Dress Making is a custom clothing vocational trade. The duration of trade is one year with two semesters of six month each. Dressmaking is the craft of sewing clothes and dresses and the art of sewing a beautiful dress from fabric. Students are introduced to different topics such as boutique/domestic Brands, designer to a boutique, stylist in boutique, consultant to a boutique, be-spoke designer, design assistant in export units, design services in e –tailing and production merchandiser, etc. Trade course is career orienting in nature that offers many career scopes for them after its successful along with further higher studies.
Syllabus of Dress Making trade as prescribed by various ITIs.
Sem. I |
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Sr. No. |
Subjects of Study |
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Trade Practical |
Trade Theory |
1 |
Familiarization with the Institute. |
Introduction: Trade |
2 |
Familiarization & handling of tools. Safety Precautions while handling the tools. |
Basic Industrial Terminology Trade related Tools, their importance, usage and safety |
3 |
Identification of fabrics and texture, Handling of Fabrics, Making weave samples |
Fabric Fundamentals, Fabric Preparation for cutting, Measurements |
4 |
Practice on Industrial Single needle lock stitch Sewing Machine |
Basic Sewing Machine |
5 |
Practice of making Seams |
Seams |
6 |
Making Samples |
Introducing Fullness |
7 |
Making Samples of Tucks |
Introducing Fullness: Tucks – Types & use |
8 |
Practice of Hand stitches & Making Samples of them |
Hand stitches: Hand needles – Size & types |
9 |
Making samples of Faced Hem |
Hems |
10 |
Making samples of Casing with Drawstring |
Casing Introduction |
11 |
Making samples of different shaped necklines |
Necklines |
12 |
Samples of making samples of Placket |
Plackets |
13 |
Samples of making different Pockets |
Pockets |
14 |
Samples of making Collars |
Collars |
15 |
Samples of making Sleeves |
Sleeves |
16 |
Practice of fixing fasteners as Buttons, Hooks, Eyes, Press Studs |
Trimmings |
17 |
Stitching of Ladies suit |
Drafting & developing Pattern for Ladies suit |
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Industrial Training & Project Work |
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Sem. II |
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Trade Practical |
Trade Theory |
1 |
Revision of work done in Semester I, Practice of taking Body & Measurements |
Human Figures, Body Measurements |
2 |
Practicing Different types of spreading using different types of fabrics; Practicing different types of layout using the given patterns using |
Patterns, Spreading, Pattern Layout, Pattern Drafting |
3 |
Kids wear |
Drafting of Children’s Block Pattern Set |
4 |
Draw different lines & develop designes with geometrical shapes & free hands Develop colour wheel & design with different colour schemes. |
Drawing & Colouring |
5 |
Sketching of Indian Dresses, Western Dresses |
Elements & Principles of Designs, Brief Idea of Garment Sketching, Design Development, Market Survey, Boutique Management |
6 |
Drafting of Ladies’ Block Pattern Set |
Block Pattern |
7 |
Practice of developing dress Pattern from Draping Technique |
Draping |
8 |
Dart Manipulation, Collar Manipulation, Sleeve Manipulation |
Manipulation |
9 |
Practice on special industrial sewing machines |
Mass Production Process |
10 |
Ladies wear |
Designing, Sketching and drafting of garments |
11 |
Gents wear |
Designing, Sketching and drafting of Ladies’ Suit with variation of Angarkha, Flared, Yoked etc |
12 |
Pattern Grading of Gent’s Shirt, Pattern Grading of Gent’s Trousers |
Pattern Grading |
13 |
Practice of developing designs with coral draw tools |
Study on Coral Draw Software |
14 |
Methods of removing different kinds of stains in fabrics |
Stains |
15 |
Making Marker on different Width, Texture &Design for Frocks, Blouses, Shirts, Trousers |
Marker |
16 |
Industrial Training |
Choose any four garments mentioned above, design and develop in the form of stitched garment and present the same. |
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