Well, I'd add samples of:
Knife and box pleats
The different kinds of hems
Methods of attaching lace and braid
When I spent my first semester in a college's couture sewing course,
doing nothing but producing a notebook of hand-sewing samples, we also
had to do samples of several different kinds of basting.
Fran
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On 8/16/2011 8:20 PM, Laurie Taylor wrote:
Good evening,
The semester is about to begin and I've suddenly realized that I need to
revise the sample requirements for my Costume Construction class. We have
as our textbook, Rebecca Cunningham's Basic Sewing for Costume Construction
A Handbook. Long Grove: Waveland Press Inc, 2005. It has a good section of
samples, but so many of those are covered in our regular apparel sewing
classes, that I don't have many left to require for this class.
Beyond Rebecca's sample list, I'm thinking of these:
Hand-worked eyelets
Cartridge pleating
Piped bindings - the piping/binding/facing combo often used on ballet
bodices
There have to be other options that I'm not remembering. Anybody have any
suggestions?
Below, I'm including the list of samples required in the textbook. Please,
if you reply to the list, delete that part for the sake of those who may be
getting this as a digest.
Thanks!
Laurie T.
Phoenix
1. Hand stitches
Gathering and Easing by Hand
Thread Marking two layers
Backstitch
Prick Stitch
Slip Stitch
Slip Basting
Hemming Stitch
Catch Stitch
Overcastting
Whipping Stitch
Overhand Stitch
Pad Stitch
Buttonhole Stitch
2. Fasteners
Button with patch or small button behind
Hooks - metal bars - note directional issue!
Hooks - thread loops
Hooks - metal loops
Snaps
Velcro - by hand
Hand-worked Eyelets
3. Seams
Plain seam
Plain seam - top stitched
Plane seam - double top stitched
Eased seam
Lapped seam
Single lapped seam
Flat-fell seam
Welt seam
French seam
Mock French
Corded seam
4. Seam Finishes
Overcast edges
Zigzagged edges
Bound edges
Bias tape - neckline
Corded edge
French bias
5. Special Problems
Corners
Grading
Clipping
Curved underarm seam with tape (p.93)
Mitered Bindings - outside corner
Mitered Bindings - inside corner
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