A pattern of a girl’s dress is provided. You are advised to study the sketches, instructions and layout carefully before you begin the test.
Materials provided
- Pattern pieces
- Bodice front
- Bodice back
- Skirt back
- Sleeve
- Collar
- Cut out a crossway strip measuring 18cm long by 4cm wide.
- Plain lightweight cotton fabric 70cm long by 90cm wide.
- Cotton sewing thread to match the fabric.
- One large envelope.
THE TEST
Using the materials provided, cut out and make the LEFT SIDE of the girl’s dress to show the following
processes:
- making of the dark at the front bodice;
- making of a shoulder seam using a double stitched seam.
- making of the side seam on bodice and skirt using an open seam;
- attaching of the bodice pieces to the skirt pieces using a plain seam and neatening half of the back seam using loop stitches;
- preparation of the collar;
- attaching of the collar using a crossway strip
- making of an underarm seam using an open seam;
- preparation and attachment of the sleeve. Do not trim or neaten the seam allowance.
OMIT
The management of the lower hem of the skirt and the sleeve.
MARKING SCHEME
| ACTIVITY | SCORE | STUDENT SCORE | |
| 1. | PRESENTATION | ||
| a) b) c) d) |
Work well pressed (1) and folded ( ½ ) Label ( ½ ) firmly stitched (1) without concealing details ( ½ ) and on single fabric ( ½ ) Pins/needle ( ½ ) and unnecessary tacking threads ( ½ ) removed Made up for the LEFT side |
1 ½ 2 ½ 1 ½ 1 |
|
| 6 ½ | |||
| 2. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) |
CUTTING OUT All eight pieces ( ½ x8) cut out Smooth cutting of CF of bodice (i) And on straight grain to within 3mm (1) Smooth cutting of the CB of bodice (1) and cut on straight grain to within 3mm(1) Smooth cutting of CF of Skirt Smooth cutting of CB of skirt Smooth cutting of the dress lower edge front (1) and back (1) Smooth cutting of the sleeve edge Crossway strip cut on true bias Dress skirt cut on true bias front ( ½ ) and back ( ½ ) |
4 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 |
|
| 15 | |||
| 3 a) b) c) d) e) |
DART Straight stitchery ( ½ ) of dart and tapering to nothing ( ½) Stitching fastened at the point Correct length of the dart 7.5cm to within 2mm (7.3cm-7.7cm) Correct width of dart 1.5cm to within 2mm (1.3cm – 1.7cm) Pressed towards CB Flatness of dart on w.s ( ½ )and R.S ( ½ ) |
1½ ½ 1 1 1 1 |
|
| 6 | |||
| 4 a) b) c) d) e) f) |
SHOULDER SEAM-DOUBLE STITCHED (if not double stitched award zero) First row of stitchery made with straight stitches. Raw edges well tacked under Second line of stitchery made with straight stitches Evenness of seam (1) and correct size 0.6cm to within 2mm (1) (0.4cm – 0.8cm) Flatness of seam on R.S (1) and on W.S (1) Fell facing back of dress |
1 1 1 2 2 1 |
|
| 8 | |||
| 5 a) b) c) d) e) a) b) c) d) e) |
SIDE SEAMS - OPEN SEAM If not open seam award zero (0) BODICE Joined with straight stitchery Raw edges well neatened (1x2) Evenness of seam allowance Correct size of seam allowance 1cm to within 2mm (0.8-1.2cm) Seam pressed open and flat at the arm hole (1) and waist (1) SKIRT Joined with straight stitchery Raw edges well neatened (1x2) Evenness of seam allowance Correct size of seam allowances 1cm to within 2mm (0.8-1.2cm) Seam pressed open and flat at waist |
1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 |
|
| 13 | |||
| 6 a) b) c) d) e) |
WAIST SEAM - PLAIN SEAM Joined with straight stitchery Seam evenly trimmed (1) and correct size (1) 1cm to within 2mm (0.8cm -1.2cm) Loop stitches (1) made on half back (1) Quality of loop stitches ie evenly distributed ( ½ ) correct tension ( ½ ) even length thread ( ½ ) Side seam meeting to within 2mm CB of bodice and CB of skirt flash ( ½ ) CF of bodies and CF of skirt flash ( ½ ) |
2 2 2 2 1 ½ ½ |
|
| 10 | |||
| 7 a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) |
COLLAR Smooth stitchery of outer edge of color(mark by impression) Collar seam trimmed (1) and snipped (1) Well knife edged collar Collar attached by sandwiching in the dress and crossway strip Quality of attaching stitchery (mark by impression on R.S) Attaching seam trimmed (1) and snipped (1) Crossway strip held down with straight stitchery (1)and well tucked under (1) Evenness of the crossway strip Correct positioning of collar ie CF of collar flash with C.F of Bodice (1) and CB of collar 1.5cm from cutting edge (1) Correct size (1) to within 5mm and correct shape (1) (superimpose pattern) Collar lying flat on dress front ( ½) and dress back ( ½ ) C.F of crossway strip and C.F of bodice flash ( ½ ) and CB of crossway strip and CB of bodice flash ½ |
1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 |
|
| 17 | |||
| 8 a) |
UNDERARM SEAM - OPEN SEAM Joined with straight stitchery Raw edges well neatened (1x2) Evenness of seam allowance Correct size of seam allowance 1cm to within 2mm (0.8cm – 1.2cm) Seam pressed open and flat at the armhole |
1 2 1 1 1 |
|
| 6 | |||
| a) |
SLEEVE Good hang Gathers (1) evenly distributed (1) at the crown ( ½ ) Armhole made with straight stitchery Armhole seam neither trimmed ( ½ ) nor neatened ( ½ ) Correct position ie front notches ( ½ ) and back notches ( ½ ) matching Underarm seam and side seam matching to within 2mm |
1 2½ 2 1 1 1 |
|
| 8½ | |||
| TOTAL | 45 |
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