Perfectly Fitted Trousers — Every Time

The Professional Trouser Making Course. Volume 1: The Pattern.

Tired of trousers that never fit right? Learn the exact steps to draft, fit, and refine trousers for any body shape — no guesswork, no frustration. From precise measurements to expert fitting corrections, this course gives you the skills and confidence to create a perfectly fitted trouser block you can adapt into endless styles.

The Professional Trouser Drafting & Fitting Course from Dressmaking Academy
Volume 1: The Pattern.




If you’ve ever sewn trousers only to find wrinkles, sagging, pulling, or uneven hems, you know how frustrating it can be. This course eliminates the guesswork. You’ll learn exactly how to draft, fit, and refine trousers for any figure — from the first line on paper to a polished, professional finish.

With clear explanations, step-by-step drafting algorithms, and real fitting demonstrations, this course will give you both the technical knowledge and the dressmaker’s intuition to achieve a flawless fit.

What You’ll Get:

  • Step-by-step drafting instructions for a custom trouser block.

  • Precise measurement techniques and how to apply them to your draft.

  • Real-world fitting corrections — see how to identify and fix every major trouser fitting issue.

  • Detailed muslin fitting process with clear before-and-after examples.

  • Style adaptation techniques — turn one base block into countless designs.

Who This Course Is For:

  • Dressmakers who want to master trouser fitting.

  • Sewing enthusiasts ready to level up from store-bought patterns.

  • Fashion design students who need solid patternmaking fundamentals.

Why It Works:
You’re not just copying a formula. You’ll learn to see the fit — to understand what each wrinkle, fold, or drag line means, and how to fix it. By the end, you’ll have your own perfectly fitted trouser block and the skills to adapt it into any style you can imagine.

Take the frustration out of trouser-making. Create trousers that look, feel, and fit exactly the way they should — every time.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the course!

    2. Intoduction

    3. Measurements

    4. Drafting the Basic Trouser Block: the Front

    5. Drafting the Basic Trouser Block: the Back

    6. Transforming the Drafted Trouser Pattern into a Cutting Template

    7. Darts: Fitting to the Body and Refining Trouser Shape with Darts

    8. “Crotch Depth” and “Crotch Length”

    9. Common Fit Issues in Trousers

    10. Drafting Trousers Based on Individual Body Features

    11. First Fitting of the Trousers

About this course

  • $49.00
  • 11 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content