Questions
A pattern of a child's skirt is provided. You are advised to study the sketches, the question paper and layout before you begin the test
Materials provided
- A skirt Front
B skirt Back
C frill
D Pocket
E Back waistband
F Front Waistband
N/B: Interfacing for front and back waistbands are cut with pieces E and F from the same fabric. - Plain light weight cotton fabric 65cm long by 90cm wide.
- A button 1cm in diameter.
- Sewing thread to match the fabric colour.
- One large envelope.
THE TEST
Using the materials provided, cut out and make the LEFT HALF OF the child's skirt to show the following.
- Making the back and front darts.
- The preparation and attachment of the patch pocket
- The making of a neatened side open seam
- The preparation of the interfaced front and back waistbands.
- The attachment of the waistband to the skirt. Finishing the front waistband by hemming and the back one by tacking.
- The topstitching of the waistbands.
- The preparation of the frill and attaching it using overlaid/lapped seam.
- The beating of only half of the frill seam using loop stitches.
- The making of the buttonhole and attaching the button.
OMIT the hem management
At the end of the examination, firmly sew on your work, on a single fabric a label bearing your name and index number. Remove the needle and pins from your work, then fold your work neatly and place it in the envelope provided. Do not put scraps of fabric in the envelope.
Confidentials
- Plain light weight cotton fabric 65cm long by 90cm wide.
- A button 1cm in diameter.
- Sewing thread to match the fabric colour.
- One large envelope
Marking Scheme
PROCESS | MAX SCORE (marks) |
ACTUAL SCORE | REMARKS | |
1 | PRESENTATION | |||
|
2 1 3 1 |
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Sub – total | 07 | |||
2 | CUTTING OUT | |||
|
5 2 2 3 2 1 1 |
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Sub – total | 16 | |||
3 | MAKING OF BACK AND FRONT DART (MARK EACH SEPARATELY X2) | |||
|
2 2 1 ½ 1 ½ |
|||
Sub – total (7x2) | 14 | |||
4 | PREPARATION AND ATTACHMENT OF PATCH POCKET | |||
|
1 2 1 1 1 2 |
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Sub – total | 08 | |||
5 | PREPARATION OF INTERFACED WAISTBANDS | |||
|
2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 |
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sub total | 17 | |||
6 | SIDE SEAM (OPEN SEAM) | |||
(If not open give zero)
|
||||
Sub – total | ||||
7 | ATTACHING PREPARATION AND ATTACHING OF FRILL | |||
i. Knife pleats on frill
|
3 1 1 |
|||
sub-total | 5 | |||
ii. Lapped seam (if not lapped give zero)
|
1 1½ 1 ½ 1 1 2 1 1 |
|||
sub-total | 10 | |||
8 | MAKING OF BUTTON HOLE | |||
|
½ ½ 1 ½ ½ |
|||
sub-total | 4 | |||
9 | ATTACHING OF BUTTON | |||
|
½ 1 1 ½ |
|||
sub total | 3 | |||
Grand total | 90/2 | |||
Total score | 45 |
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