To acquaint students with the techniques and skills of pattern drafting
To enable students to obtain harmony between the pattern and design of the garment
Drafting: 20 hrs
Standard measurement charts for females
Drafting of Bodice & Sleeve Block for adults.
Adaptation of the following 30 hrs
Sleeves – Plain, Puff, Magyar and Raglan.
Collars – Convertible, Shawl, Stand and Fall Collar, Roll, Chinese and Sailor.
Yoke - Round, V-Shaped and Shaped (bodice & skirt blocks)
Dart Manipulation 30 hrs
Types of darts & relocating the darts
Slash & Spread method
Pivot method for tops & skirts
Garment Construction 40 hrs
Salwar/Chudidar & Kameez
Skirt & Top(Designer)
1. Reader’s Digest., Complete Guide of Sewing & knitting, The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd., London
2. Kallal, Mary. Jo., Clothing Construction, Mc Millan Publishing Company, New York 1985
3. Armstrong, Pearson., Pattern making for Fashion Design, Fair Child Publication, New York 1995.
Guide to Sewing Techniques, ADK Publishing Book, New York1996.