helping you progress at your own pace.

Ultimately, our goal is to help you elevate your patternmaking and sewing skills, regardless of your current starting point.

Our classes will come under one of these two areas:

Beginner to Intermediate Classes

If you're new to sewing or pattern making, or looking to build on the basics, these classes give you the foundations to grow with confidence.

Designed for home sewers, fashion students, and anyone ready to make clothes that actually fit, move beyond commercial patterns, or simply learn in a hands-on, supportive environment.

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Advanced Classes

For those comfortable with sewing and ready to take their skills further. These classes offer experienced tutoring in a focused, intimate setting - whether you're refining your technique, tackling more complex garments, or developing your pattern making.

Suited to skilled home sewers, fashion designers, students, and industry professionals alike.

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Words from our makers!

I haven’t stopped raving about Scott and Glen since I first met them. Now I’m doing the same about their bodice class. We were taken step by step through the process of creating a “standard” pattern then shown how to alter it specifically to our own measurements. I was able to follow it and create it during the class as well as replicate it on my own. I have since booked in for more classes.

Hello Bride

I loved this class, as a self-taught sewer and maker, it was fantastic to learn the foundation skills to draft my own patterns to fit. Glenn and Scott share so many tips and tricks they've learnt over their years working as professional pattern-makers, and that really makes the class so much more useful. They are both wonderful, generous and engaging teachers that made the workshop fun and highly informative. For anyone interested in the hands-on skills of the fashion industry, these guys are a must!

Jodie

I've just completed the bodice introduction classes. Scott was my teacher and he was great! Clearly very experienced, he explained things well and gave additional little tid bits along the way which were very helpful. We got straight into things and from the very first class we had practical skills we could immediately apply. I have already enrolled to do the advanced bodice classes and look forward to also doing skirt, pant etc soon after. The classes are small and friendly and the premises of the classes is really cool. Thank you Scott for all your help so far, looking forward to my next round of classes.

Dionne

What a wonderful experience for all levels of knowledge. Glen is a delight and I would recommend to anyone, student, home sewer, professional looking to learn a new skill or update and refresh your existing skill base. Thank you so much Glen and Scott for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. I will definitely be returning for more classes.

Melinda

The Pattern Making Class is a professional pattern making and sewing studio in North Melbourne, just 4 kilometres from the CBD. When we're not teaching, we're making patterns for our wholesale fashion clients — so you'll be learning inside a real, working studio environment.

We keep class sizes small so every student gets personalised attention and plenty of space to draft, cut, and create. The studio is fully equipped with large drafting tables, professional-grade pattern making paper, and the cardboard blocks relevant to your course - all yours to take home when you're done.


Headquarters

92 Leveson Street, North Melbourne 3051