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STITCHES CLASSIFICATION AND ITS TYPES

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STITCH CLASSIFICATION - VARIOUS TYPES OF STITCHES USED IN GARMENT MAKING In the fabric arts, a stitch is a single flip o r loop of thread, or yarn. Stitches are the essential factors of sewing, knitting, embroidery, crochet, and needle lace-making, whether or not through hand or machine. A kind of stitches, every with one or more names, are used for specific purposes. Loop or loops of one or more threads when bounds with each other by interlacing, interlocking, interlooping or intralooping or any combination during sewing. Then each unit of such structure (Seam) is called stitch.      Ø INTERLOOPING Passing of a loop of thread through another loop formed by the different thread.      Ø INTRALOOPING Passing of a loop of thread through another loop • formed by the same thread.      Ø INTERLACING Passing of a thread over or around another thread or loop of different thread.   STITCH CLASSIFICATION/STITCH TYPES There are 70 types of stitches. Among them
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IMPORTANT PROPERTIES AND USES OF NATURAL FIBERS - COTTON - SILK - WOOL

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DESIGNING DRESSES FOR UNUSUAL FIGURES : BECOMING AND UNBECOMING

  DESIGNING DRESSES FOR UNUSUAL FIGURES UNUSUAL FIGURES:-       Few people are as perfect as to general figure, shape of the face, coloring, etc., that they are able to wear almost any type of dress and look well. Many of us have certain peculiarities such as narrow shoulders, flat chest or round shoulders, a large bust, or our face may be very square, so that we must use care in the design and selection of our dress. The unusual figures are classified in to two groups. Becoming Unbecoming Some of the becoming and unbecoming of unusual figures are: Short slender Tall slender short stout tall stout large bust narrow hip large hip thin legs and feet heavy leg and ankle short waist thick waistline prominent abdomen narrow shoulder broad shoulder round shoulder flat chest large abdomen small face prominent chin and jaw prominent forehead SHORT THIN BECOMING DESIGNS Princess lines full-length coats short and bolero jackets Narrow, ma
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DESIGN IN CLOTHING - STRUCTURAL AND DECORATIVE DESIGNS

  DESIGNING IN CLOTHING INTRODUCTION A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process, or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product or process. The verb to design expresses the process of developing a design “ Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose.” ― Charles Eames, American designer, architect, and filmmaker Design is a visual look or a shape given to a certain object, in order to make it more attractive, make it more comfortable or to improve another characteristic Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. It is influenced by culture and different trends, and has varied over time and place. Design is concerned with how needs are identified, related and in some cases stimulated. It affects the ways in which our materials,
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FASHION ACCESSORIES - TYPES

  FASHION ACCESSORIES WHAT IS ACCESSORIES?      The materials which are not attached to the body of clothing by sewing, only used for garments finishing and packing (decorative purposes) are termed as accessories. WHAT ARE FASHION ACCESSORIES?      A fashion accessory is a decorative item that supplements one's outfit. Items such as such as jewelry, footwear, handbags, headwear etc.. WHAT ARE ACCESSORIES IN FASHION?      An accessory can be said to be anything you wear or carry other than your clothes.      Famous fashion designer Oscar De la Renta said : “A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories”. The importance of accessories cannot be better summed up than thus but this is true for men and women.      Accessories aim to enhance the effect of clothes you wear- whether they succeed or not depends on your sense of style, the trend in fashion at that particular time and the context. TYPES OF ACCESSORIES     The general categories and types of ite

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DESIGNING DRESSES FOR UNUSUAL FIGURES : BECOMING AND UNBECOMING

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DESIGN IN CLOTHING - STRUCTURAL AND DECORATIVE DESIGNS

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FASHION ACCESSORIES - TYPES

  FASHION ACCESSORIES WHAT IS ACCESSORIES?      The materials which are not attached to the body of clothing by sewing, only used for garments finishing and packing (decorative purposes) are termed as accessories. WHAT ARE FASHION ACCESSORIES?      A fashion accessory is a decorative item that supplements one's outfit. Items such as such as jewelry, footwear, handbags, headwear etc.. WHAT ARE ACCESSORIES IN FASHION?      An accessory can be said to be anything you wear or carry other than your clothes.      Famous fashion designer Oscar De la Renta said : “A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories”. The importance of accessories cannot be better summed up than thus but this is true for men and women.      Accessories aim to enhance the effect of clothes you wear- whether they succeed or not depends on your sense of style, the trend in fashion at that particular time and the context. TYPES OF ACCESSORIES     The general categories and types of ite