Pattern Making for Shoes – The Oxford – 1-to-1 training

Tailored Tuition

• 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 Oxford shoe is a wardrobe essential and the basis for so many popular shoe and boot designs. This pattern making class is designed to give you the skills and techniques to create a simple Oxford shoe pattern, so that you can transform your own Oxford 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 Oxford shoe.

Expertise

The class is 1-to-1, 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 Oxford shoe

Materials

All materials provided

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