SMARTY PANTS

SMARTY PANTS is a new eCourse exclusively for Skirt Skills alums.

Get some new experience under your belt! You’ll get the same ongoing access to the high quality content and support as I offer in Skirt Skills, only this time…

We’ll make ourselves three custom-fit pants blocks while learning to create our own patterns and sew up all kinds of custom-fit pants styles- from loungewear to jeans.

Follow along as I design and handcraft three new pair of pants for myself from start to finish- sharing new mix-and-match construction techniques. Choose your favorite block, design features, and construction methods to start and complete your own custom pants!

Smarty Pants builds upon everything learned and created in Skirt Skills.

8-Week eCourse

includes

Follow-up Course!

SMARTY PANTS

Upcoming Session Info:

2024 ENROLLMENT opens:

Friday October 11, 2024
at ~10amET

Course Dates:

Orientation starts Thursday October 24, 2024.

Work with the optional 8 week schedule OR anytime at your own pace with forever access.

 

 (There will be a week break in the middle for US Thanksgiving).

Prerequisite:

To be eligible for Smarty Pants,
you must first take Skirt Skills.

SMARTY PANTS builds your skills beyond skirts!

Is this course right for me?

Here are two introductory videos to sample!

What do I need for class?

Tools, Materials & Supplies​ for SMARTY PANTS

First, supplies from SKIRT SKILLS

In Smarty Pants, we will continue to use most of the tools and supplies from the Skirt Skills Supplies List. Re-visit the list below!

OPTIONAL ITEMS

from Skirt Skills that would be helpful in Smarty Pants

Optional Items:

NEW ITEMS

for Smarty Pants

We will use:

  • Your custom-fit Skirt Block from Skirt Skills
  • Your custom-fit Skirt Block Mockup from Skirt Skills
*Students who couldn’t find long enough “flexible curve rulers” have used 12-14 gauge copper craft wire as an alternative to the “bendy ruler”.

PANTS MATERIALS

Let's make some pants!

We will add:

In the 2nd half of class, you will need the materials for the pants you will make in the class. During the previous lessons of the class, we will discuss and help pick out and purchase exactly what you are going to use. Here is most likely what you will need:

Here is most likely what you will need:

  • Pants Fabric:  yardage depends on your design.  Just as in Skirt Skills, we will be working with woven fabrics only.  (No knits or stretch fabric!)
  • Matching thread
  • Regular zipper appropriate for your design -and/or-
  • Soft waistband elastic appropriate for your design…

Optional Items:

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Watch the SMARTY PANTS Tools & Supplies Lesson:

Ready to get started?

The 8-week session starts in October.

If you’ve completed Skirt Skills, keep an eye on your email inbox and/or log in to the ALUM INFO & UPCOMING COURSES page on your Student Dashboard for registration details.

If you haven’t taken Skirt Skills, check it out here and join the Skirt Skills mailing list to be notified about the next session of the prerequisite course!

Follow-up Course!

SMARTY PANTS

Upcoming Session Info:

2024 ENROLLMENT opens:

Friday October 11, 2024
at ~10amET

Course Dates:

Orientation starts Thursday October 24, 2024.

Work with the optional 8 week schedule OR anytime at your own pace with forever access.

 

 (There will be a week break in the middle for US Thanksgiving).

Prerequisite:

To be eligible for Smarty Pants,
you must first take Skirt Skills.

Explore the Coursework

In Skirt Skills, you’ll be thoroughly introduced to each step of the custom process- while hand crafting the custom-fit skirt of your dreams. You’ll also create reusable tools for your custom sewing future.

Follow-up Course!

A follow up to Skirt Skills – get some new experience under your belt by creating your own custom-fit trousers and jeans.

Follow-up Course!

A follow up to Skirt Skills – gain some upper body strength as you learn to map your top half and craft custom-fit tops that are tops!