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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
FASH 106 | Title:
ALTER OF READYMADES |
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| Full Title:
Alterations of Readymade Clothes |
| Last Reviewed:11/23/2015 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 8 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 16.00 |
| Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 1.00 | 8 min. | Lab Scheduled | 8.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 24.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 32.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 56.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
33 - 3 Enrollments Total
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
FASH 75
Catalog Description:
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Techniques in fitting methods and altering of women's, men's, and children's ready-to-wear clothing.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of FASH 70A ( or CLTX 70A or CLTX 7A)
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Techniques in fitting methods and altering of women's, men's, and children's ready-to-wear clothing.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of FASH 70A ( or CLTX 70A or CLTX 7A)
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:33 - 3 Enrollments Total
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Define the job of a clothing alterationist.
2. Solve special problems in fitting and altering clothing for men's and
women's clothing.
3. Apply basic sewing skills to altering ready-made clothing.
4. Recognize various fabrics and be able to differentiate different
techniques to alter.
5. Compare and contrast the different techniques used in home sewing and
the ready-to-wear industry.
6. Formulate a plan for setting up a business, in a home or shopping
center.
7. Based on subsequent repeats, students will be able to apply techniques
to:
a. increasingly complex applications
b. increasingly complex patterns
c. fabric manipulation with a variety of fabric textures
d. increasingly complex fitting issues and adjustments
e. gain confidence and speed
Topics and Scope
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Topics will include but not be limited to:
I. Alterations
A. Clothing alterations
B. Job opportunities in alterations
C. Basic sewing skills
II. Equipment, tools, and supplies
III. Types of fabrics
IV. Pressing
V. Commercial sewing methods
VI. Fitting women's and men's garments
VII. Basic alterations for men and women
VIII. Developing speed and efficiency
IX. Working with customers
X. Establishing a business
Assignments:
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Representative assignments:
1. Complete 20 alterations, such as hems, sleeves, waistlines, tapering
pants and skirts, and other individualized types of alterations.
2. Compile samples of various alteration techniques and hand stitches.
3. Performance exam, demonstrating skills.
4. Read approximately 10-20 pages per week from textbooks.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
10 - 30% |
| Homework problems, Field work | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
70 - 90% |
| Class performances, Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Altering Men's Ready-To-Wear; and Altering Women's Ready-to-Wear. Roehr,
Mary A., 1987. Publisher: Mary Roehr Books and Videos, 500 Saddlerock
Circle, Sedona, AZ 86336.
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