Skirt by Papercut Patterns Course ✄
Ready to take the next step after learning the basics? This is the perfect first garment project for anyone who’s completed our Sewing Basics Course (or a similar beginner class).
Over 7.5 hours, you’ll create a skirt by Papercut Patterns, a stylish, versatile piece packed with skill-building techniques to boost your confidence and wardrobe.
Along the way, you’ll learn how to:
👗 Sew darts for shaping
✨ Create gentle gathers for a soft, flattering look
🧵 Attach a waistband
🔍 Insert an invisible zip
📏 Use pattern markings to shorten or lengthen your garment for the perfect fit
You’ll also gain confidence in tracing and cutting patterns, with guidance every step of the way.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll not only have a beautiful handmade skirt, you’ll also walk away with the skills and know-how to start sewing more garments on your own!
COURSE PLAN
- Taking measurements and size selection
- Lay up pattern pieces and use shorten/lengthen lines
- Cut out the fabric and interfacing
- Fill a bobbin, set up and adjust the sewing machine
- Fuse interfacing
- Learn to sew waist darts and gathering stitch
- Finish fabric edges with an overlocker
- Insert an invisible zip
- Attaching a waistband
- Hemming
So, this pattern used to be called the "Sigma Skirt," but young people couldn’t resist poking fun at the whole "Sigma" thing! 😂 Now we’re just rolling with the name Papercut Skirt ✂️👗 #RIPSigma
Workshop skill levels explained – click here.
We have all the tools you'll need. Each participant is set up with fabric shears, pinking shears, thread snips, unpicker, hand needles, tape measures, pins, tailor's chalks, hem guides, ironing/pressing tools, rulers, stationery... there is no need to lug around your whole sewing kit. We've taken care of it all.
Details
You will learn
- Measurements, pattern markings, placement, transferring markings
- Fusing interfacing, stitching waist darts and finishing seams
- Sewing an invisible zip, gathering stitches, a waistband and hemming
You will get
- A copy of the pattern and instructions to make more
- A versatile skirt made by you!
- Support learning and making a skirt
Appropriate for
✄ Budding Sewing Enthusiasts: You've been dipping your toes into the seductive world of sewing by making accessories and homewares from stable woven fabrics. Threading your sewing machine is getting familiar (maybe you are still double checking a couple of things in the manual). Sewing at seam allowance isn't a foreign concept. You have followed basic patterns and instructions. Terms like grainline and selvedge are not unfamiliar to you.
Preparation
What to bring
- 18+cm invisible zip (closed end)
- 30cm medium-weight fusible interfacing for the waistband
- Matching sewing machine thread
- 1.5m of woven fabric with drape
What to wear
Casual
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2417 reviewsLearn to sew, craft and create with Thread Den, located on Melbourne's vibrant Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. Since 2007, we've spent almost 20 years helping students start from the very beginning, level up their skills, and find their own unique style.
Coming to Thread Den feels like learning from a friend, a super nice, clever one, alongside a small group of fellow sewists. Everything you need is right there waiting for you: lovely big cutting tables, smooth-running Janomes with plenty of feet and accessories, inspiring resources, and friendly people to chat to along the way.
Your teachers bring years of experience, their own labels and businesses, and a genuine love of sharing their skills and craftsmanship with you.
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Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
You’re welcome to send someone in your place.
OR
- A refund can be requested 1 day before class starts. An admin fee of AU$35.00 applies.
- A transfer can be requested 4 days before the class starts. An admin fee of AU$10.00 applies.
- A credit note can be requested 4 days before the class starts. An admin fee of AU$10.00 applies.
No changes will be allowed after these times.
Terms & Conditions
Attendance & Preparation
Taking part in a workshop at Thread Den is fun, and we love teaching people our craft, but it''s your responsibility to clear your diary for the session(s) you''ve booked, especially if your course runs across multiple weeks. To finish your project, you''ll need to attend every session and arrive on time. Unfortunately, we can''t go back over material already covered, as it wouldn''t be fair to your fellow participants.
Please bear with us on this next point: our workshops and courses are usually booked out weeks in advance, so it isn''t always possible to simply move you into another session. If a suitable class is running and has space, we''ll try to offer you a discounted spot to help you catch up. If that''s not an option, you may need to book a private lesson to stay on track.
We also won''t chase you up to confirm you''re coming to class or that you have the right supplies. Most workshops require you to bring your own materials; we only offer a supplies kit at an additional cost for the Sewing Basics 3 Week Course. If you''re ever unsure what to bring, just email us at info@threadden.com and we''ll point you in the right direction.
We want you to love what you make just as much as we do, so please take our fabric recommendations seriously. Choosing a fabric suited to a more advanced skill level can make the experience frustrating rather than fun.
We do our best to answer common questions in each workshop description, but please don''t hesitate to email us with anything else. And we''d genuinely love to see the fabric you''re considering, we''re always happy to point you toward our favourite fabric and haberdashery suppliers.
Thanks for reading through the finer details, we appreciate it.
Our cancellation and refund policy is presented during the booking process.
Medical Events
Your safety and wellbeing are important to us. We reserve the right to make decisions necessary to protect the safety of all participants, this may include calling an ambulance on your behalf and at your expense.
Course Cancellations
- Classes are subject to sufficient enrolment (usually a minimum of 2 participants).
- We reserve the right to cancel any scheduled course.
This policy is also available on our website: threadden.com/about/bookings-and-cancellations-policy
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