Duration and hours: 2 days 10am - 4.30pm

Maximum 4 students

Book: Email us to arrange a date

Location: SW London

Introduction

This intensive two-day course will give you an understanding of the essential practical skills needed to make a Derby and a Brogue pattern, laying a solid foundation for future pattern-making.

Learning from a bespoke professional is an invaluable opportunity, as a well-fitting pattern is crucial to achieving the perfect shoe fit—something that can't be overstated in the world of high-quality footwear.

The Derby is a wardrobe staple and the foundation for many popular shoe and boot style, making this course an essential step for anyone looking to master timeless footwear patterns.

Course description

Working on the last, you will make a full set of patterns (including linings) for a Derby and Brogue.

Expertise

The class is taught by industry expert Fiona Campbell, MA who teaches the professional pattern maker's techniques through demonstration, trial and guidance including:

Learn to tape the last

Mark the guide points

Draw on the shoe design

Take off the inside and outside forme

Make the standard

Use the standard to make the pattern pieces for a simple Derby shoe

Materials

All materials provided

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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Duration and hours: 2 days 10am - 4.30pm

Maximum 4 students

Book: Email us to arrange a date

Location: SW London

Introduction

This intensive two-day course will give you an understanding of the essential practical skills needed to make an Oxford and a Brogue pattern, laying a solid foundation for future pattern-making.

Learning from a bespoke professional is an invaluable opportunity, as a well-fitting pattern is crucial to achieving the perfect shoe fit—something that can't be overstated in the world of high-quality footwear.

The Oxford is a wardrobe staple and the foundation for many popular shoe and boot style, making this course an essential step for anyone looking to master timeless footwear patterns.

Course description

Working on the last, you will make a full set of patterns (including linings) for an Oxford and Brogue.

Expertise

The class is taught by industry expert Fiona Campbell, MA who teaches the professional pattern maker's techniques through demonstration, trial and guidance including:

Learn to tape the last

Mark the guide points

Draw on the shoe design

Take off the inside and outside forme

Make the standard

Use the standard to make Oxford and Brogue pattern pieces

Materials

All materials provided

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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The Derby is a wardrobe essential and the basis for so many popular shoe and boot designs. This two-parter of videos + course will equip you with the skills and techniques to transform your Derby shoe and boot designs into well-fitting patterns.

The videos will give you the essential skills to create a Derby shoe pattern, which you will then have the chance to embed on the two-day boot pattern making class, working under expert guidance.

Expertise

The pattern making courses and the shoe making videos are lead by expert practitioner Fiona Campbell, MA sharing her decades of industry experience and the specialist tools and techniques that she uses to make bespoke shoe and boot patterns.

Derby Shoe Pattern Making Videos

The three videos in the Derby shoe pattern making series walk you at a gentle pace through the details of:

Module 1: Taping the last, marking the guide points and drawing on the design; duration: 37 minutes

Module 2: Taking the design from the last and making the standard; duration: 13 mins

Module 3: Making the pattern pieces from the standard; duration 18 mins

(Please email school@carreducker.com after you have checked out to receive the video downloads)

The aim is that you watch and p[ractice pattern making from the videos before joining Fiona for the face-to-face class, so that you can familiarise yourself with the practice.

Derby Boot Pattern Making Class

Following on from the video series this two-day in-person class will enhance the practical skills that you have learned from the videos as you make a Derby boot pattern, providing a strong foundation for future pattern making. Well-fitting patterns are essential for a good fit, so the opportunity to pick up tips and techniques from a bespoke professional are invaluable. Through demonstration and guidance, you will tape the last, draw on the boot design, make the boot standard and make the pattern pieces for a Derby boot.

Tailored tuition

• The class times are flexible, delivered over two full days from 10am - 4.15pm
• Located in SW London

Materials

All materials provided

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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The Derby Shoe is a wardrobe essential and the basis for so many popular shoe and boot designs. This video series is broken down into three modules:

Module 1: Taping the last, marking the guide points and drawing on the design

Module 2: Taking the design from the last and making the standard

Module 3: Making the pattern pieces from the standard

Module 1, 2 & 3

Creating an accurate, well-fitting pattern is essential to creating well-proportioned, well-fitting uppers.

In this trio of videos you will learn how to:

• Tape up the last
• Design onto the last
• Make the standard
• Use the standard to make pattern pieces for the upper and lining.

Expertise

The course is taught by industry expert Fiona Campbell, MA who teaches the specialist pattern maker’s techniques that she uses to make bespoke shoe and boot patterns.

Video Spec.

Module: 1 run time: 37mins

Module 2: run time: 13 mins

Module 3: run time: tbc

Download at checkout

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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The Derby Shoe is a wardrobe essential and the basis for so many popular shoe and boot designs. This video series is broken down into three modules:

Module 1: Taping the last, marking the guide points and drawing on the design

Module 2: Taking the design from the last and making the standard

Module 3: Making the pattern pieces from the standard

Module 3: COMING SOON

Creating an accurate, well-fitting pattern is essential to creating well-proportioned, well-fitting uppers.

In this video you will learn how to use the standard to make pattern pieces for the upper and lining.

Expertise

The course is taught by industry expert Fiona Campbell, MA who teaches the specialist pattern maker’s techniques that she uses to make bespoke shoe and boot patterns.

Video Spec.

Modules:  3 of 3
Run time: Tbc
Download at checkout

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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The Derby Shoe is a wardrobe essential and the basis for so many popular shoe and boot designs. This video series is broken down into three modules:

Module 1: Taping the last, marking the guide points and drawing on the design

Module 2: Taking the design from the last and making the standard

Module 3: Making the pattern pieces from the standard

Module 2: The Standard

Creating an accurate, well-fitting pattern is essential to creating well-proportioned, well-fitting uppers.

In this video you will learn how to:

• Take the formes from the last
• Make the standard
• Add the lasting allowance
• Create the stiffener pocket
• Mark the inside and outside formes
• Mark the stay stitch

Expertise

The course is taught by industry expert Fiona Campbell, MA who teaches the specialist pattern maker’s techniques that she uses to make bespoke shoe and boot patterns.

Video Spec.

Modules:  2 of 3
Run time: 13.3 mins
Download at checkout

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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The Derby Shoe is a wardrobe essential and the basis for so many popular shoe and boot designs. This video series is broken down into three modules:

Module 1: Taping the last, marking the guide points and drawing on the design

Module 2: Taking the design from the last and making the standard

Module 3: Making the pattern pieces from the standard

Module 1:

Creating an accurate, well-fitting pattern is essential to creating well-proportioned, well-fitting uppers. In this video you will learn:

• About the tools used in pattern making
• The terminology used to describe the last
• How to tape up the last
• Where to mark the key guide points
• How to design onto the last

Expertise

The course is taught by industry expert Fiona Campbell, MA who teaches the specialist pattern maker’s techniques that she uses to make bespoke shoe and boot patterns.

Video Spec.

Modules:  1 of 3
Run time: 37 minutes
Download at checkout

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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• Duration: 2 days or 3 x half days
• Time: 10am – 4.15pm or 9.30am - 1pm
• Book: Email us to arrange a date
• Location: SW London

Introduction

The Loafer is a wardrobe essential and the basis for so many popular slip-on shoe designs. This pattern making class is designed to give you the skills and techniques to create a simple loafer shoe pattern, so that you can transform your own loafer shoe designs into well-fitting patterns, picking up the tips and nuances of a professional pattern maker along the way.

Course description

Working on the last, you will make a full set of patterns (including linings) for a simple loafer.

Expertise

The course is taught by industry expert Fiona Campbell, MA who teaches the pattern maker’s techniques through demonstration, trial and guidance including:

• Familiarisation with the last
• Taping and designing onto the last
• Making the inside and outside forme
• Learning about edge treatments and seam allowances
• Making a standard
• Creating the pattern pieces from the standard

Materials

All the materials needed for the course are provided.

See our full Terms & Conditions here.

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