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No.

AREAS OF ASSESSMENT

MAX SCORE

ACTUAL SCORE

REMARKS

1.

PRESENTATION

1. Work well pressed (1) and folded ( ½ )
2. label ( ½) firmly fixed (1) without concealing details ( ½) and on a single fabric ( ½ )
3. pins /Needles ( ½) unnecessary tacking threads ( ½ ) and loose threads ( ½ ) removed
4. Made up for the right half.

 1 ½

2 ½

1 ½

1

Total

6 ½

2.

CUTTING OUT

1. All eight pieces cut out (8 x ½ )
2. Smooth cutting of the skirt at CB (1) on straight grain (1)
3. Smooth cutting of the skirt at C.B (1) And cut on straight grain (1) to within 3 mm.
4. Lower edge of frill smoothly cut (1)
5. waistband CB smoothly cut ( ½x2) on straight ( ½x2 )
6. waistband CF cut smoothly cut at   (½ ) on straight grain(  1½ )
7. Smooth cutting of the yoke of lower edge front (1) and back (1)
8. Smooth cutting of frill CF (½) on straight grain.( ½  )

4 

2

2

1

2

2

2

1

Sub-total

16

3

DART

1. Straight stitchery (1) tapering to point  ( ½ )
2. thread ends well fastened at the point.( 1)
3. Correct length of the dart 8cm to within 2mm (7.8 cm – 8.2cm)  ( 1 ) 
4. correct width of dart 1cm to within 2mm (0.8 -1.2 cm)  (1)
5. Dart pressed ( ½ ) towards C.B.( ½ )
6. Flatness of dart on R.S ( ½ and W.S ( ½ ) No pockets formed)

1 ½

 1½

 1

 1

 1

 1

 1

Sub-total

6 ½

4

YOKE

(If not overlaid seam award zero) (0)

1. Front yoke folded on seam line
2. placed on fitting line of lower skirt front.
3. Notches matching
4. Straight stitchery (1) at the edge of the fold to within 2mm (1)
5. Overlaid seam turning facing up towards waist ( ½ ) and even ( ½ )
6. seam allowance 1cm from fitting line to within 2mm (0.8cm -1.2cm)
7. Flatness of yoke on R.S only

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

Sub-total

8

5

NEATENING OF THE OVERLAID SEAM (if not loop stitches award zero)

1. loop stitches evenly spaced (1) and even in length (1)
2. seam halfway neatened (1) and stitches securely fastened on ( ½) and off ( ½)

2

2

Sub-total

4

6

FRILL

1. Gathers evenly distributed (no pleats or clusters)
2. Frill attached with straight stitchery
3. Notches matching
4. Correct size of seam allowance (1) 1.5cm to within 2mm (1.3cm – 1.7cm) and evenness (1) of the seam allowance.
5. Seam allowance pressed flat ( ½ ) facing upwards ( ½)

2

2

1

2

1

Sub-total

8

7

OPEN SEAM

(If not open seam award zero)

1. Seam joined with straight stitchery (1 ½ ) and well secured at the yoke or the hemline.( ½ )
2. seam approximately and neatened ( 1 x2)
3. Evenness of seam allowance ( ½ x 2)
4. Correct width 1cm to within 2 mm on either side (0.8cm – 1.2cm)  ( ½  x2)
5. Seam open ( ½ ) and flat ( ½ )

2

2

1

1

1

Sub-total

7

8

WAISTBAND

1. waistband joined with straight stitchery
2. seam trimmed (2) snipped (1) with sharp points ( ½ x 2)
3. Waistband well knife edged( ½  x 2)
4. Back waistband extension 3cm to within 5mm (2.5 cm 3.5cm)
5. Waistband correctly attached with straight stitchery (1x 2) and trimmed ( ½ x 2)
6. Raw edges of waistband well tucked under ( 1 x2)
7. Flatness of waistband on R.S (1) and (W.S)(1)
8. Evenness of the waistband (R S) only
9. Correct width of waistband 3cm to within 3mm 2.7cm 3.2cm)
10. Waistband edges flash with C.F ( ½ ) and (C.B) ½
11. Tacking stitches even ( ½ )  straight ( ½ ) fastened ½  and single thread ½

2

4

1

1

3

2

2

1

1

1

2

sub-total

20

9

WORKED BUTTON HOLE (ONE ROUND END)

 IF not buttonhole stitches award zero)

1. Correct position ( ½ ) and size ( ½) of buttonhole (mark by impression)
2. Buttonhole cut straight ( ½ ) and worked with single thread ( ½)
3. First side (½) and second side (½) of buttonhole worked with even (½) well distributed (½) buttonhole stitches.
4. Round end worked with well distributed (1) overcasting stitches (1)
5. Square end completed with a bar (1) worked with even buttonhole stitches (1)
6. Raw edges (½ x 2) concealed by the buttonhole stitches.

1

1

2

2

2

1

SUB -TOTAL

9

Button attachment

1. A button correctly positioned ( ½ )
2. Buttonhole fixed firmly(1)
3. shank made( ½ )of appropriate length ( ½ )thread firmly wound ( ½ )
4. W.S neatened ( ½ )using correct ( ½ )neat (1) stitches

½

1

1 ½

2

Sub total

5