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Clothing Construction (Practical)
This course will enable the students to -
1. Incorporate the basic stitching techniques.
2. Impart skill in sample making for apparels.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Course outcomes (at course level) |
Learning and teaching strategies |
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COURSE CODE |
Course Title |
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25CFSD 105
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Clothing Construction (Practical)
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CO.22 Appraise and adapt techniques of hand and machine stitches for sample making CO.23 Develop products by using various construction techniques. CO.24 Compile comprehensive practical record and submission related to construction techniques and cultivate verbal communication skills to converse effectively with examiners. CO.25 Contribute effectively course-specific interaction |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, PowerPoint Presentations, Informative videos Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, and development of samples |
Assessment tasks will include Class Test, Semester end examinations, and Student presentations.
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CONTENTS
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● Sewing Machines: o Tools & equipment required for cutting & stitching o Sewing machine and their special attachment o Main parts & functions of sewing machine o Care & Maintenance of sewing machine o Study of inter-relationship of Thread/ Needle/ Stitch length of different fabrics (Light weight, Medium weight, Heavy weight fabric) |
(4 Hours) |
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● Sample Making of the following basic hand stitches: o Temporary Stitches: Basting- Even & Uneven, Diagonal, Slip and Pin basting o Permanent: Running, Hemming, Backstitch, Whipping and Button hole |
(16 Hours) |
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● Machine Stitching: o Seams: Plain seam, Topstitch seam, Counter Lapped seam, Run n fell seam and French seam o Finishes: Edge stitched, Overcast and Bound seam |
(24 Hours) |
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● Disposal of fullness:
Fasteners –Buttons & button hole, Shirt buttons- with and without shank, Press buttons, Hooks & eye and Zippers (close ended, open ended and concealed) |
(32 Hours) |
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● Product Development
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(14 Hours) |
● Reader’s, Digest, (1997) Complete Guide to Sewing, The Reader’s Digest Associations (Canada) Ltd.Montreal, Pleasantville, New York.
● Relis. Nurie & Strauss Gail, (1997), Sewing for Fashion Design, IInd Edition, Published by Prentice Hall.
● Janace E. Bubonia. (2012) Apparel production terms and processes, Fairchild Books, New York.
● Kallal, Mary Jo, (1985) Clothing Construction, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York.
Suggested Readings:
● Penelope, Cream., (1996) The Complete Book of Sewing - A Practical Step by Step Guide to Sewing. Techniques, ADK Publishing Book, New York
● Connie Amaden Crawford,(2015) Fashion Sewing Advanced Technique, Bloomsburg Publishing.
● Jacob, Thomas Anna., (1995) The Art of Sewing, UBSPD Publishers Distributors Ltd. New Delhi.
● Lewis, V.S (1984), Comparative Clothing Construction Techniques, Surjeet Publication, New Delhi
E-Resources:
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo9H9Rk79s4
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfL tiiu haRd l&t=245s
· https://www.marthastewart.com/7846161/sewing-machine-parts-explained
Examination Scheme
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Continuous Assessment |
Marks Distribution(Practical Record/ Submission) |
Semester End Examination |
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Component |
Marks |
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Component |
Marks |
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Submission of Product |
10 |
Basic Hand Stitches |
05 |
Submission |
30 |
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Practical Record |
10 |
Seams & seam finishes |
05 |
Product development |
25 |
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Test |
05 |
Disposable of Fullness |
05 |
Sample Preparation |
10 |
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Attendance |
05 |
Product |
05 |
Viva voce |
05 |
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Total |
30 |
Total |
20 |
Total |
70 |
