Clothing and Grooming

TLE 51

Clothing and grooming

Project

“Blouse making”

Procedures:

• Make first the pattern of front bodice

• After making the pattern of front bodice, make the pattern of the sleeve.

• Make the pattern of the collar.

• After all the Patterns are made proceeds to the making of the blouse.

Front Bodice

Measurements:

• Bodice length – it is taken from the shoulder neck point with the tape measure passing over the apex point down to the waist point

• Shoulder width – taken from one shoulder tip point to the other shoulder tip point

• Bust – taken around the body with tape measure passing over the apex point at the front part and shoulder blades point at the back part

• Apex height – taken from the shoulder neck down to the apex point

• Apex distance – taken from the one apex point to the other apex point

• Waist – around the natural waistline

• Armhole – taken around the arm where it joints the body

Procedure:

• Make a construction line

• A – is the starting point

• AB – Bodice length

• AC – 3” - 3 ½”

• AL – Apex height

• AD - ¼ Bust + ¾”

• AE - ½ shoulder width

• EF – ½”

• AH - 3”

• EG – 1 ½ of the shoulder width is 15” or more 1 ¼ if the shoulder width is less than 15”

• GI – 4”

• GIK - ½ armhole + ½

• LM - ½ apex distance

• BN - ½ apex distance minus ½

• NO – 1 ¼ – 1 ½

• BN + OJ - ¼ waist

• JP – ½”

Sample of Bodice Pattern

Sleeve

measurements:

• Sleeve length – taken from the shoulder tip point to the desired length of sleeve

• Armhole – taken around where the arm joins the body

• Lower Arm Girth – the circumference of the arm where sleeve swill fall

Procedure

• AB – sleeve length

• AC – 5”

• AD - ½ armhole divide AD into 4 equal parts. Mark EFG respectively

• EH – ¾” ( outward )

• FI – 5/8” ( outward )

• GJ - ½” ( inward )

• BK - ½ lower arm girth

Sample of sleeve pattern

Materials:

• Cloth

• Thread

• Scissor

• The patter of Front bodice, Sleeve and Collar

Procedures:

• Edge stitch the following:

  1. Shoulder seam

  2. Side seam

  3. Lower part of the blouse

• Sew the dart ( back )

• Prepare the pocket ( patch with band )

  1. Lay-out the pocket at side

  2. Back stitch dart, hemline and side

• Sew the dart ( front )

• Sew the center back collar ( bodice )

• Sew the center back collar ( facing )

  1. Join the edge of the collar

  2. Slash the seam allowance

  3. Increase the seam allowance

• Join the shoulder seam ( front and back )

• Attach the neck edge of collar to the neckline

• fastened the neck edge of the collar (facing to the neckline of bodice )

• Sew the side seam ( plain )

• Prepare the sleeve

  1. Edge stitch the lower portion of sleeve

  2. Join the underarm seam of sleeve ( french )

  3. Attach the sleeve to the armhole

  4. Trim and zigzag the seam allowance

• Fold the facing towards the right side and stitch

• Hem the lower portion of the blouse

• Locate the correct placement of buttonholes

• Make handwork buttonholes

• Remove hanging threads

• Press fit and evaluate the project.

Blouse