Course: Textile and Apparel Production Management and Services Title: Alter, Repair, and Customizing Textiles Instructed by: Samantha Suver

ANTICIPATORY SET

Questions… Which garments are ill fitting? What could be done to alter the garment to make it fit properly? How could the garment be customized to meet the individual needs of someone with special needs?

OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lesson the learner will identify factors that affect alteration, repair, and customization of an article of clothing. By the end of this lesson the learner will describe correct procedures in garment repair and alterations. By the end of this lesson the learner will use a tape measure to correctly identify the body measurements of a fellow classmate.

In a textile or apparel career you may vary will have to make many alteration, repairs, or customizations. Fashion design Dry cleaning Educator Alterations expert Salesperson Fashion illustrator And many many more…

How do we really know when a garment needs to be altered ? Fabric Finish Design Constriction Seam width Age

How do we decide when to alter/repair/or customize a garment

Check for understanding Do you see the difference between these two items?

GUIDED PRACTICE Step 1. Get into two groups of 3 Step 2. Activity explain Step 3. Questions assigned Step 4. Decide as on response Step 5. Choose one item and explain the reasoning

Questions… Group 1 Your favorite purple knit sweater is too small to wear. You would like to let it out so that you could wear it for a few more years… What should you do? Your favorite plain colored knit shirt got caught on a hook and now has a fairly large hole in one sleeve, what do you do? Group 2 A jacket that you bought in a thrift store is a little too big, the sleeves are too long, and the shoulders hang low. You would also like to make it more stylish. What should you do? Your new black wool skirt is shorter than you would like, what do you do?

Check for understanding Does everyone understand how you would go about making the decision to alter/repair/customize an article of clothing? Any questions as to why a particular group chooses to alter their garment in a particular matter or maybe some suggestions as to how they might have done it differently?

Body Measurements Height: Standing against a flat wall without shoes, from floor to top of your head. Bust: around the fullest part of the bust and straight across the back. High Bust: directly under the arms, straight across the back and above the bust. Waist: tie a narrow elastic around waist and let it settle naturally at your waistline. Measure over the elastic. Keep the elastic in place for the next measurement. 5. Back Waist Length: from the most prominent bone at the base of neck to the natural waistline. 6. Hip: around the body at fullest part, usually 7" - 9" below waist. It can vary for some people.

Check for understanding Did anyone find it difficult to measure their partner? Was any one surprised at their measurements?

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE In your journals choose two of the following garments and describe how you would repair each item. –1. Blouse- fabric is worn in several areas –2. Dress- hole in elbow of one sleeve –3. Blue jeans- knee has holes in them –4. Wool jacket- tear near sleeve cuff

Check for understanding Can anyone share something that they have learned today that they might not have known before? How might you use this knowledge on a job setting?

Homework Tonight when you get home take a look at some of your clothing items and see if you can’t figure out a way to alter or repair them instead of throwing them away. After you have examined several articles of clothing, write a paragraph about your observations in your journal. Thank you for being such a good class today I hope you enjoy your afternoon.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY/RESOURCES Huxley, S.(1996). Sewing Secrets from the Fashion Industry. Emmaus, PA: Pocket Books Mississippi State University Extension Service, (2009). Clothing for Special Needs: Clothing for the Disabled, Retrieved July 13, 2009, from Mississippi State University: Prentice Hall. (n.d.). Teacher’s Guide and Resource Book: Clothing concepts and Construction. (pp , ,155). Simplicity Pattern Co., (2009). Fit Help. Retrieved July 13, 2009, from Simplicity.com: owmeas.htm owmeas.htm