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A pattern of a child’s dress is provided. You are advised to study the sketches, instructions and the layout well before you begin the test.

A pattern of a child’s dress is provided. You are advised to study the sketches, instructions and the layout well before you begin the test.

MATERIALS PROVIDED:

1. Pattern pieces for the dress:

A – Dress front
B – Dress back
C – Sleeve
D – Cuff
E – Pocket
F – Cuff interfacing
G – Sleeve opening binding
1. Plain light weight cotton fabric 70cm long by 90cm wide.
2. Cotton sewing thread to match the fabric.

THE TEST:

Using the materials provided cut out and make the LEFT HALF of the child’s dress to show the following:

(a) The working of the shoulder dart.
(b) The preparation and attachment of the pocket.
(c) The joining of the shoulder seam using a neatened plain seam.
(d) The joining of the side seam using a neatened open seam.
(e) The making of the bound opening of the sleeve.
(f) The joining of the under arm seam using a French seam.
(g) The preparation and attachment of an interfaced cuff.
(h) The preparation and attachment of the sleeve, without trimming the seam allowance.

At the end of the examination, firmly sew onto your work, on a single fabric, a label bearing your name and index number. Remove the needles and pins from your work, and then fold your work neatly

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Answers

Martin
1.
- Work well pressed (½) and well folded (½)
- Label firmly sewn on a single fabric
- Unnecessary temporary stitches, threads and pins removed
- Made up left half

2.Cutting out and graining
- All the seven pieces cut out (Back, front, sleeve, cuff, cuff facing, opening strip and pocket)
- CB smoothing cut and straight grain to within
-CF smoothing cut and straight grain to within
- Smoothing lower edge cut,
- Bound opening strip cut on bias

3.Pocket
- Hem appropriately finished (raw edge well neatened)
- Even width of the folded part
-Pocket sides well tacked under
- Pocket fixed with straight stitchery
- Pocket stitchery pivoted at the corners
- Pocket mouth well reinforce
- Flatness of the pocket RS (12) and WS (12)
- Size and shape of the pocket
- Superimpose the pattern pocket to within 3mm

4.Shoulder dart
- Straight stitchery (1) tapering to nothing (12)
- Threads ends well fastened at the tip
-Correct length of the dart (512????) to within 3mm measuring from first stitching line
- Correct width of the dart (6????) to within 2mm measured from first stitching line at shoulder seam.
- Dart pressed towards CB and flat at the right side.
- Flatness of the dart RS(12) and WS(12)
marto answered the question on September 12, 2019 at 08:01

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