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What I Know Answer in your

worksheet
A. Select the letter of the best answer. Use a separate sheet of paper for your
answers.
1. This is the center of interest in garment
a. proportion c. emphasis
b. harmony d. balance
2. Measurement taken from the tip of the left bust to the tip of the right bust.
a. bust point height c. skirt length
b. hipline d. bust point width
3. The seam allowance needed for hemline
a. 1 inch c. 1 ¼ inches
b. 1 ½ inches d. ½ inch
4. The most commonly used type of fastener.
a. zipper c. button
b. hook and eye d. snaps
5. The arrangement of pattern pieces on the fabric.
a. lay out c. construction
b. soak d. press
6. A kind of buttonhole stitch with the stitches spaced relatively far apart,
used to reinforce the edge of thick material.
a. slip stitch c. blind stitch
b. blanket stitch d. catch stitch

B. TRUE OR FALSE: Identify whether the statement is correct or not.

Write T if correct and F if not.
1. Marking is done on the wrong side of the fabric.
2. Use short strokes when cutting curve edges.
3. Lift the material as you cut.
4. Transfer construction marks after cutting the material.
5. When soaking fabric, use a detergent to make it clean.

C. SEQUENCING: By writing letters from A to D, arrange the steps in attaching

zipper correctly.
________1. Work on the left (hand) side by pinning the zipper on the skirt
_______2. With the back of the skirt facing you, pin or hand baste the zipper
on the right (hand) side.
_______3. Sew the zipper from the top of the skirt. At the bottom, square by
lifting the presser foot and continue sewing to meet the stitches on
the other side. Make sure both ends are locked.
_______4. Sew the zipper to the skirt as close to the zipper teeth as possible.

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Lesson
Produce Ladies’ Skirt
1
The silhouette of the costume is largely determine by the cut of the skirt. The length
of the skirt is somewhat dictated by the current mode but variation occurs
according to the occasion, purpose of use, the wearer’s build, age and
shape of legs.

What’s In Answer in your

Identify the following:
worksheet

1 2 3 4 5

art of sewing It holds the Where the spool Pushes the Connects the machine that
needle in of thread is fabric while hand wheel to winds thread place placed sewing
the band wheel to the bobbin

6____________ 7____________ 8_____________ 9_____________ 10

11_______ 12 13_________ 14_________ 15________

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What’s New
THE EVOLUTION OF SKIRT: A Brief History

When we hear ‘skirt’, what comes to mind is a garment worn by women covering
from the waist down to other parts of the body. Skirts are one of the oldest styles of
garment known to mankind which comprised of a rectangular piece of material,
animal skin or leaves woven together, wrapped around the waist.
From time immemorial, skirts have been worn by different people from different
parts of the world. Dating back to 3900BC, skirts were worn by men and women
with no form of discrimination. The first skirt is a straw-woven discovered in
Armenia at the Arena-1 cave complex.

From the 19th century to the 21st century, skirts started as narrow styles to the
hoop skirt and crinoline-supported styles. At some point in time, it was only short
skirts that was worn, then it was long skirts before people finally settled for both.
The skirt has been said to be one of the oldest piece of clothing. In the past, women
who were seen wearing flowing skirts were labelled ‘the rich’ because fabrics at that
time was expensive. To make a flowing skirt, extra fabric was required and so was
money.
Valerie Steele, an American Fashion Historian said “A skirt has been a crucial part
of women’s dress for centuries “.
With time, skirts were gradually transformed into different styles ranging from short
skirts to wraparound to A-line to pleated skirts and many more.
In this modern era, skirts have become a must have clothing in a woman’s
wardrobe.

Styles of Skirt

Skirt is a free hanging part of an outer garment or undergarment extending from

the waist down to a particular length of the garment.

Ladies skirts are of different styles, types and shapes. The names of the skirt
signify its shape or design. They are worn to cover the lower part of the body.
A dressmaker can make any style and design on the skirt in different ways
based on the figure of the client. However, be careful in wearing skirt which
are only suitable for some specific blouses or tops. There are few basic
categories of styles of skirt:

1. Straight skirt - referred to as a pencil skirt, this skirt is a straight line

with no flare or fullness at the hem or waistline. It is a slim-fitting skirt
with a straight, narrow cut line. Generally the hem falls to, or just below
the knee and is tailored for a close fit. It is named for its shape: long and
slim like a pencil.

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a. Short Straight Skirt is a skirt style just above the knee and it gives a
flattering effect to the wearer. However, there are super short straight
skirt such as the micro-mini, which are becoming to those who have
slim and long- legged figures.
b. Long Straight Skirt is best when they end to the part of the legs that
begins to taper.

2. A-Line/ Flared Skirt is a skirt fuller at the hem than at the waist and
probably the best style for most women. Its silhouette is narrower at the
top, flaring gently wider toward the bottom thereby resembling the letter
A. It may be fitted at the waist, high hip, and full hip.It works well on
women with small waist and good for those with full-hipped figures.

3. Gored Skirt is a style of skirt consists of four, six, eight or more gores
shaped to flare from waist to hem. This is very classic, and is always in
fashion. It’s one of the most flattering styles. Its vertical lines create an
illusion of height and slimness. A gored skirt can be either straight or A-
line, depending on the contours of the gores. For a slim woman, a gored
style which is fitted at the waist and hips and flares at the hem line is
best suited. While A-line is best for you, if the skirt with gores flare from
waist or high hip which is emphasized by the shaped and curvy gores.

4. Pleated/ Tucked Skirt is a type of skirt which has pleats that create
refined vertical line while softening the figure. Skirt with all around
pleats are best for slim, narrow-hipped figures.

a. Box pleated skirt – a double pleat having two upper folds facing in
opposite directions and two under folds pressed toward each other.
b. Fix box pleated skirt- a flat double pleat made by folding under the
fabric on either side of it.
c. Knife pleated skirt- a sharply creased narrow pleat, usually one of a
series folded in the same direction.
d. Accordion pleated skirt- a series of narrow, evenly spaced parallel
pleats with alternating raised and recessed folds set into skirt usually
by a commercial pleating machine.

5. Gathered Skirt usually gathers at the waist and visually adds weight and
bulk to any figure.
STYLES OF SKIRT LO 1.2. Take Client’s Body Measurement

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Procedure in Taking Body Measurement for Ladies’ Skirt

1. Waistline Measurement. Run the tape measure around the waistline.
This is the measurement around the smallest part of your waist.

2. Lower Hipline. Run the tape measure along the lower hip level where the
buttocks are fullest. If the stomach is prominent or rounded add an
allowance of 2 or more inches (or 5.1 cm. or more) until the fullness of
the stomach is covered.

3. Skirt length. Run the tape measure from the waistline level down to the
skirt length desired.

4. Bust Point Width. It is measured from the left tip to the right tip of the
bust

5. Bust Point Height. It should be 5 inches down

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What’s More

A. Take the body measurement of any female member of your family. Record the
measurement on the chart. Do the activity in 10 minutes.

BODY PARTS MEASUREMENT BODY PART MEASUREMENT

skirt Length second hip
waist bust point width
RUBRICS IN TAKING BODY MEASUREMENT FOR LADIES’ SKIRT

ITEM 5 3 1 SCORE

Used the Use the Failed to use

correct correct the correct
method. method. method.
Procedure Procedure Procedure not
correctly correctly followed
followed the followed most
Procedure entire time of the time

Some body
All body measurement No body
measurements s were measurement
Accuracy were accurate accurate was accurate

Finished the Finished the Did not

task on time task a little finished the
Speed or ahead time late task

B. Draft pattern of ladies’ skirt using the given body measurements:

Follow this procedure in drafting pattern.
BODY PARTS MEASUREMENT BODY PART MEASUREMENT
skirt Length 20 inches second hip 34 inches
waist 26 inches bust point width 7 inches

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RUBRICS FOR PATTERN DRAFTING

ITEM 5 3 1 SCORE
1. Use of Tools were Lack of one tool, Lack of two or
Tools complete, some were more tools,
appropriate and appropriate and some were
correctly used. correctly used. appropriate
and not
correctly
used.
2.Procedure Used the correct Used the correct Failed to use the
method. method. correct method.
Procedures Procedures Procedures not
correctly partly followed. followed.
followed.
3. Pattern All pattern details Some pattern All pattern
were details were details were
correctly inaccurately not drafted
measured and drafted. correctly and
accurately accurately.
drafted.
4. Speed Finished the Finished the Finished the
pattern ahead pattern on time. pattern more
of time. than the
allotted time.

What I Have Learned

Sewing your own clothes may not be cheaper but worth the effort once you see
your own creation.

Sewing in an important life skill that teaches self-confidence. It also improves

focus and concentration as well as teaches the importance of patience.
Producing a ladies skirt teaches the knowledge and skills in pattern drafting,
preparing materials, assembling garment parts and applying finishing touches.

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What I Can Do

Construct a straight skirt with slit at the back through unit method of construction.
The rubrics below will be used to evaluate the finished project.

RUBRICS FOR FINISHED LADIES’ SKIRT

Perfect Student’s Teacher’s
ITEM
Score Score Score
1.Materials used (15
points)
a. Are the grain lines 5
straight?
a. Is the cloth colorfast? 5
c. Do the threads, cloth, 5
zipper, and
buttons (if any) match?
2. Style and Color (15
points)
a. Is the style 5
appropriate for the
wearer?
b. Does the color 5
enhance the
complexion and flatter the
figure?
c. Does it follow the Art 5
Principles?
3.Worksmanship (35
points)
a. Are the seams flat and 7
almost finished?
b. Are the darts correctly 7
located and well
sewn?
c. Are the zipper and 7
other fasteners flat
and not shown?
d. Are the machine 7
stitches uniform in
size and free of snags
and tangled?

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e. Is the hem evenly 7

folded and
inconspicuously finished?
4.Fit (15 points)
a. Is the garment neither 5
too tight nor too
loose?
b. Does the shoulder 5
line fall correctly,
neither too high nor
drooping?
c. Is the length 5
appropriate for the
wearer?
5.General Appearance (20
points)
a. Is the garment 10
becoming to the
wearer?
b. Does it look like it was 10
made by a
professional?
TOTAL POINTS 100

Assessment
Answer in your
worksheet
A. Select the letter of the best answer.
1. Measurement taken from the tip of the left bust to the tip of the right bust.
a. bust point height c. skirt length
b. hipline d. bust point width
2. The most commonly-used type of fastener.
a. zipper c. button
b. hook and eye d. snaps
3. A kind of buttonhole stitch with the stitches spaced relatively far apart, used to
reinforce the edge of thick material.
a. slip stitch c. blind stitch
b. blanket stitch d. catch stitch
4. The seam allowance needed for hemline
a. 1 inch c. 1 ¼ inches
b. 1 ½ inches d. ½ inch

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5. The arrangement of pattern pieces on the fabric.

a. lay out c. construction
b. soak d. press
6. This is the center of interest in garment
a. proportion c. emphasis
b. harmony d. balance

B. TRUE OR FALSE: Identify whether the statement is correct or not. Write T

if correct and F if not.
1. Lift the material as you cut.
2. Marking is done on the wrong side of the fabric.
3. When soaking fabric, use a detergent to make it clean.
4. Use short strokes when cutting curve edges.
5. Transfer construction marks after cutting the material.

C. SEQUENCING: Arrange the steps in attaching zipper correctly by writing

letters from A to D on each blank.
_______1. With the back of the skirt facing you, pin or hand baste the zipper
on the right (hand) side.
________2. Work on the left (hand) side by pinning the zipper on the skirt
_______3. Sew the zipper to the skirt as close to the zipper teeth as possible.
_______4. Sew the zipper from the top of the skirt. At the bottom, square by
lifting the presser foot and continue sewing to meet the stitches on
the other side. Make sure both ends are locked.

Answer in your
worksheet
Additional Activities
Illustrate how to lay out pattern pieces of ladies’ skirt on a double width fabric.

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