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AKTU Garment Construction Techniques (BBFD354) Syllabus PDF – BFAD 3rd Semester
Garment Construction Techniques BBFD354
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Official AKTU syllabus of Garment Construction Techniques (BBFD354) for BFAD 3rd Semester – 4 credits, L-T-P 0-1-3. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.
Syllabus — Garment Construction Techniques
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Course Objectives
- To understand the basic hand sewing techniques and various methods of garment construction
- To develop the skill of operating a sewing machine
- To understand the utility of seams, gathers, pleats, tucks, etc. as used in garmentsboth for construction and as design feature
Course Outcomes
- Understand and appreciate different kinds of hand and machine stitches, seams and seam finishes
- Be able to demonstrate attachment of fasteners on garments
- Be able to stitch basic bodice with darts and check fitting of the same on the dress form
- Develop skill of incorporating design details by using tucks, pleats, gathers, etc. On the basic bodice
| Unit | Topic | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| I | INTRODUCTION TO TOOLS: Sewing machines. Various parts of a machines and their functions. Threading the machine. Care & maintenance of sewing machine. Common machine defects and remedies. Sewing equipment’s- measuring tools, marking tools, cutting tools, needles, pressing tools, etc. | 8 |
| II | HAND AND MACHINE STITCHES: Stitching Practices- Stitching practice on paper (various geometric shapes like lines – straight and zig-zag, swirls – circular, square and elliptical, concentric – circles, squares, ellipses and triangles, checkerboard etc.); Stitching practice on fabric (designs same as done on paper). Hand Stitches and their usage: Temporary stitches: even basting, uneven basting, diagonal basting, pin basting, slip basting, machine basting etc.; Permanent stitches: running, back, hemming- visible & invisible, buttonhole, etc.; Decorative stitches-stem, chain – open, cable and twisted, cross, satin, feather, wheat- ear, lazy daisy, herringbone and blanket stitch and their variations, bullion knot, French knot, etc. Fasteners and their usage: Button and button hole; Snap buttons; Hook and eye; Velcro. | 8 |
| III | SEAMS AND SEAM FINISHING: Seams- Plain, French, run & fell, slot, lapped, bound seam, etc. Methods of seam finishing: Pinking, binding, turning & machining, overcasting, interlocking, edge machining, etc. | 8 |
| IV | DARTS, TUCKS, PLEATS AND GATHERS: Darts- single, double dart. Tucks-space, pin, shell & cross tucks etc. Pleats- knife, box, inverted box, sunrays pleats etc. Gathers- gathers and shirring – with and without elastic. | 8 |
| V | PLACKETS AND THEIR VARIATIONS: Even hem. Wrap and projection. Continuous wrap and projection. Kurta placket. | 8 |
| VI | FINISHING OF NECKLINES: Shaped facing. Bias facing. Bias binding. | 8 |
| VII | POCKETS: Patch pocket and its variations. Flap pocket and its variations. In-set pocket and its variations. Bound pocket and its variations. | 8 |
Suggested Assignments
- Develop samples on paper and fabric swatches of size 10 cm X 10 cm of machine stitching over different geometric shapes (as mentioned in Unit – II)
- Develop samples of all temporary and permanent hand stitches on fabric swatches of 10 cm X 10 cm
- Develop samples of all decorative stitches on fabric swatches of 7” X 2”
- Develop samples of any three motifs using combination of at least three decorative stitches in each
- Collect samples of different types of fasteners under each category mentioned in Unit – II. Attach any five fasteners on fabric swatches of 10 cm X 10 cm
- Develop samples of all seams and seam finishes on fabric swatches of appropriate sizes
- Develop samples of all types of darts, tucks, pleats and gathers on fabric swatches of appropriate sizes. Finish the pleat and gather swatches with a band
- Develop fabric samples of various kinds of plackets (as mentioned in Unit-V)
- Collect designs of different necklines (at least twenty) from magazines/ photographs and finish (at least five) with appropriate techniques of finishing
- Collect designs of different pockets (at least ten) from magazines/ photographs and make samples (at least five) with appropriate techniques. NOTE: All work done in the class to be submitted in the form of a portfolio with proper mounting and due labelling Suggested Visits
- Garment manufacturing unit
- Tailors shop to see the finishing etc.
Text Books
- Crawford, C. A., A Guide to Fashion Sewing, Fairchild Publications, 2008
- Reader’s Digest Association, New Complete Guide to Sewing: Step by Step Techniques for Making Clothes and Home Accessories, 2005
- Shoben, M. M. & Ward, J. P., Pattern Cutting and Making Up: The Professional Approach, CBS Publishers & Distributers (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 1997 Reference Material
- Bane, A., Creative Clothing Construction, Mc Graw-Hill Book, 1966
- Carr H. &, Latham, B., The Technology of Clothing Manufacture, Blackwell Scientific Publication, 1984
- Clair, B. S., Couture Sewing Techniques
- Clair, B. S., The Complete Book of Sewing Short Cut, Sterling Publication, 1981
- Cooklin, A.G., Garment Technology for Fashion Designers, Black well Science, 1997
- Cooklin. G., Introduction to Clothing Manufacture, Blackwell Scientific Publication, 2000
- Eaton, J., The Encyclopedia of Sewing Techniques, Hamlyn Publishing, 1986
- Fischer, Construction, AVA Publication, 2009
- Liechty, E.G., D.N. Potterberg, and J.A. Rasband, Fitting and Pattern Alteration: A Multi- method approach, Fairchild Publication, New York, 2010
- Singer Sewing, Creative Publication International, 1999
- Vilcox, Clair and Menes, Valerie, Modern fashion in detail, 1998
Online Resources
- http://pinterest.com/pin/259731103479446856/
- www.perestroika.ca/html2/vest/handstitching.php
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewing_machine http://www.coletterie.com/tutorials-tips-tricks/tutorial-basic-hand-stitches
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