Garment Making Review

​Garment Making

Review​

Review Topics

• The Machines

• Sewing Tools

• Pockets

• Seams

• Measuring Tape

• Plackets

• Closures

• Ironing

• Darts

• Facings

​The Machines

• The difference between a sewing machine and a serger

• ​identifying a sewing machine and a serger, domestic and industrial

​Things to know

The lockstitch machine has basic straight, chain, and zig-zag stitches that are used to sew while the serger function is to trim the edge of the seam with a built in blade and overcast the seam to finish the edge of the fabric​.

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​Sergers are much faster than the sewing machine so you must be very attentive and cautious when using them to avoid accidents from occuring.

​Sewing Tools

• Different types of sewing tools and their uses e.g. scissors, pin cushion, pins, measuring tapes etc

​Things to know

​Pockets

• The different types of pockets

• Identifying the different pockets​

• Knowing the difference between the pockets​

​Things to know

​Which pockets are shown?

​Seams

• The different seams

• The difference between each seam

• How to sew the seams

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​e.g. please describe how to sew a bound seam, French seam and flat felled seam

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​Things to know

​Measuring Tape

• What is a measuring tape?

• How to read a measuring tape

• The difference between each mark on a measuring tape

​Things to know

​81 1/2, 81 7/8, 82 1/4, 82 5/8, 83 1/8, 83 3/4, 84 7/8, 84 1/8

​Plackets & Facings

• Where do plackets normally go?

• What is a placket?

• How to sew a shirt placket

• How do you sew a facing

​Things to know

A placket is a finished opening in the upper part of trousers skirts, or at the neck or sleeve of a garment. Plackets are almost always used to allow clothing to be put on or removed easily but are sometimes used purely as a design element.

​Closures

• What are the different types of closures?

• When would you normally use them?

​Things to know

​Ironing

• What is the difference between ironing and pressing?

• What do you use to iron on?

​Things to know

Ironing and pressing, often used interchangeably, are actually two separate techniques. Ironing is the back and forth sliding motion most of us are familiar with and do regularly at home. Pressing is the placing of the iron on the fabric, holding it there, and then removing.

​Darts

• What are the different types of darts?

• What are the differences between the darts??

​Things to know