SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF SEWING TEACHERS
1. Tools & Equipment
Measuring Tools - Marking Tools - Cutting Tools - General Tools
2. Sewing Machine & Maintenance
Parts of sewing - care and maintenance of sewing machine - minor
defects and their
rectification.
3. Different types of Hand Stitches
Temporary Stitches - Permanent Stitches
4. Sewing Technique for Garment Construction
Seams - Seam Finishes – Plackets - Collars – Sleeves – Fasteners - Trimmings and Decoration
5. Taking body measurements
6. Pattern making
Making Pattern for measurements – Preparation of paper Pattern
7. Layout- Principles of Layout
Types of lay outs- Estimation of material requirements.
8. Garment Construction
The method of cutting- stitching and finishing the following garments - Zabla - Chemise -Circular frock - panel petticoat- Ladies kurtha - Survar - School Uniform - Pyjama - Kalidhar kurtha - Bermudas.
EMBROIDERY
1. Tools and Equipments used for Embroidery
Embroidery frame- Crewel needle- bent scissors- stilletos- Thread holder- Carbonpaper- ruler- Tracing paper- measuringtape- thimble- Selection of material and thread.
2. Design
Elements of design- principles of design- Transferring designs – different methods-Enlargingand reducing of design.
3. Embroidery Stitches
Out line stitches – Running stitch- stemstitch- Chain stitch and back stitch - Border Stitches –Blanket stitch - wheatear stitch - Button hole stitch - Filling Stitch – Satin stitch- Herringbone Stitch - seed stitch- Fancy Stitch – cross stitchwheel stitch - Lazy daisy stitch - Knot stitch – French knot- Bullion knot- Double knot - Coral knot
4. Types of Embroidery
Tambour- Eyelet hole- shadow work- monograms - Aari work and Zardhoshi work - Applique – Hem applique- motif applique
5. Care of embroidery articles.
HAND LOOM WEAVING
1. Calculation
Numbering of cotton yarn – Method of testing count- strength- twist and elasticity of yarn. Ends and picks suitable for a well balanced cloths- identification of cotton- silk- artificial silks and woollen yarns.
2. Fabric structure
Use of point paper –construction of standard weaves like plain weave and its derivatives-Twill weave and its
derivatives- Honey comb weave and huck-a-back. Extra warp and extra weft ornamentation.
3. Pile Fabrics
Warp pile and weft pile.
4. Handloom weaving
Mechanism of plain weave- dobbies and jacquard loom.
5. Dyeing and printing
Preparation of fabric before dyeing – Desizing- Scouring and bleaching - Method of doing Different types of dyes – Direct dye- Reactive dye and vat dye - Method of doing different types of printing – Block print- Stencil print and screen
print.
6. Finishing of fabrics
Method of doing Mercerization & calendering.
7. Psychology
Principles and elements of design-Psychology of colour and dress.
