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FASHION DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY - CITS

Prepare Samples using Fabric Styling

At the end of this exercise, you will be able to:
• prepare a cushion cover using smocking
• prepare different samples using fabric styling.

Requirements

Tools/Instruments Materials
• Tracing Table • Cartridge Paper of A3 Size
• Long Rulers • Satin Fabric - 1.5m
• Hand Needle • Fabric Carbon
• Sewing Machine • Pencil
• Shears • Fine Liners
• Dress Maker’s Pins
• Threads

Procedure

TASK 1: Prepare a Cushion Cover with Smocking

1 Take a page of Cartridge paper. Draw the Grid for Smocking as shown in the figure. For making 16” X 16”
Cushion Cover, The square should be 1” and make the length and width of the grid 21” & 21” respectively.
Mark the joining points with the help of another colour pen. Use long scale for perfection.

2 Take 25” X 25” of fabric and tape the edges of the fabric on the table. Transfer the grid with the help of the
fabric carbon on the back side of the fabric. Leave 3” all the sides of the fabric. (You can directly draw the grid
on the backside of the fabric without transferring if you can able to do with perfection).
3 Use hand needle with thread and start to do smocking. Start in the first point and anchor the thread to the
fabric. And tie the first point and the next point together as shown in the figure.

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CITS : Apparel - Fashion Design & Technology - Exercise 4