The Creative Craft Show / Sewing for Pleasure / Fashion & Embroidery, Birmingham NEC - Spring 2026 |DRESSMAKING: SIZING AND PATTERN ALTERATIONS with Helen Rhiannon - Saturday 14th March 2026 - 10.00am
Thursday 12th March 2026 - Sunday 15th March 2026
NEC, Birmingham
DRESSMAKING: SIZING AND PATTERN ALTERATIONS with Helen Rhiannon
90-minute workshop – cost £28.00
Based on Helen’s award-winning book: Dressmaking. The Easy Guide, you will learn how to measure yourself accurately and how to choose the right sizes to work with.
Helen will then demonstrate how to trace off a pattern accurately before demonstrating how to carry out simple pattern alterations to get a perfect fit. This workshop is for anyone who wants to learn how to draft dress and top patterns for themselves, as well as alter commercial patterns.
Advisory Note:
This workshop is for anyone who wants to learn how to draft dress and top patterns for themselves, as well as alter commercial patterns.
Meet the Tutor
Helen Rhiannon is a successful Bridal wear designer, bestselling author, and sewing expert. Helen is best known for her bestselling book, ‘Dressmaking The Easy Guide’, which teaches the reader to pattern cut clothes that fit and flatter each unique person. The book has become a dressmaking bible for many. As well as her dressmaking courses, Helen has launched an online course to partner the book.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WORKSHOPS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
* Show times are subject to change. Please check the ICHF Events website for up to date timings.
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DRESSMAKING: SIZING AND PATTERN ALTERATIONS with Helen Rhiannon
90-minute workshop – cost £28.00
Based on Helen’s award-winning book: Dressmaking. The Easy Guide, you will learn how to measure yourself accurately and how to choose the right sizes to work with.
Helen will then demonstrate how to trace off a pattern accurately before demonstrating how to carry out simple pattern alterations to get a perfect fit. This workshop is for anyone who wants to learn how to draft dress and top patterns for themselves, as well as alter commercial patterns.
Advisory Note:
This workshop is for anyone who wants to learn how to draft dress and top patterns for themselves, as well as alter commercial patterns.
Meet the Tutor
Helen Rhiannon is a successful Bridal wear designer, bestselling author, and sewing expert. Helen is best known for her bestselling book, ‘Dressmaking The Easy Guide’, which teaches the reader to pattern cut clothes that fit and flatter each unique person. The book has become a dressmaking bible for many. As well as her dressmaking courses, Helen has launched an online course to partner the book.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WORKSHOPS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.