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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
A - Dress Front
B - Dress Back
C - Yoke
D - Pocket
Plain light weight cotton fabric 70cm wide by 55cm long.
Cotton thread to match the fabric.
Embroidery thread 130cm long.
A4 Envelope

THE TEST

Using the materials provided, cut out and make up the LEFT HALF of the dress to show the following process.

Cutting out.
Working of double pointed dart at the dress back.
Preparation and attachment of the patch pocket to include the working of satin stitch to fill “O” on the pocket.
Preparation of gathers on the dress front. DO NOT REMOVE GATHERING STITCHES.
Joining the dress front to the yoke using overlaid seam.
Joining the dress front to the dress back at the shoulder using double stitched seam.
Working the side seam using an open seam.
Managing the hem on the lower edge of the dress by;
1. Holding the hem using even tackings. (DO NOT REMOVE TACKINGS)
2. Working hemming stitches at the front part of the dress.
Presentation.

NB:
At the end of the examination, firmly sew on your work on single fabric a label bearing your name, class and admission number. Remove the needles, pins and unnecessary threads from your work. Fold your work neatly and place it in the envelope provided.

DO NOT PUT SCRAPS OF FABRIC IN THE ENVELOPE AND DO NOT SEAL THE ENVELOPE.

LAYOUT (NOT DRAWN TO SCALE)

HS Joint PM PP1 Q1 2122

CONFIDENTIAL

Plain light weight cotton 55 cm long by 70cm wide
Cotton sewing thread to match the fabric
Embroidery thread 130cm long
A4 envelope
FABRIC IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED MUST NOT BE SUPPLIED TO THE CANDIDATES.

MARKING SCHEME

	PROCESS	MAX SCORE	SCORE	REMARKS
1 a b c d	PRESENTION Work well pressed (1) and folded(½) Label(1)well fixed(½)on single(½)layer of fabric without concealing details(½) Pins(½needles(½)tacking threads(½)and hanging threads removed Made for left half(1)	1½ 2½ 1½ 1
	Sub-total	6½
2 A b c d e f g	CUTTING OUT All the 5 pieces cut(2½) Smooth cutting of the skirt CF(1) on grain(1) Smooth cutting of the skirt CB(1) on grain(1) Smooth cutting of bodice CB(1) on grain(1) Smooth cutting of bodice CF(2) Smooth cutting of facing CB(½) on grain(½) Smooth cutting of skirt lower edge1×2(2)	2½ 2 2 2 2 1 2
	Sub-total	13½
3 a b c d e	MAKING OF THE OPEN SEAM AT THE SHOULDER (Award zero if not open seam) Seam joined with straight stitchery(1) Seam neatened(2) Correct size of the seam 1cm to within 2mm(0.8cm–1.2cm)(1) Evenness of the seam(1) Seam open and flat at the neckline and armhole RS(2)WS(2)	1 2 1 1 4
	Sub-total	9
4 a b c d e	JOINING BACK TO EXTENDED FRONT FACING FINISHING NECKLINE WITH THE FACING Seam joining the facings made with straight stitchery(1) Seam trimmed(1) to 6mm (1) and pressed open(1) Facings attached to neckline with smooth stitchery(2)seam trimmed (2) notched(2)and knife edged (2) PointedcorneratCF(1)nolamps(1) Facing and dress flash at shoulder ½×2(1) and at CB ½×2(1)	1 3 8 2 2
	Sub-total	16
5 a b c d e f g h i k l	JOINING OF THE BODICE SIDE AND UNDERARM USING FRENCH SEAM (Award zero if not Frenchseam) (i) Bodice First row made with straight stitchery(1) Second row made with straight stitchery(1) Seam trimmed (½) no row edges on RS(½) Seam knife edged(½) Correct size of seam 6mm to within 2mm (4mm–8mm)(½)) evenness(½) Seam turned to the back armhole(½)at waistline(½) (ii) Under arm First row made with straight stitchery(1) Second row made with straight titchery(1) Seam trimmed (½) no visible edges on the RS(½) Seam knife edged(½) Correct size of seam 6mm to within 2mm(4mm–8mm)(½) evenness(½) Seam turned to the back at the armhole(½)and hem(½)	1 1 1 1½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1
	Sub-total	11
6 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n	ATTACHING THE SLEEVE TO THE ARMHOLE. NEATEN A QUARTER FROM THE UNDERARM ¼ LENGTH USING LOOP STITCHES. MANAGE SLEEVE HEM WITH TACKING STITCHES. Good hang of sleeve(1) Sleeve attached with smooth stitchery(2) Notches(1)matched(1) Gathers(1)well distributed(1)at the crown(1) Underarm and side seams flash(½) (Award zero from f if not loop stitches) Stitches well distributed(1) Correct length(1)and ttension(1) Fastened at the beginning(1) Neatened section trimmed(1)and even in width(1) Raw edges of the sleeve hem well tucked under(1) Tacking stitches straight(1) and secured at the beginning(1/2) Evenness of the tacking stitches(½) Evenness of the hem(1) Underarm seam flash at the hem(½)	1 2 2 3 ½ 1 2 1 2 1 1½ ½ 1 ½
	Sub-total	19
7 a b c d	PREPARATION AND ATTACHING THE SKIRT TO THE BODICE Skirt attached with straight stitchery(2) Gathers(2)well distributed(2) Seam untrimmed(1)and measuring1.5cm to within 2mm(1.3cm– 1.7cm)(1) Skirt flash with bodice at CF(1)a nd CB(1)	2 4 2 2
8 a b c	NEATENING RAW EDGES OF THE FACINGS Facings edge stitched(2) Close to the fold(1) Facings held with catch stitches at CB(½)and shoulder(½)	2 1 1
	Sub-total	4
Total 90
To get the final score, divide total by 2 (90÷2)