Fundamentals Of Apparel Making (Practical)

Paper Code: 
GPM 125
Credits: 
06
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To familiarize students with sewing skills and basics garment construction
  2. Introducing the concept of drafting and basic adaptation
  • Introduction to sewing devices, measuring devices, marking devices, sewing aids, needles and threads                                      06 hrs
  • Introduction to sewing machine its parts and  working of sewing machine and attachments

      Common problems and their solutions                      06 hrs

  • Preparing the fabric for cutting                                              04 hrs
  • Preparation of following samples for basic production operations:                                                                               14hrs

oHand Sewing: Back Stitch, Even Basting, Blanket Stitch, Buttonhole Stitch, Simple Hemming, Invisible Hemming

oMachine Seams: Plain Seam, French Seam, Run & Fell, Top Seam, Lapped Seam

  • Edge finishing of knitted fabric using following machines: 5 thread machine, 3 thread & Flat lock
  • Edge finishing of Leather fabric using following machines: Heavy duty leather sewing machine

oDisposal of fullness: Dart, Pleats and Gathers

oPlacket: Continuous wrap placket, warp and projection, kurta placket, slit opening,

  • Band and cuffs

oFasteners & its applications: Hooks & bar tack, press & studs, button & buttonholes, zipper attachment

  • Pocket : Patch pocket, slashed pocket and Inseam pocket
  • Neck line finishing with facing and piping

   Woven Fabric

·Introduction to Drafting: Preparation of child basic bodice, sleeve

      and skirt block                                                                 10 hrs

  • Adaptations and preparing mock on muslin for following:        14 hrs
  • Sleeves: Puff, cap and flared
  • Collars: Peter pan, Chinese and Convertible
  • Construction of child’s bodice with sleeve and attaching peter pan collar                                                                                                       10 hrs
  • Construction of  slim skirt and evaluate for fit                                 10 hrs                                                                                                     

Knitted  Fabric                                                                    16hrs       

  • Deriving bodice for knitted garments out of the bodice/basic sleeve pattern
  • Neckline finishing with rib, fusing
  • Basic collar & neckline-Crew neck, Polo neck, Polo collar
  • Machine seams-basic usage of flat lock & over lock machine
Essential Readings: 
  1. Jindal, Ritu., Handbook of Fashion Designing, Mittal Publications, New Delhi.
  2. Shafeffer, Claire., Sewing for Apparel Industry, Sterling , New York
  3. Wood, D. The practical encyclopedia of sewing, Anness Publishing Ltd, USA
  4. Gillian, Holman., Pattern Cutting Made Easy: A step by step Introduction, BSP,ISBN ,1997
  5. Natalie, Bray., More Dress Pattern Designing, 4th edition, BSP,ISBN ,1997
  6. Armstrong, J., Pattern Making for Fashion Design (II Edition), Adison, Wesely Publishing Company, 1995.
  7. Zarapkar, K. R., System of Cutting, Navneet Publications Ltd., Mumbai.
  8. Readers Digest, Complete guide to needle work, The Reader’s  Digest   Association Inc, Pleasantville, New York
References: 
  1. Cream, Penelope, The Complete book of Sewing, DK Publishing, New York
  2. Kallal, Mary Jo., Clothing Construction, Macmillan New York.
  3. Doongaji, Sherie., Basic Process & Clothing Construction, Unique Educational Books, Raj Prakashan, New Delhi.
  4. Jewel, R., Encyclopedia of Dress Making, A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, Delhi.
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