Make and Customize Your First Bomber Jacket

Create clothes your body loves: learn how to make your own custom jacket from scratch with a sewing machine, from the initial pattern to final outfit

• Introduction
• Materials and Inspiration
• Finding Your Size
• Making the Jacket
• Adding Customisation
• Final project

A creative way to tackle fast fashion is by making your own clothes. For seamstress and pattern designer Lydia Higginson, wearing her own clothing is an honest way of being in the world. She has been making costumes for prestigious theaters like Salder’s Wells and The Royal Opera House for years, and started her own creative project “Made My Wardrobe” in 2016, where she makes all her own clothes—and hasn’t bought a single garment from a shop since.

In this online course, Lydia teaches you how to make your own bomber jacket from scratch. She takes you step by step through how to use a sewing machine, how to cut each piece of fabric, and how to customize with creative embellishments and embroidery. Ready to make a jacket that is truly your own?

• About Me
• Influences
• History and Design
• Materials and Tools
• Mood Board and Inspiration
• Taking Your Measurement and Finding Your Size
• Pattern
• Cutting the Fabric
• Pockets, Side, and Shoulder Seams 1
• Pockets, Side, and Shoulder Seams 2
• Collar, Hem, and Lining
• Sewing the Zip and Cuffs 1
• Sewing the Zip and Cuffs 2
• Embroidery
• Applique
• Quilting
• Make and Customize Your First Bomber Jacket