It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the subject prerequisites
are met. If you do not have the required prerequisite subject (or
have an advanced standing for the prerequisite subject) you will be asked
to withdraw with the risk of academic and/or financial penalty.
| WEEK |
CONTENT |
| 1 |
- Introduction to subject content
- Review of supply list
- Discussion of design elements specific to wedding dresses
- How to achieve a specific look
- How to flatter different body types
- Picture of drawing of dress to be made for next class |
| 2 |
- Different train lengths
- How to draft patterns for trains
- How to draft patterns for design features specific to bridal wear
- Pattern must be ready for layout next class. |
| 3 |
- How to pick correct fabric for specific style requirement
- Special needs of specific fabrics when preparing for cutting
- How to calculate amount of fabric needed to complete dress
- Calculation of fabric needed
- Client consultation
- Fabric samples must be collected and mounted in book form with name
of fabric, fibre content and price range
- Buy correct amount of muslin needed for dress
- Prepare fabric for cutting |
| 4 |
- Draft patterns
- Fabric sample book due next class |
| 5 |
- Discuss structural supports, types and uses: bust cups, boning, interfacing,
netting, horse hair braid
- Discuss what structural support is needed for each dress
- How to calculate amount of support material needed
- Lay out and cut dress
- Each student will calculate how much they will need of each required
support and purchase for next class |
| 6 |
- Basting of dress for first fitting
- Judging fit at first fitting
- Where to alter dress
- Deciding hem length
- Pressing
- Construct dress |
| 7 |
- Special construction techniques for special fabrics: invisible zippers,
french seams, fray checking cut edges
- How to apply structural supports
- Sample of invisible zipper and french seam
- Structural details appled to dress, if not used in dress sample must
be made of one type of support
- Construct dress |
| 8 |
- Different types of laces available
- Types of lace with different fabrics
- Where to use lace
- How to cut lace
- How to apply pearls and sequins to lace
- How to make patterns for lace
- Lace samples will be beaded for next class
- Construct dress |
| 9 |
- Types of beads available
- How to apply beadwork on fabric
- Where it can be used
- Design ideas
- Beadwork sample finished for next class
- Apply lace or beadwork to dress by pen |
| 10 |
- How to make and apply embellishments: fabric roses, bows, fabric
leaves, crynaline & sleeve puffs
- Complete one of above embellishments for sample book
- Apply embellishments to dress |
| 11 |
- Hand in sample books for marking
- How to apply lining to dress
- Attachment of train to dress
- How to bustle the train to the dress
- Allow students time to experiment with bustling of train
- Have lining inserted in dress |
| 12 |
- How to hem dress: attaching lining to dress, hemming dress and lining
separate, machine hem with lace cut outs
- How to attach lining to train when hem is separate
- Class time to hem dress and any hand sewing
- Dress will be hemmed for next class |
| 13 |
- How to make and apply: bra strap holders, dress hanger loops, wrist
straps for trains, bustles, detachable train, veils
- Discuss why these finishing techniques are used
- Finishes will be applied for next class
- Dresses to be modeled and marked in class |
| 14 |
- Dresses modeled and marked in class |