Clyde Work Pant Masterclass, Pre-Fall 2025

The Clyde Work Pant Masterclass

Ah, the Clyde. It’s that elusive blend of form and function, and it’s famous for a reason: those incredible, crescent-shaped pockets and triple-seamed legs! If you've admired these pants from afar, or sewn a few but haven’t quite mastered the fit or finishes, then this workshop is your moment.

Join me (virtually) for six weeks of live instruction and collaboration where we’ll transform a flat piece of fabric into your new favorite pair of pants. It’s more than just a class: this is a chance to slow down, connect with a community of fellow makers, and infuse your garment with the joy and intention of creating something with your own two hands.

Together, we’ll de-mystify the construction of the Clyde silhouette and bring its practical magic to life in real time. We will perfect your size and fabric selection, test the fit with a muslin, adjust our pattern to get things just right, and sew them up with efficient techniques and polished finishes.

You can make the Clyde Work Pant or Clyde Culotte in this workshop (or even adapt the pattern into our Clyde Billow Skirt if you’d like).

Schedule

• Prep Class: Fabric & size selection | Monday, August 25, 7-8pm CT
• Class 1: Cut & sew muslin | Thursday, September 11 6-8pm CT
• Class 2: Review fitting techniques | Thursday, September 18, 6-8pm CT
• Class 3: Fit muslin & adjust pattern | Thursday, September 25, 6-8pm CT
• Class 4: Assemble pockets & vertical seams | Thursday, October 2, 6-8pm CT
• Class 5: Review closure techniques | Thursday, October 9, 6-8pm CT
• Class 6: Finish seams & topstitch | Thursday, October 16, 6-8pm CT
• + Office Hours every Monday starting September 15, 6-7pm CT
  

What does the workshop include?

• Clyde Work Pant and Clyde Culotte digital sewing pattern in all sizes + instructions
• Full-size printed copy of both the Clyde Work Pant or Clyde Culotte pattern in all sizes
• One live fabric and size selection class (2 hours via Zoom)
• Six weekly live classes (12 hours of instruction via Zoom)
• Six weekly live office hours sessions (6 hours of instruction via Zoom)
• Recordings of all classes and office hours to rewatch at your convenience
• One-time 20% discount on all ES fabrics
• Our in-house elastic to use for your waistband
  

Plus these bonuses that add value even after the workshop ends...

• Lifetime membership to our private platform for workshops that houses all recordings, extra resources and a community forum with other students
• Access to Liz any time through our workshop platform for questions, troubleshooting, and sharing finished projects both during the six-week workshop and after
• Ongoing access to live office hours sessions through the end of 2025 for any ES sewing-related questions
  

Who is this workshop for?

• The intermediate sewist or confident beginner who is ready to elevate their garment-making
• You've got a few garments under your belt and are looking to refine your skills and achieve a more customized fit

Required Materials & Tools

Materials we’ll provide

• Digital copy of the Clyde Work Pant and Clyde Culotte Pattern in all sizes + instructions
• Printed copy of the Clyde Work Pant and Clyde Culotte Pattern in all sizes
• 2” wide waistband elastic that we use in our own production

Materials you’ll provide

• 2.5-3 yards of a medium-weight woven fabric, between 5-9oz/yd (the amount of fabric you’ll need depends on the size you plan to make, 2X and above need closer to 3-3.5 yds)
• Your workshop purchase includes a 20% discount on all ES fabrics—you’ll receive a separate email with this after your order is placed
• All-purpose polyester thread that matches your fabric. I recommend for almost all projects, and it’s the thread we’ve manufactured with for years

Essential tools you’ll need

• A sewing machine in good working order capable of a straight stitch and ideally a zig-zag stitch
• At least two new, sharp machine needles appropriate for your fabric (a Universal 80/12 is a great start)
• Fabric shears
• Pins and/or pattern weights
• Seam ripper (no shame in the frogging game!)
• Iron and sleeve board
• Chalk or other fabric marking tool
• Pattern paper and/or tracing paper
• Clear gridded ruler

Are you ready to make a pair of beautiful, wonderfully fitting Clyde's—and head into the winter sewing season with a fine-tuned pattern and the skills to make more? Let's go!