SYLLABUS | COURSE
OUTLINE | SUPPLIES | SAMPLES
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Garment Structures is the study and production of clothing
construction methods. The course is designed to reflect the industrial
sample room situation.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
A. To develop an appreciation and understanding
for the construction of garments throughout history including the
contemporary market
B. To develop hand and machine sewing skills
C. To develop an understanding of the sequence of producing a garment
D. To develop an apparel industry vocabulary
COURSE PROCEDURES:
A. Examination of actual and illustrated garments
(past and present) for men, women, and children’s clothing
B. Following the
instructor’s demonstrations, students will reproduce
samples of construction details. These will be organized and presented in
book form for grading.
C. Students will produce three (3) sample garments
from industrial patterns:
1 lined muslin skirt, including zipper, waistband and closing (graded as
part of the sample book), 1 lined slim skirt in finished goods, including
zipper,
waistband and closing. 1 shirt with a collarstand and collar, and 2 pockets.
D.
Advanced students may produce extra garments or designs for garments
using details not included in sample book (permission
from the instructor is necessary).
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND EVALUATION
STANDARDS:
A. Personal integrity in coursework:
All coursework, assignments, projects and tests shall be the
sole work of the student presenting the work or taking the test. Plagiarism
is a serious offense and students are reminded to give appropriate credit
for any portion of another person’s ideas or writings with proper
citations. Plagiarism as cited in the student handbook, will be dealt
with accordingly.
B. University property:
Sewing machines, irons, ironing boards, dressforms, and faculty
sewing samples are University property for the use of students enrolled
in the Fashion Design courses only. This property is to be used in the
labs and not removed for any purpose. Violations will be reported to
the Student Conduct Committee.
C. Retention of student work:
Any student work not retrieved by the end of the semester
will be held only through the first month of the next semester. It is
the responsibility of each student to retrieve his/her work.
D. “C” or
better requirement:
As a pre-requisite to all other fashion design studio courses,
students must achieve a minimum grade of “C” for T918 in
order to proceed with the major curriculum required studio course: T920.
E. Responsibilities:
1. Class attendance is expected. Students are to
notify the instructor of absence by calling 215-951- 2665, or a note
in the instructor’s
mailbox in the Textile Office. More the two (2) absences will lower
the semester grade. Lateness or leaving class early is unacceptable.
Three (3) late or leaving absences will count as one (1).
2. Assignments are due on time. Late work will not be accepted. Incomplete
work is an automatic failure.
3. Garments will not be graded that have not been sewn in the presence
of the instructor.
4. In order for a student to operate the sewing equipment they must
be certified by the Lab Assistants and must have the certification
card on display at all times or they will be asked to leave the lab.
5. Set aside time to use labs outside of class time. Students are
responsible for knowing how to change the needles and rethread both
single needle and overlock machines.
EVALUATION STANDARDS:
30% - Sample Construction Book
25% - Sample Garment #1
25% - Sample Garment #2
10% - Midterm Grade
10% - Professional attitude and attendance
READING:
Required Textbook:
A Guide to Fashion Sewing Third Edition, by Connie Amaden
Crawford, Fairchild Publishers, 2000
SUGGESTED BOOKS, VIDEOS, MAGAZINES
Books:
Dressmaking Explained: A to Z Terms, by Ann Ladbury, Arco Publishers
Singer Sewing Series
Unit Method of Clothing Construction, Seventh Edition,
Phyllis Brackelsberg and Ruth Marshall
Vogue Sewing Book, Vogue, Harper and Row Publisher
Videos: Available in the Guttman Library
Industrial Shortcuts for Home Sewing I and II, Islander Sewing
Systems
Shirtmaking Techniques with David Page
Coffin, Taunton Press (video
and book)
Magazines:
Threads
Vogue Patterns
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