4-day Custom Dress Form
(and moulage) Workshop
with Kenneth D. King:

We have partnered with the Sewing and Design School and Kenneth D. King is coming to the San Francisco Bay Area!

Do you have fitting problems? Resolve them by creating a custom moulage and dress form, complete with arms.

Learn how to draft a custom bodice sloper and sleeve pattern using your own measurements, as well as a custom dress form (your very own body double) in this 4-day pattern making workshop with Fashion Designer and Couturier Kenneth D. King.

The moulage is the foundation of the pattern drafting system taught by the Ecole Guerre-Lavigne in Paris. This is a system of measuring the figure, calculating, and drafting a pattern that will fit the torso like a second skin, incorporating any of the infinite variations of shape the human figure can take.

This is not just a small group workshop, it is an event! We truly go all out - the space is beautiful and inviting, the setting small and intimate. The registration fee includes a yummy lunch and refreshments, too.

Level: This small group workshop is perfect for the confident beginner (male and female), ages 16 and up.

Instructor: Kenneth is professor at F.I.T. (Fashion Institute of Technology) in New York and the Sewing and Design School. Kenneth won the Association of Sewing and Design Professional's 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award. He is known for his articles in Threads Magazine, his books, CD books, TV show (Sewing Today), and "Jean-ius" an online class on Craftsy. To read more of his accomplishments, click here.

Skills developed: in this workshop, you will learn:

• How to take accurate measurements
• Draft a custom bodice and sleeve slopers, using your own measurements. The end result will be slopers that fit your torso and arms like a second skin
• How to add wearing ease to create the sloper, or block (the basic unit of pattern drafting).
• How to use your sloper to create custom clothes or check a commercial pattern, which will enable you to use this tool as a fitting aid, making it easier to adjust patterns to your figure.
• Kenneth will personally show you how to make fit adjustments and other alterations
• Make a bodice, jacket and overcoat sloper master patterns.
• Create a custom dress form or body double, complete with torso and arms.
• You will also get lots of individual attention from Kenneth who will provide tons of helpful fitting information and tips

When: This is a 4-day workshop. Spots are limited. Registration deadline: 07/25/20.
01/15/21 from 8:30am to 5pm
01/16/21 from 8:30am to 5pm
01/17/21 from 8:30am to 5pm
01/18/21 from 8:30am to 5pm

Where: Redwood City, CA

Workshop Fee: $1,650 (includes lunch and dress form). Enjoy a $100 discount when you register by 03/31/20.

Max number of students: 10

Materials: a material list will be emailed to you after registration.

Cancellation Policy: tickets are non-refundable, but you may transfer them to a friend. ​

We reserve the right to cancel the workshop if the minimum number of students is not reached (in which case students will receive a full refund).

Accommodations: if you are joining us from out of town, please contact us for a list of preferred hotels in the area.