Pattern Making for Female Clothing

Pattern Making Academy provides innovative, easy to use training manuals to produce well-fitting female garments.

Welcome to Pattern Making Academy (PMA)

We are an Australian owned and operated business

PMA was founded by Dr Kathleen [Kath] Berry whose career in education and training in the discipline of fashion spans 5 decades. Kath’s main focus has always been to produce well-fitting female garments.

To achieve this goal Kath has developed pattern making systems based on body shape and not body size for five different female figure types. Each system is easy to learn and is an effective foundation for designing clothing for an individual, or for mass-production.

Shape is the key, and product development is the focus!

PMA publications are designed to:

  • Show the way to master new directions in product development of female garments
  • Provide resources that are focused on forward thinking for the 21st century
  • Present easy to follow systems with step-by-step instructions for self-paced learning
  • Use data that has been comprehensively researched
  • Employ proven technical processes
  • Apply the findings of many years of study, research, and field experiments
  • Encourage industry sustainability & ecological conservation
  • Emphasize the basics that are essential for transition into the digital realm
  • Help users to make better fitting garments across a range of body shapes
  • Facilitate the upgrade of knowledge & skills as well as broaden employment opportunities
  • Use body shape systems as opposed to conventional sizing
  • Show comprehensively how to identify & apply essential elements of pattern making
  • Offer real world education and training

Small and medium businesses are PMA’s primary target but the systems are well-suited for all of the following:

  • Education and training providers
  • Industry product development personnel
  • Retail brands who design and produce their own ranges
  • Students
  • Upskilling
  • Reskilling
  • Libraries
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Anyone who is passionate about designing and making better fitting garments

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Product Shipping: We provide Australia-wide and international shipping. All of our books are also available as instant download eBooks.

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What our Customers say...

"The PMA has been an integral part to my education in pattern engineering systems and I highly recommend PMA products to anyone interested or involved in female pattern systems. Doctor Kath Berry’s findings are clearly communicated and demonstrated in engaging visuals. Overall, has been a positive educational experience."
Anabele Galagher[Location]
"Utilizing the systems and methodologies of PMA has allowed us to develop our own unique master blocks based on the shape of real women. We have and continue to use these master blocks as a basis for many of our clothing designs in our Love Lily Range. PMA and the work of Doctor Kath Berry has given us an edge to offer clothing that fits and suits the needs of our customers which is revolutionary for the fashion industry."
Carolyn ShelleyNOOSA SWIMWEAR
"Hi There, Just a shout out to Kath Berry at Pattern Making Academy. We have been using Kath’s sizing system for some time now with great success for our own ladies clothing label. Using the sizing system by body shape is genius. Thanks to Kath our Brand is selling through our own stores and has been an amazing success."
Sue BoweringSea Elements Noosa
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