Cutting, Tailoring & Dress Making

Cutting, Tailoring & Dress Making

Course Code no.

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605/705 ¨C 606/706

Duration of course

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1 yrs. & 6 months

Essential Theory hours

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100hrs

Essential Practical hours

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270hrs

Introduction to the course ¨C

Clothing is one of the basic needs of human being people one becoming fashion conscious.

With change in fashion & style, the stitching of garment also changes. Hence keeping in

view the market demand and change fashion technology, courses on cutting, tailoring &

dress making have been suitably designed in the structure of non formal education. The

beneficiaries are new literates and people with low education levels. Besides in Indian

tradition girls/women are expected to know tailoring to fulfill the basic stitching

requirement at home. Stitching of garments at home is a money saving device for lower

middle income group. Besides tailoring can be a vocation for self employment.

Objective ¨C

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To provide knowledge & training in

Use of tools & equipment used in tailoring trade

Sewing terminology

Taking correct body measurements

Basic hand & machine stitches

Designing, drafting & pattern making

Layout & fabric estimation

Cutting, tailoring & finishing of garments for children, ladies & gents.

Alteration, defects & remedies to fitting problems.

Processes of quality centrol, packaging, labeling, marking, costing & promotion.

Sourcing of fabrics, trends & relating so servicing process.

Skill to construct professional looking garments.

Enhancing employability & entrepreneur skills.

Entry Qualification

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8th Pass/Literate

Competencies : 1.

2.

3.

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5.

6.

7.

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14.

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 swing machine and take care of the machine.

Follow precautions while using a machine. Identify and correct the defects in a

machine. Identify and correct the defects in a machine.

Control of fullness ¨C darts, pleats, gathers

Make different types of seams using bias, piping and facing and plackets and

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 (panty,

slip, jhabla, set, frock, gents pyjama, petticoat, churidar pyjama, ladies kurta, salwar

etc.)

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.

Job opportunities : After completing the course one can get employment in garment

manufacturing unit or get self employed by opening a tailoring sop or work at home.

Wage employment : Can get employment as cutter/tailor/checker/designers in garment

manufacturing industries/tailoring shops/tailoring units in govt. sector of public sectors

like jails /hospitals etc. can get employments as instructor in educational institutes.

Self employment : can open his/her own tailoring shop or can do tailoring work at his/her

own house or can take up orders work from factories.

Scheme of study ¨C

Weightage :-

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Theory ¨C 15%

Practical ¨C 85%

Scheme of Evaluation

Course code

705/605

706/606

Theory

30

30

Practical

90

90

Internal

80

80

Total

200

200

Passing Criteria : - Theory

Practical

Internal

Aggregate

40%

50%

40%

50%

SUBJECT - 1 Cutting & Tailoring

Section A: Foundation

Unit Contents

1.

Introduction to

Sewing Machine

2.

Tools and

Equipments used in

tailoring

3.

Trade Terminology

4.

Measurement

Taking

5.

Drafting / Pattern

Making

6.

Basic Stitching

7.

Construction Skills

Theory

- Machine Operation

- Different parts of

machine and their

functions.

- Safety precautions

- Proper maintenance and

oiling

Description of various tools

used in tailoring

- Drafting tools:

- Cutting Tools:

- Stitching tools:

- Specific terms used in

drafting, cutting &

stitching

- Use of tape for

measurement

- Proper / correct

measurement taking,

Precautions

- Use of L scale for

measurement

- Sequence of

measurement

- Need for drafting and

pattern making

- Method of preparing

draft

- Preparing pattern cutting

- Hand stitches

- Machine stitches

- Decorative stitches

- Knowledge about:

- Seams, Drafts, Tucks,

Pleats, Buttons Hole,

Buttons Hooks and

snage, Eye, Titch buttons

Practical

- Operating machine

- Removing parts and

practice in refixing

- Adjusting the parts for

proper functioning

- Practice in cleaning and

oiling

Practice in using

- Different Scissors

- Shapper, L Scale, Art

Curve, Tracing wheel

- Thimble etc.

- Practice in using proper

terms.

- Practice in using tape

- Taking measurement

- Sequencing of

measurement.

- Use of L scale

- Simple drafting

- Pattern making

- Paper pattern cutting

- Preparation of sample

pieces of stitches

- Preparation of sample

pieces using all

construction skills.

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Selection of Cloth

9.

Estimation of Cloth

10.

Colour concept

11.

Simple Cutting and

Stitching

- Selection of right type of

fabric for a particular

garment

- How to estimate cloth for

garments

Colour combination for

buttons, thread & cloth

- How to mark the

measurements on cloth

before cutting

- Leaving margin for

inlays and turnings

- Skills in Stitching

Section B: Cutting & Stitching

Unit Contents

Theory

1.

Construction skills

- Use of velcrow & Elastic

- Identification of different

types of fabric

- Estimation by giving

various measurements

- Practicals in selection of

colour combination

(contrast & harmony)

- Marking with different

measurement

- Cutting the cloth as per

marking, leaving margin

for inlays and turnings.

- Practice in stitching on

paper for straight zigzig, round etc.

- Stitching of

- Handkerchief / Bib /

Pillow cover / Bags /

Underwear / Quilting

Practical

- Fixing velcrow &

- Elastic insetion

Practical work on

Tailoring Skills

Drafting, paper pattern

Stitching of different baby

making, cutting, stitching

garments

and finishing of following

garments: Children

Stitching of different ladies

Garments

garments

EITHER

Ladies Garments Or

Stitching of different gents

Boys / Gants Garments

garments

7.1 MODULE -II (CODE 606 AND 706) DRESS MAKING

Section A: Advanced Construction Skills

Unit Contents

1.

Construction skills

Theory

- Type of facing, binding

- Zip application

- Elastic insertion

- Design darts, Yokes &

midrift

- Waist band application

Practical

Practice in construction

skills

2.

Tailoring skills

3.

Other skills

4.

Pressing & Packing

Skills (Folding)

- Notch collar-Roll collar

Precautions to be taken

while pressing and folding

Section B: Garment Making & Dress Designing

1.

Designing

Dress Designing

- Principles & concept

2.

Pattern Making

- Creative pattern making

- Types of pattern &

Bodice block

3.

Bodice Blocks

4.

Manipulation and

adjustment

What is manipulation /

adjustment

Drafting, paper pattern

making, cutting and stitching

of garments:

EITHER

Ladies garments

OR

Gants garments

- Tailor marks

- Fittings & alterations

- New garments from old

fabric / garments

- Pressing of:

- Cotton garments

- Terene garments

- Silk garments

- Packing of various

garments (folding).

- Sample making

Measurement taking

- Drafting and pattern

making of following

blocks

A. Children:

- Basic Bodice Block

- Sleeve, Skirt Block

B. Ladies:

- Basic Bodice Block

- Sleeve / Trouser Block

Practice of:

- Dart / Sleeve / Collar

manipulation

- Adjustment for different

figures

- Stooping/ flat bust / full

bust

- Manipulation & making

various creative patterns

through the blocks in the

following:

- Children/Ladies/Gants

garments/Sleeves/Collars

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