This resource unit was designed to help secondary education home economics teachers plan student learning experiences pertaining to sewing on knits. The unit covers four principle topics and includes, for each topic an overall objective, behavioral objective, learning and/or evaluation experience(s) for students, and teaching resource(s), e.g.,…

An instructor's manual and student activity guide on making decorative pillows by hand are provided in this set of prevocational education materials which focuses on the vocational area of trade and industry (industrial sewing). (This set of materials is one of ninety-two prevocational education sets arranged around a cluster of seven vocational…

An instructor's manual and student activity guide on tailoring are provided in this set of prevocational education materials which focuses on the vocational area of trade and industry. (This set of materials is one of ninety-two prevocational education sets arranged around a cluster of seven vocational offerings: agriculture, home economics,…

This curriculum guide for window treatment construction and rod installation is one of four guides developed to aid in setting up either Code 30 or adult vocational programs in the home furnishings service area. Introductory materials include information on the project that developed the curriculum (purpose and procedure) and survey materials from…

This curriculum guide for slipcover construction is one of four guides developed to aid in setting up either Code 30 or adult vocational programs in the home furnishings service area. Introductory materials include information on the project that developed the curriculum (purpose and procedure) and survey materials from the project (letter,…

This instructional package, designed for use in secondary and adult education, focuses on the vocational area of needle trades. Section A of this document contains three units of instruction; "Securing a Job,""Career Success," and "The Free Enterprise System." Section B contains four units on sewn products operations: "Sewing Machine Maintenance…

This teaching guide and student workbook for a 157-hour course in textile and sewing instruction is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. The twelve lessons include textile terminology, hand and machine-sewn seams, and operation…

Forty-seven performance-based instructional modules on six major topics are provided for the home economics content area of clothing and textiles. The six topics are (1) planning basics (psychological, physical, social, and behavioral aspects of clothing; elements of design; principles of design; and style and fashion in clothing), (2) buyership…

The Home Economics Related Occupation Student Learning Packet on sewing instruction is designed to give an understanding of the duties and responsibilities of an alteration worker to learn the skills needed to perform the job of an alteration worker. Upon completion of this training, the student should have developed sewing instruction skills…

This module on parts of the machine, one in a series on the single needle lockstitch sewing machine for student self-study, contains eight sections. Each section contains the following parts: an introduction, directions, an objective, learning activities, student information, student self-check, check-out activities, and an instructor's final…

This module on the button sew machine, one in a series dealing with industrial sewing machines, their attachments, and operation, covers one topic: performing special operations on the button sew machine. These components are provided: an introduction, direction, an objective, learning activities, student information, a student self-check, and a…

This module on the bottonhole machine, one in a series dealing with industrial sewing machines, their attachments, and operation, covers two topics: performing special operations on the buttonhole machine (parts and purpose) and performing special operations on the buttonhole machine (gauged buttonholes). For each topic these components are…

This module on the zig zag machine, one in a series dealing with industrial sewing machines, their attachments, and operation, covers one topic: performing special operations on the zig zag machine. These components are provided: an introduction, directions, an objective, learning activities, student information, a student self-check, and a…

This module on the knife machine, one in a series dealing with industrial sewing machines, their attachments, and operation, covers one topic: performing special operations on the knife machine (a single needle or multi-needle machine which sews and cuts at the same time). These components are provided: an introduction, directions, an objective,…

This module on the bar tack machine, one in a series dealing with industrial sewing machines, their attachments, and operation, covers one topic: performing special operations on the bar tack machine. These components are provided: an introduction, directions, an objective, learning activities, student information, a student self-check, and a…