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Dressmaking

1. Have and review the Basic Sewing Honor.
2. Have a practical sewing box for your sewing supplies. Include in it a pin cushion, tape measure, pins, needles, thread, scissors, seam gauge and seam ripper.
3. Know how and when to: baste, overcast, zigzag, and blind hem.
4. Identify (a) 5 natural fabrics such as cotton, linen, wool, silk and etc. and (b) syn-thetic fabrics such as rayon, nylon, dacron and polyester.
5. Show and demonstrate how to straighten fabric before use.
6. Choose a pattern for an item such as a shirt, blouse, skirt or shop apron. Properly lay your pattern on the material, cut it out, and sew your item to completion.

Skill Level 1
Original Honor 1929

Dressmaking, Advanced

1. Have the Dressmaking Honor.
2. Do the following: sew a seam with finished edges, make darts, gather, bind, top stitch, and make a French seam.
3. Make a neat buttonhole.
4. Demonstrate on another person how to measure for length of skirt and pant, lengthof sleeve, and length from neck to waistline.
5. Make a blouse or shirt with set-in sleeve and a collar, and explain how you would adjust the shoulders for persons of different build.
6. Explain how to make at least four of the following alterations or modifications in patterns: shorten/lengthen waist, shorten/lengthen sleeve, waist size, shorten/lengthen skirt or pants, and shorten/lengthen blouse.
7. Make a pair of pants or shorts that fit properly.
8. Make a skirt that fits properly.
9. Select from pictures or draw an outfit for yourself that shows proper color harmony and is complementary to your figure.

Skill Level 2
Original Honor 1956

Household Arts
General Conference
2001 Edition