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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
FASH 70A | Title:
CLOTHING CONSTRUCT |
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Full Title:
Clothing Construction |
Last Reviewed:5/10/2021 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
Minimum | 1.50 | Lab Scheduled | 4.00 | 14 min. | Lab Scheduled | 70.00 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 6.00 | | Contact Total | 105.00 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 175.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
08 - May Be Taken for a Total of 6 Units
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
CLTX 70A
Catalog Description:
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This Clothing Construction class is designed to provide the student with basic sewing skills, fitting and alteration techniques of a commercial pattern, knowledge of basic sewing equipment and pressing techniques appropriate for the pattern design and fabric selected. Projects and samples required.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This Clothing Construction class is designed to provide the student with basic sewing skills, fitting and alteration techniques of a commercial pattern, knowledge of basic sewing equipment and pressing techniques appropriate for the pattern design and fabric selected. Projects and samples required.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:08 - May Be Taken for a Total of 6 Units
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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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 completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Observe demonstrations and practice listening and note-taking skills.
2. Identify body type and problem areas and apply decision-making
process to select appropriate style, color, and design for the
individual.
3. Identify, select, and care for fabrics appropriate for basic clothing
projects.
4. Read, interpret, and be able to use the correct vocabulary and
terminology related to basic and intermediate clothing construction.
5. Interpret pattern symbols and accurately alter a basic pattern for
a skirt, pants, or dress to fit using accurate body and pattern
measurements.
6. Apply critical thinking skills to interpret the pattern instruction
sheet to accurately lay out and construct an article of clothing.
7. Operate a sewing machine, serger, steam press, iron, and small
sewing equipment safely and efficiently.
8. Recognize the importance of interfacing and select the proper type
and application process.
9. Demonstrate the ability to:
a. mark and use pattern symbols appropriately
b. use various types of seams and seam finishes appropriately
c. construct darts, pockets, yokes, facings, collars, cuffs,
waistbands, gathers, pleats, tucks, hems, buttonholes, sleeves
d. attach pockets, facings, buttons, and other fasteners, collars,
sleeves, cuffs, zippers
10. Practice skills by preparing samples of techniques demonstrated.
11. Construct three articles of clothing according to class guidelines.
Topics and Scope
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I. Pattern selection and alterations
A. principles of clothing selection
B. body and pattern measurements
C. basic pattern alterations
II. Fabric selection and preparation
A. fabrics suitable for beginners
B. preshrinking and tentering
III. Pattern layout, cutting, and marking
A. basic sewing equipment and notions
B. use of pattern instruction sheet
IV. Use of sewing machine and equipment
A. threading, stitching, maintenance
B. pressing techniques and equipment
V. Basic construction techniques
A. interfacings
B. darts
C. pockets
D. yokes, gathers, pleats, tucks
E. facings, collars
F. zippers
G. waistbands
H. sleeves, cuffs, and bands
I. hems (machine and hand techniques)
J. buttons, buttonholes, and fasteners
K. staystitching, topstitching, understitching, stitch in the ditch
Assignments:
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1. Construct 3 projects according to class guidelines
A. pants, skirt, or shorts with a sew-on waistband and zipper
(centered, lapped, or fly)
B. blouse, shirt, or dress with set-in sleeves and sew-on coll r
C. free choice project (new techniques encouraged)
2. Prepare 25 samples of techniques demonstrated in class, including
hand stitches, machine stitching, dart, types of seams and seam
finishes, collar, facing, waistband, button and buttonhole, zipper,
hems (hand and machine), pockets, gathers, pleats or tucks, fastener.
3. Determine amount of fabric to buy using size, style, nap, and
width of fabric.
4. Evaluate each project and determine total cost.
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 and skill demonstrations 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 5 - 15% |
Homework problems, Exams | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 50 - 70% |
Class performances, SAMPLES | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 15 - 25% |
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, ESSAY | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 15 - 25% |
THREE CLOTHING PROJECTS | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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SEWING ESSENTIALS, Singer 1984 optional
SEWING FOR STYLE, Singer 1985 optional
SEWING PANTS THAT FIT, Singer 1989 optional
READERS DIGEST - 1995 Edition - Required
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