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…

The course provides a study of fabrics, an insight into the history of fashion, and how present day styles relate to previous eras. Course content includes goals, specific objectives, changes in fashion, fashion design, textiles, techniques in tacking for securing seams, and making a pleated skirt. The course is presented as an advanced Quinmester…

Designed to provide a knowledge of skills required to alter and repair individual clothing, textile, canvas, and webbed items, the materials include teaching guides, student workbooks, and texts. One of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian…

Developed with input from personnel in the industries, this reference book complements a matching curriculum guide for a course on the textiles and apparel industries. The book emphasizes job skills and the attitudes and interpersonal skills needed for successful employment in the textiles/apparel industry. Each of the 22 chapters of the book…

Developed with input from personnel in the industries, this curriculum guide complements a companion reference book about various areas of the textiles and apparel industries. Each of the 22 chapters of the guide begins with 1 or more essential elements and objectives, and each chapter consists of teaching strategies for classroom use. Teaching…

This program guide presents the standard fashion production and management curriculum for technical institutes in Georgia. It is designed to relate primarily to the development of those skills needed to become a qualified alterationist, clothing design assistant, home textiles assistant, fashion management assistant, or tailoring assistant. A…

This document consists of three modules designed for a custom apparel and garment sewing program teaching students to construct, alter, and prepare garments and home fashions to customer specifications. Each module includes some or all of the following components: performance objectives, lesson plans, suggested activities, information sheets,…

The project was designed to acquaint home economics teachers with the textile and power sewing industry's history, job possibilities, and student (including disadvantaged and handicapped) needs and interests. Teachers were taught industrial machine operation, basic maintenance, and safety tips. Four objectives related to gainful clothing services…