ALL ABOUT JEANS Thurs 29th May + Thurs 5th June 6.30-8.30pm UK TIME

Date: Thursday 29th May + Thursday 5th June

Time: 6.30-8.30pm UK TIME 

Duration: 2 hours

Join us for our new online class ALL ABOUT JEANS and learn everything you need know to design, draft, cut, fit and stitch your own pair of jeans using a domestic sewing machine! The class will be delivered in collaboration with master tailor and jeans expert Ahmed Moobe and will take place over two 2-hour online sessions.

Session 1: DESIGN AND DRAFT WITH ALICE

This session will cover designing and drafting your jeans including:

• A brief history of jeans design
• Step by step instructions to adapt a trouser block into patterns for different jean styles including selvedge, classic, bootleg, skinny, wide leg and more! 
  
• How to choose the right style for you and ensure a perfect fit just the way you like it
• Lots of jeans inspiration to get your creative denim juices flowing!

Session 2: FABRIC AND SEW WITH AHMED

This session will cover fabrics and how to stitch up your jeans including:

• All the insider denim info from master jeans tailor Ahmed Moobe
• How to choose the right fabric for your project, and where to source it   
• Live sewing demonstrations covering all the techniques you need to stitch up your jeans including flat fell seams, fly fronts, inserting zips, classic jeans front pockets and embroidered patch pocket
• And even some creative ideas to use up your leftover scraps!

At the end of the class you will have gained the knowledge and skills to create your very own perfect pair of jeans, drafted bespoke to your measurements, fit preference and fabric choice.

ABOUT AHMED MOOBE

Alice first met Ahmed 20 years ago when he joined her made-to-measure workshop as a trainee cutter. His skills quickly developed and he went on to work for many high end brands such as Jasper Conran, Julian McDonald and Roland Mouret to name but a few. He now has his own label - Maison Moobe - creating very cool tailored denim and streetwear. As well as being a master craftsman, he is a wonderful teacher and we are very privileged to be able to invite him to share his skills and insider denim knowledge with us all. Learn more about his work here.

ABOUT THE TROUSER BLOCK/SLOPER

If you already have your own well-fitting trouser block then you can use this as the basis for your jeans designs (perhaps drafted at one of Alice's Telestia classes, or you have already taken our ALL ABOUT TROUSERS/BARREL LEG online classes).

If not, no worries! Please select the 'class + block' option and we will provide you with x3 trouser block/sloper options, based on different hip-waist ratios to use as your starting point. These trouser blocks were developed for our ALL ABOUT TROUSERS online class and are based on the Telestia system we always use for our patterns to ensure a good fit for most figures. The size range is UK 6 to 26. The blocks are downloadable as a pdf in paper sizes A4, US letter and A0.

What you will need

During the class you will follow along using mini-blocks which we will provide for you to download and print out in advance.

You will also need basic drafting supplies: paper, pencils, rubber, sticky tape, ruler and a tape measure.

How the class works

The class will take place as a live video meeting via Zoom so you can interact and ask questions along the way.

Once you sign up you will receive a download which includes all the details of how to join the class community, as well as pdf mini-blocks to download. We will use these to follow along with the drafting during the live class.  

On the morning of the class you will also receive a direct link to join via Zoom. Please note that you will need to be subscribed up to our newsletter in order to receive emails from us (there is a checkbox when you sign up for the class)

The class will be recorded and hosted in our own private online community (not Facebook!) so you can go over it in your own time, and continue to ask questions after the live session. The recording will be available to you forever.