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FASHION DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY - CITS

EXERCISE 14 : Prepare Skirt Patterns in different styles
using Manipulation

Objectives
At the end of this exercise, you will be able to:
• prepare patterns for Skirt with yoke
• prepare patterns for six gore skirt
• prepare patterns for pegged skirt.
Requirements

Tools/Instruments
• Measuring tape - 1 No. • Push pins - as reqd.
• Scissors - 1 No. • Ladies’ bodice block front and back
• L-Scale ruler - 1 No. pattern size back pattern size - 12 (M-Small)
• Ruler paper for patterns - 1 No. • Pattern table - 1 No.
• Pencil or Pen - 1 No. • Pattern shears - 1 No.
• Metal weights - 1 No. • Bell pins and push pins - 1 No.
• Tracing wheel - 1 No. Materials
• Awl - as reqd. • Brown papers - as reqd.

Procedure

TASK 1: Prepare patterns for skirt with yoke (Fig 1)

Fig 1

Working method
1 Draw the basic skirt block pattern in a paper and do the following alterations for preparing yoke skirt pattern.

2 Mark the required or measured size of yoke points on the drawn pattern. (Fig 2)
3 Divide in half at hip and hem, draw a vertical line through the marks to the waist and move the dart onto the
line. (Fig 2)

4 Slash up the line from hem to dart point. Join the yoke pieces (two) to one (i.e) fold out the dart. The line from
the dart to the skirt bottom the width of the skirt bottom. (Fig 3)

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