SEWING TEACHER SYLLABUS

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FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING MAIN TOPICS FOR THE POST OF SEWING TEACHER (UPS)IN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

CATEGORY NO.50/2008

1.SEWING MACHINE FUNDAMENTALS

History and generation of Sewing machine,various types and sizes of sewing machine,important parts of sewing machine and their functions,Faulty working and remedies

2.KNOWLEDGE OF TAILORING AND EMBROIDERY TOOLS

Equipments and accessories used for tailoring and embroidery-Such as:Measuring tape,cutting scissors,Tailors square,Needles tracing wheel,Thimble and embroidery frames

3.MATERIALS

Clothes and their characteristics,nature and uses –Such as:Cotton,Linen,Rayon,Synthetic,Silk,Woolen for various materials.

4.HAND STITCHES USED FOR TAILORING AND EMBROIDERY

Various kinds of hand stitches such as:Tacking,Running,Hemming,Back stitch,Button hole,Stem stitch,Herringbone stitch,Laizy daisy,Shadow stitch,Chain stitch,Long and Short stitch and Satin stitch

5.TECHNICAL TERMS

Technical terms used in Tailoring:-Inlay,Turning,Lapels,Bridle,Fly,Flycatch,Fork,jetting,Mercerised,Sizing,Selvedge,Dungree,Alterations,Depth of Seye,face,Truebias,plaid,Crown and Locking

6.OPENING AND FASTENINGS

Different types of opening and fastenings such as:-Facing,Binding,Hooks and eyes,Buttons and Buttonhole,Press button and Edge finishes

7.PLEATS AND GATHERINGS

Types of pleats and gatherings such  as :-knife pleat,Inverted  pleat,Box pleat & Decorative gatherings(Honey combing and smoking)

8.MEASUREMENTS

Process of taking measurements for all kinds of garments and their method of application-Average measurements for different ages-Theory  of Eight Heads

9.PREPARING AND FINISHING

Different kinds of transferring methods in fabrics(Carbon method,Pouncing method and Direct method),Washing and Ironing of embroidery articles

10.KNITING AND CROCHET

Basic knitting such as Casting on,Casting off,knit,Pearl,Decreasing and increasing,knitted patterns,Basic stitches for Crochet work:Chain ,Single,Double,Trible.