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DRESS MAKING - CITS

Create pattern for a Basic Straight Skirt

Objectives : At the end of this exercise, you shall be able to:
• create pattern for a basic straight skirt front
• create pattern for a basic straight skirt back
• create pattern for a skirt waist band.
Requirements

Tools/Instruments
• Computer with Pattern Making & Grading
software, Design Book, Size Chart. - 1 No.

Procedure

TASK 1: Create pattern for a Basic straight skirt front.
1 Collect a Design of a Basic Straight Skirt from a design book. (Fig.1).
2 Collect the required measurements for a Basic Straight Skirt from the size chart.
Skirt length =61 Cms.
Hip =96 Cms. + 4 Cms. for Ease
Waist =70 Cms. + 4 Cms. for Ease
Waist to hip =20 Cms.
3 Double click the icon PATTERN CAD on the desk top OR
Choose all programs > CAD > from the start menu. (Fig.2)

Fig 1 Fig 2

4 Select options in the menu bar. Select “Cms.” as unit.
5 Go to File and click new.
6 Give the name of the pattern.
7 Create a Rectangle of 57 cms,. length (for skirt length minus 4 cms. of Waist Band width ) and 25 Cms. (1/4
Hip + 1 Cm. for ease) width.
8 Name the corner points of the rectangle from 1 to 4 as shown in the figure 3.
9 Select point tools and mark the points 5 & 6 as follows.
1-5 = 21 Cms (one fourth of waist plus 1 cm for ease + 2.5 Cms. for dart).
1-6 = 20 Cms (Waist to hip measurement).

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