ة This course will be divided for five lectures each lecture contain the most important words needed daily in fashion world Course content ;  Basic fashion terminology, designing tools, sewing tools  Fashion elements and principles  The common fabric types  The basic colors  The common models and designs  Participants project

style Characteristics that distinguish one particular item of clothing from another.

 Apparel, all types of clothing.  Garment, any article of apparel(dress, suit, coat).  Silhouette, the shape of clothing style, the shape of the garment. A silhouette is the image of a person  Craze, like fashion customers love to buy it All the year.

FASHION CYCLES

Types of fashion; Haute couture

mass market

Ready-to-wear clothes

Source of excerption

Natural source

Historical source

Traditional source

Decorative design

Structural design

The basic Designing tools

Ideas an vision

Designer Portfolio /mode board

Sketch book

Pencils and colored markers

Eraser and metal ruler

mannequin

Material (fabrics)

Pins and scissor

Thread and patterns

Sewing machine

Iron / steam iron

Fabric swatch

Designing software

Sewing tools

Tape measure

Chalk / fabric markers

Hem marker

Seam gauge

Hip curve and French curve

Elastic and buttons

Zipper and safety pins

Shears and scissors

Tracing wheel

Thread / yarn

Stitch

Measurements

Length/width/height

Dress length &measurement

Fitting/fitting room

Adjust (narrow/wide)

Quiz time

Name these sewing tools 1 3 2

Tracing wheel, dressmaker's carbon paper, tailor's chalk, and fabric pens are what type of sewing equipment 1. Cutting 2. Marking 3. Measuring 4. Pressing

When two fabric pieces are sewn together incorrectly, what cutting tool should be used to separate the two pieces 1- Dressmaker shears 2- Razor blade 3- Rotary cutter 4- Seam ripper

What tool is MOST appropriate to measure the width of a hem? 1. Sewing or seam gauge 2. String 3. Tape measure 4. Yardstick

What is the most common way to put together your fabric pieces when sewing seams? 1. Wrong sides together 2. It doesn't really matter 3. One right side to one wrong side 4. Right sides together

What kind of stitch would be most commonly used for a hem? 1. Blind stitch 2. Whipstitch 3. Running stitch 4. Overcast stitch

Dressmaker shears should be used to cut: 1. Cardboard 2. fabric 3. Paper 4. Wire