Portland Fashion Institute is a nationally accredited private nonprofit career institute of higher learning and Portland’s only accredited fashion design college.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! JANUARY 17 & 18. PFI FABRIC & PATTERN SWAP. WINTER COAT DRIVE TOO! CLICK LINK FOR DETAILS
In this class you will cover:
Basic grading
Use slopers to learn the basic principles of changing pattern sizes. Learn the inside secrets of increasing and decreasing sizes and government standards for grade rules. Apply these principles to pants, skirts, sleeves and bodices.
Advanced grading and marking
Bring in your patterns and learn how to grade them to different sizes. Create your own grade rules for cardinal points. Apply to knits and wovens.
Marking
Learn how to set up a marker — a layout of all you pattern pieces ready for cutting — for best use of fabric.
Prerequisite: Pattern 4 plus your slopers from Pattern 1
Want to take this class for continuing education credit? Choose the CE registration. Read and complete this form if you haven’t already.
There is not a Supply List for every class. If you do not see a link below, then this class does not have a Supply List.
1 block north of NE 43rd & Sandy
BUS: #12 bus
MAX: 7 blocks from the Hollywood MAX station
