Skills taught in dress making courses include:
- Making hand stitches in the given fabric; Stitching the following using the given fabric: Seams with seam finishes, Darts, Pleats, Tucks, Gathers & Shirrs, Frill, Hem, Casing, Edge Finishing, Neck lines, Placket, Pocket, Collar, Sleeves, Cuff - How to fix the fasteners on the given fabric, mend the given fabric as per requirement - Draft a pattern for Ladies Suit & Sew a Ladies' Suit with the help of the given pattern. - Sketching the following manually by applying suitable fabric designsIndian Dresses & Western Dresses - Deigning the following with suitable fabric design using Corel draw software- Indian Dresses & Western Dresses - Making the following Block Pattern set using different sizes taken from a size chart - Children's Block, Block for Teenager, Ladies Block, Gents Block; makes the patterns for the following using Draping Techniques - Basic Bodice with Darts, Basic Bodice with Princess line, Basic Straight Skirt, Basic Circular Skirt - Constructing the following garments with fitting and quality according to the sketched designs and blocks using adaptation/draping and manipulation techniques - Dress for Children (Yoke Frock), Dress for Teenager, Ladies Dress, Ladies Suit, Ladies Night wear, Ladies Blouse, gents’ Shirt, gents’ trouser - Making patterns of the following by Pattern Grading techniques to their next higher or lower sizes using the size charts - Making markers on different width, texture & designs of the following- Frocks, Blouses, Shirts, Trousers.
A sampling of the skills a tailor needs:
Identify and take care of the various tools and equipment used in cutting and tailoring Identify and practice basic (temporary and permanent) and decorative stitches Take body measurements (length width and circumference) systematically and follow necessary precautions Master the use of sewing machine and take care of the machine Follow precautions while using a machine. Identify and correct the defects in a machine Control of fullness – darts, pleats, gathers Make different types of seams using bias, piping, facing and plackets Make hook and eye and attach buttons, button hole etc Select fabric and appropriate colour combinations according to age, tradition, Vocation and personality Follow rules of pattern making, layout and fabric estimation Design, draft, pattern making, cutting, stitching and finishing of the garments
Surface decoration of garments using embroidery, laces, buttons, beads, sequins etc Fold, iron, pack and cost evaluation of stitched garment Marking and storing of drafts and patterns for future use
What is the difference between a tailor and dressmaker?
A dressmaker specialises in clothes for women, and a tailor makes clothes for men. Males and females have different body shapes that call for a different approach to pattern making, garment cutting and construction.
Sample curriculum: Dress making (pdf) - India
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