GARMENT CONSTRUCTION (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
DHSC 512 (C)
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the students to –
1. Understand techniques of developing paper pattern.
2. Impart knowledge of constructional techniques.
3. Impart skills required for converting fabric into sewn garment

Course outcomes

 

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

  
 

The students will be able to –

CO243:Create and develop the skills of pattern making

CO244:Adapt basic patterns for construction of various garments.

 

CO245:Create paper pattern and construction for various garment components

 

CO246:Develop the ability to create style in the garment through  pattern making techniques

 

CO247:Develop an analytical approach in selection of right construction method to achieve desired appearance in garments

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Demonstration

 

Learning activities for the students:

Practical assignments, Simulation, Portfolio Preparation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation

 

  

 

CONTENTS
 
• Development and identification of:                                                                      16 hrs
Seams: plain, french, counter, flat fell 
Plackets : one piece & two piece 
Fasteners: Hook & eye, Buttons & Button holes, Press buttons, Velcro 
Edge finishing (binding, facing), pleats and gathers
• Development of Paper pattern of basic bodice, skirt and various sleeves( plain, puff, flared, & kimono)  and collars ( peter pan, cape, convertible & shirt collar)          14 hrs
• Develop style variation in adult bodice using dart manipulation of half scale standard Block                                                                                                                      10 hrs
• Construction of skirt top/ kurta                                                                             6 hrs
• Adaptation of basic skirt block into style variations (Half scale)                           8 hrs
• Construction of skirt                                                                                             6 hrs
 
Essential Readings: 
 
• Reader’s Digest-Complete guide of sewing, The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd., London
• Jindal, Ritu., Handbook for Fashion Designing, Mittal Publications, New Delhi.
• Shaeffer, Claire., Sewing for the Apparel Industry, Gajra Publication, Upper Sadle River, New Jersey4. 
• Armstrong, H.J., 2009, Pattern Making for Fashion Design, Harper Collins Publishers Inc., Ney York. 
• Stamper, A.A., S. H. Sharp and L.B. Donnell, 1986, Evaluating Apparel Quality, Fairchild Publications, America.
 
References: 
E- Resources:
 
 
Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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