The Bespoke Jacket

Admissions open for 2025/26

This year-long class is hugely popular with participants from around the globe. Students learn and practice their skills from home, all the time supported by our dedicated team of tutors. Those who complete the course successfully can boost their application for a place on our full-time Level 5 Diploma or International Programme.

“It’s been a joy taking part in the Online Tailoring class. Classes are designed and curated to give you maximum visual
guidance. The tutors are superb in explaining all details throughout the whole process.”
(Murilo, whose work is seen above)

Building on this success, we are excited to confirm the continuation of the programme in 2025/26. Once again, we teach the individual pattern draft, the cutting and the tailoring of the classic bespoke jacket to those who want to make a start on their tailoring journey. Not holding back with the secrets of the trade, we deliver time-tested tricks you won’t find in any book. And uniquely, the curriculum offers a choice between the male and female figure types.

Starting 12th September 2025 and running through to 10th July 2026, the course offers 34 weeks of step-by-step lessons. Sessions take place Fridays 2 to 5pm UTC (+1) and recordings are made available after each to support self-study. Tutors are available in a dedicated chat channel to support participants with queries between sessions.

Suitable for participants with sewing experience, the class delivers all fundamental techniques of the bespoke
tailoring process. Prior knowledge of pattern construction is not required as we guide you through the process step-by-step. The pattern construction method is repeatable and will serve you as blueprint in future projects.

IMPORTANT: this class is suitable for

  • male figures with a waist measurement that is smaller than the chest measurement.
  • female figures with a waist measurement that is smaller than 90% of the bust measurement. 

Please get in touch for guidance on figure types, or with any other queries you may have. We are happy to help!

The course fee is £1,895 incl VAT and includes comprehensive PDF literature, recordings of each live class and access to tutors between sessions. A payment schedule is available on request. Places are limited and allocated on a first come first serve basis to eligible candidates. 

To join, please download, complete and send your booking form to info@tailoringacademy.co.uk – thank you!

The full 34-week programme (modules are subject to minor change):

Week

 Date Module

1

 Sep 12 Pattern Draft

2

 Sep 19 Pattern Draft

3

 Sep 26 Cloth preparation & marking & cutting the cloth

4

 Oct 3 Design, cut and baste assembly of the canvas

5

 Oct 10 Assembly and shaping of the canvas

6

 Oct 17 Join canvas to fronts

7

 Nov 7 Assembly of the back

8

 Nov 14 Assembly of the sleeves

9

 Nov 21 Cut, assembly and shaping of the collar

10

 Nov 28 Join all parts for 1st fitting

11

 Dec 5 1st (baste) fitting

12

 Dec 12 Rip down and mark adjustments

13

 Jan 9 Implement adjustments part I

14

 Jan 16 Implement adjustments part II

15

 Jan 23 Pocket making part I

16

 Jan 30 Pocket making part II

17

 Feb 6 Design, cut and assembly of facing and front lining, back lining

18

 Feb 13 Pocket making part III

19

 Feb 27 Face and line fronts

20

 Mar 6 Line backs and join side seams

21

 Mar 13 Join shoulder seams, add shoulder pads

22

 Mar 20 Set under collar into neck hole

23

 Mar 27 Line and finish sleeves

24

 Apr 17 Set sleeves

25

 Apr 24 2nd (forward) fitting

26

 May 1 Implement final adjustments part I

27

 May 8 Implement final adjustments part II

28

 May 15 Design, cut and assemble upper collar, shape with iron

29

 May 22 Join upper to under collar

30

 Jun 12 Assemble sleeves in final position

31

 Jun 19 Hand finish inside and out

32

 Jun 26 Finishing touches

33

 Jul 3 Hand button holes

34

 Jul 10 Final press and buttons

Please get in touch with any queries you may have using the contact form below: