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Semester 2 Flashcards

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Grading

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Trim each layer of seam allowance (3) to reduce bulk; the widest seam allowance next to outside

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Trimming

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Cuts made on curved seams to remove extra thickness

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Under stitching

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A row of stitching placed close to the seam-line through the facing and seam allowances. Helps hold facing in place and prevents it from rolling out and showing on the outside of the garment

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Stay stitching

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Directional stitch to prevent stretching

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Facing

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extra piece of fabric sewn to garment, often on underside

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Horizontal darts pressed

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With fold downward

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Darts

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Contour something to body; found on dresses and tops at the waistline,bust, and some sleeves

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Vertical darts pressed

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with fold towards center front or back/inward

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Clipping

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Cutting slits to allow curve to lie flat when pressed

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Ham

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Pressing curves tool

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Elements of design

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Color, line, texture, shape, and pattern

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Principles of design

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What are their purposes?

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Balance types

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Symmetrical or asymmetrical

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Balance that feeling creates

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Stability

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How can balance be achieved

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Using different accessories, colors, details

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How can emphasis be achieved

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Using color, texture, line, design details, trims, accessories

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What does emphasis do

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Draws attention to something, makes outfits more unique, used to highlight features and draw away from flaws

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Rhythm - 3 types

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Repetition, Radiation, Gradation

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Repetition

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A pattern repeats- rows of stripes, chevron

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Radiation

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Lines or patterns flow from a central location: skirt gathers

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Gradation

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A pattern changes gradually: change in size or color

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Good rhythm

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When the lines of a garment work well together, such as a curved pocket following the curve of a jacket hem

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Poor rhythm

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Upsets the look of the garment, like when stripes and plaids don’t match up

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Proportion

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can also be called Scale

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25
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Most common

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3 to 5

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Why?

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It equates to the human body structure. 3/8 of a person’s body is above waist, 5/8 is below

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Harmony vs

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Individuality

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Harmony

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Designs complement each other, each part looks like it belongs, convey a single theme

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29
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Individuality

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one’s own unique style

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Notching

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cutting triangles on outward curve to reduce bulk and help curve lie flat

31
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lightening color by adding white?

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Tint

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adding darker colors?

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Shade

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The principles of design=

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Balance, Emphasis, Rhythm, Proportion, Harmony, Individuality

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Enclosed Seams

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in heavier fabrics should be graded

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Pattern Symbols

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look at worksheet

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Measurements on a ruler

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8ths, 4ths, 1/2s, whole

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What is a knit?

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A fabric which has yarn looped repeatedly to create what looks like tiny rows of braids

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Knit vs. Woven

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Knit edges usually don’t require finishing. Wovens ravel from any cut edge and need finishing.

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Difference between selvage and cut edges?

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cut edges usually don’t fray, selvage edges have glue so they do not roll

40
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Characteristics of a knit

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  • easy to care for
  • greater degree of stretch-ability
  • moves with body=comfortable
  • do not wrinkle easily
41
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Two main types of knits?

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Weft- made with only one yarn (jersey)

Warp- made from several yarns (tricot, raschel)

42
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How to stitch with knits?

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  • jersey or ball point needle

- change stitch length to 3

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Elements of Design:

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Color, Line, Texture, Shape, Pattern

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Element of Design: Color

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Can emphasize a special feature, create height and size illusions, and draw attention to or away from certain parts

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Hues

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12 in the spectrum of color: primary, secondary, and tertiary colors

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Primary Colors

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Red, yellow, and blue. Cannot be created from mixing any colors together

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Secondary Colors

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Green, violet, orange. Made by combining primary colors

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Value

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Adding white or black to a color changes this

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Elements of Design: Line

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Refers to an elongated mark that connects two or more points

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Structural Lines

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Are required to maintain the structure of the garment. Seams, darts, pleats

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Decorative Lines are

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Created by the designer purely for decoration and interest. Ruffles, buttons, lace

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Line Types:

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Straight
Curved
Jagged

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Line Directions:

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Vertical and horizontal, diagonal

54
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Vertical

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Add height and slim ness

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Horizontal

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Less height, more width, where you want to look fuller

56
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Diagonal

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With vertical they are slenderizing and with horizontal they add width. They draw attention to area used

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Element of Design: Shape

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Outline that forms when 1 or more lines come together to enclose an area

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Shape aka

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Silhouette

59
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Most clothes fit 4 basic shapes:

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Natural
Tubular
Bell
Full

60
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Natural

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Follows body’s outline, fit closely to body, loungewear, khakis, fitted knits

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Tubular

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Rectangle with vertical emphasis. Adds height and thinness, tshirt dress, straight leg pants

62
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Bell

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Both diagonal and horizontal lines, can add or subtract width, Aline, flared pants

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Full

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More horizontal and curved lines, makes body look larger, gathered skirts, full sleeves, wide leg pants

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Element of Design: Texture

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The one element that you can see and feel

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Where is texture found?

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In thickness and appearance of fabrics

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2 types of texture

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Tactile and visual

67
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Tactile

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Can be felt by touch. Rough, prickly

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Visual

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Texture that can be seen. Shiny, dull, matte

69
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Drape

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Way fabric moves when worm or hangs in folds. It can increase or decrease body size

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What textures would increase the appearance of body size?

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Shiny, glossy, thick, bulky, fuzzy, wrinkled

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Decrease?

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Dull, thin, smooth

72
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Element of Design: Pattern

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When the elements of design are brought together in a fabric

73
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Examples:

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Stripes, plaids, florals, etc

74
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The qualities of the pattern affect how a fabric looks on you…

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A small pattern tends to decrease apparent size, while a longer pattern increases size.
A bold pattern adds size, yet a subtle pattern does not.
A widely spread design can make you appear wider.

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