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E-Learning Modules For Footwear Design and Pattern Making
E-Learning Modules For Footwear Design and Pattern Making
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Abstract: The aim of this paper is to introduce the results of a European funded project, titled “Virtual
Training Centre for Shoe Design”. VTC-Shoe (www.vtcforshoedesign.com) is an innovative training tool
developed as a Leonardo da Vinci - Development of Innovation project under Lifelong Learning
Programme
Fig.15. Example of lesson. Step 10- Cut the paper shell Fig.19. Example of lesson. Step 14- Patterns of vamp strips
By accessing the new created footwear design training basics to the more complicated application. Each
course, trainers and teachers, designers, adult learners, as unit/module is given step-by-step. Each unit is
well as trainees and apprentice will be keeping up to date introduced to the trainee by giving the unit descriptor,
with skills and knowledge necessary for high Topics and Unit Content. Then, the authors give
performance and innovation, both in training and preparatory stages to start giving the actions. In this way,
footwear design. the knowledge regarding footwear design is transferred
to the trainee on a virtual environment by using
The method used for pattern making in this virtual computer.
training centre is termed “VTC-Shoe Method”
developed by the authors. This method is not a unique Virtual Training Centre for Shoe Design could be
method but a combination between the 3D modelling used by universities, footwear companies, colleges and
method and the 2D grid based method. The authors training institutions all over Europe and elsewhere,
decided to combine these two methods because if these because they are integrating in an organised and
two methods are taken separately, as other sources do, illustrative way all the steps required to acquire quickly,
the trainee can find some limits with them. easily and in a technologically advanced manner the
skills necessary for shoe design, and pattern construction
Considering that the level of VTC-Shoe is and which will be more clearly and in a more effective
intermediate, what is important is to give trainees a basic educational approach than in an ordinary classroom.
grid, both in 3D and in 2D, to help them to feel the line
and the shape of patterns. In further stages, they can Aknowledgement: VTC- Shoe project has been funded
design without so many construction lines. Thus, this with support from the European Commission within the
method works for beginners, when they do not know framework of LLP- Development of Innovation.
how to place the right line, how to find the right position
for a separation line between patterns. It also helps them REFERENCES
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