Feb. 17 – Class 6

TODAY’S AGENDA

  • Welcome
  • Announcements
  • Demo & Activity: DIY Dress Forms – part 2
  • Break (~1:50pm)
  • Demo & Activity: Hand sewing samples
  • Homework
  • Exit Ticket

**Bonus if we have time: Documenting Work discussion + Slideshow


ANNOUNCEMENTS


DEMO RESOURCES

DIY Dress Forms


DUE FOR NEXT CLASS

The following are due by the beginning of class, Mon., Feb. 22:

  1. Finish your DIY Dress Form so that it is filled with foam, all surfaces are covered with duct tape, and it can sit balanced on a table.
    • Create a post on our class website with photographs of your dress form. Categorize it under “Dress Form” (listed under Samples).
  2. Calculate the numbers for the 1/4 Scale and the 1/2 of 1/4 columns on page 1 of the Measurement Chart you filled in with your fit model measurements. Refer to this example Measurement Chart with calculations (also image below).
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  1. Bring to next class:
    • your Measurement Charts (with the measurements of your fit model and your calculations)
    • from materials kit: pad of graph paper, curved garment rulers
    • other materials: pencil, eraser, calculator
    • Metric Pattern Cutting for Women’s Wear 6th edition by Winifred Aldrich (digital copy) from Hunt Library. Have it ready to view on your computer or tablet.

EXIT TICKET