FASHION DESIGNING

Name of the course:                       Fashion Designing

Duration of the course:                   1 year

Subjects:                                        Fashion Designing Pattern Making Garment Making

1.          INTRODUCTION

The objective of this course is to create employment for the so-called “unemployable” youth to enable them to find employment in the apparel industry.

This course has been designed keeping in mind the needs of the students, who have not been able to pass his secondary school certificate exams. Adequate training in fashion designing has been planned to be imparting to the individual to enable him to obtain employment in the apparel and manufacturing industry and related area.

This is a government approved vocational course and is therefore within the reach of every individual who is interested in the apparel industry. It is also a course of only one-year duration and is therefore not burdensome.

2.          OBJECTIVES

1)                   Develop skills of garment making

2)                   Develop skills in various aspects of dress designing

3)                   Create and sketch fashion garments

4)                   Stitch and finish a garment

5)                   Costing of a garment

6)                   Create awareness for self employment

7)                   Quality assessment of garments.

3.          SKILLS TO BE PROVIDED

1)                   Draft and adapt basic block to develop pattern for various garments.

2)                   Draw fashion figures skillfully

3)                   Sketch and colour fashion figures.

4)                   Take orders from customers and be able to set up a garment unit.

5)                   Design cloth, which are function as well as fashionable.

4.          EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

[a] Wage Employment:

To be employed

1)                   Designer

2)                   Instructor

3)                   Coordinator

4)                   Finishing Supervisor

5)                   Assistant to designer in garment industries.

[b] Self employment

1)                   To start embroidering unit

2)                   Boutique owner

3)                   Running survey classes

4)                   Starting a tailoring unit.

5. Schemes Of Instruction Per Module

	Theory		On Job Training		Total
Module
	Hours          Weightage		Hours      Weightage		Hours          Weightage
I	72	30	216	70	288	100
Total	72	30	216	70	288	100

 

Schemes Of Instruction Per Week

Module	Theory	On the Job Training	Total
Modules I/II/III	6 Hours	18 Hours	24 Hours

 

6.         SYLLABUS

 

MODULE – I

Theory

Hours – 72: Marks – 30

 

Introduction to Fashion

 

1.1	Definition of Fashion	10
1.2	Classification of Fashion
1.3	Fashion Cycle

 

Fashion Terminology

 

2.1

Accessories, Antique, Boutique, Bodice, Croqui, CAD, Designers, Ethnic, Emblem, Fashion Bridge, Fibre, Felt, Fashion Merchandizing, Geometrical Design, Gusset, Grain, Hue, Haute Couture, Junk Jewelery, Kimono Sleeve, Selvedge, Labels, Merchandizer, Rhinstone, Sequins, Tags, Traditional, Warp, Wept, Quilt, Yarn, Yoke, Zodiac.

10

 

III. - Introduction to Textiles

 

3.1 - Classification of Textile Fibre

 

3.2 - Natural and Synthetic, Filament and Staple Fibres

Physical and Chemical Properties of Fibres

Cotton, Silk, Wool, Polyester, Nylon

 

Colour

 

4.1	Colour wheel a) Prang colour Chart	10
4.2	Colour combination

 

Weaves

 

5.1	Definition of Weaves Types of Weaves	10
5.2	Plain, Basket, Twill, Satin

 

Dyeing & Printing

 

6.1	Tie & Dye [a] Yarn Dyeing [b] Fabric Dyeing	14
6.2	Block & Stencil Printing

 

Computers

 

7.1	Introduction to computers	10
7.2	Computer Aided Designing (CAD)

 

 

MODULE – I

ON THE JOB TRAINING

Hours 216

Sketching

Normal Figure Fashion Figure Feet Apart, Feet together, Constant proportion of body Head, Hands, Legs

46

 

Identification of Textile Fibres [Burning Test]

 

Cotton, Silk, Wool, Polyester, Nylon

15

 

Construction of Weaves

 

Plain, Basket, Twill & Satin

15

 

Tie & Dye any five samples

 

Sketching of Art Principles

 

Balance, Rhythm, Emphasis,	30
Harmony

 

Motifs of Size 10” x 6”

 

Single	30
Overall
Border

 

Portfolios

 

Summer [any two sketches]	30
Winter [any two sketches]
Traditional - Saree & Ghagra

 

Collection of Textile samples [any 50 Textile Directory]	[10]
Collection of Fashion Accessories	[10]
Learning Basic Computer skills	[15]

 

Syllabus

PATTERN MAKING

 

MODULE – II

Theory

Hours – 72 : Marks - 30

 

Taking Body Measurements

 

1.1	Women’s Wear	10
1.2	Men’s Wear
1.3	Children’s Wear

 

Grain

 

2.1	On Grain	10
2.2	Off Grain
2.3	Bias
2.4	Pattern Layouts

 

Pattern making tools & terminology

 

3.1	Awl, Hip Curve, L-Scale, French Curve, Measuring Tape, Tracing Wheel, Scissors, Scale, Pins, Yardstick, Pencils, pattern making papers	10
3.2	Pattern making Terminology: dark, balancing, cross mark, trueing, close and cup.

 

Draft and Develop Basic Bodice Block and Sleeve Block

 

4.1	Basic Front Sloper	10
4.2	Basic Back Sloper
4.3	Basic Sleeve Sloper
4.4	Seam and Hem Allowance

 

Pattern making for children wear

 

5.1	Frock	10
5.2	Zabla

 

Pattern making for women’s wear

 

6.1	Kurta	12
6.2	Salwar (OR) Pyjama
6.3	Nightie

 

Introduction to embroidery

 

7.1	Chain Stitch – 3 types	10
7.2	Stem Stitch
7.3	Satin Stitch
7.4	French knot, Bullion knot
7.5	Mirror work

 

 

MODULE – II

ON THE JOB TRAINING

Hours 216

 

I) Draft & Develop Basic Bodice Sloper from Measurement	30
II) Basic Front Sloper	15
III) Basic Back Sloper	15
IV) Basic Sleeve Sloper	15
V) Pattern for Children’s Wear
Yoke Frock Jhabla	60
VI) Patterns for Women’s Wear
Kurta Pyjama (OR) Salvar Nightie	45
VII) Preparation of samples with embroidery	36

 

Syllabus

 

MODULE – III

GARMENT MAKING

Theory

Hours – 72 : Marks - 30

 

Sewing Machine

1.1	Types of Sewing Machines	7
1.2	Part of the Sewing Machines
1.3	Care and use of Sewing Machines

 

Basic Stitches

2.1	Hand Sewing Techniques	5
2.2	Basting
2.3	Tacking, Hemming

 

Seams

3.1	Plain Seam	10
3.2	French Seam
3.3	Lapped Seam
3.4	Run & Fell Seam
3.5	Piped Seam

 

Fullness

4.1	Introduction to darts	10
4.2	Types of Tucks
4.3	Varieties of Pleats
4.4	Difference between frills & smocking

 

Plackets

5.1	Definition of Plackets	10
5.2	Types of Placket
5.3	Tailored & Zipper Placket
5.4	Continuous Placket

 

Neckline finishes

6.1        Bias binding 6.2        Bias facing

5

Sleeves

7.1	Types of sleeves	10
7.2	Plain sleeve
7.3	Puff sleeve         - Puff on shoulder                  - Puff on lower arm
7.4	Bishop sleeve
7.5	Bell Sleeve

Drafting, Cutting

8.1        Drafting, cutting of blouse 8.2        Drafting, cutting of Petticoat 8.3        Drafting Cutting of Salwar Kameez.

15

 

MODULE – III
ON THE JOB TRAINING
Hours 216

Hand Sewing Techniques [Stitching]

Basting Tacking Hemming

18

Seams [Stitching]

Plain Seam French Seam Lapped Seam Run & Fell Seam Piped Seam

36

Fullness [Stitching]

Darts Tucks Pleats Frills Smocking

36

Plackets [Stitching]

Tailored Placket Zipper Placket Continuous Placket

28

Neckline Finishes [Stitching]

Bias Binding Bias Facing

28

Sleeves [Stitching]

Plain Sleeve Puff Sleeve Bishop Sleeve Bell Sleeve

52

Drafting, Cutting & Stitching

Blouse Saree, Petticoat Salwar Kameez

18

8. QUALIFICATION FOR TEACHING FACULTY

M.Sc. Home Science (Textiles & Clothing) Lecturer.

B.Sc. Home Science with Diploma in Fashion Designing.

Fashion & Garment making course with Diploma in Fashion Designing.

 

9.         REFERENCE BOOKS

 

1.	Fundamentals of Textiles and their care	Shusheela Dantyagi
2.	Text Book of Clothing & Textiles	Sushma Gupta, Neeru Garg
3.	Fabrics	G.C. Penny
4.	Fashion from concept to consumer	Frings gini Stephens, New Jersey
5.	Fashion & colour	Kumagai Kojiro
6.	Costumes of India	Biswas
7.	A manual of Children’s clothing	Miss Pandit
8.	A practical clothing construction	Mary Mathews
9.	Introduction to textiles	E.E. Stout
10.	Dress Pattern Designing	N. Bray
11.	Make dress pattern designing	N. Bray

 

 

Magazines

1)       Vogue

2)       Femina

3)       Indian textile journal