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course outline

INTRODUCTION TO GARMENT MAKING
- The importance of clothes/garments
- The Concept of Garment Designing
- Economic importance of Garment Designing
- Entrepreneurship in Garment Making
SEWING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Simple sewing tools and equipment
- The sewing machine
- Care of sewing tools and equipment
- Common machine faults and remedies or solutions
BASIC SEWING PROCESSES
- Basic stitches
- Seams and seam finishes
- Disposal of fullness
- Facing and interfacings
- Facings and inter facings
THE CONCEPT OF PATTERNS
- Patterns
- Ways of obtaining patterns
- The freehand method
- Body measurements
- Drafting of bodice block
- Drafting of shirt block
- Drafting of basic sleeve blocks
- Drafting of basic collar
- Drafting basic skirt blocks
- Drafting of basic trouser blocks
- Adaptation of other outfits, e.g. gowns, jumpers, e.t.c.
FIGURE TYPES AND GARMENT MAKING
- Figure types
- Fabric selections for the various figure types
- Choice of styles
ADAPTATION OF PATTERNS
- Adaptation of blouse patterns
- Adaptation of skirt pattern
- Adaptation of sleeves
- Adaptation of collars
SEWING OF BLOUSES /SHIRTS
- Practical construction of blouse / skirt
- Practical construction of skirt, trousers, gowns and jumpers
SETTING UP A GARMENT BUSINESS
- Minimum requirements for setting up a garment making business
- Factors that can affect small business
- Financing a business
- Profit / price fixing
- Customer relationship
- Record keeping
- Promoting a business

Garment Making