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Constructing Pajama Pants
Teacher: Rachel Mims
Date: 10/11/12
Grade: grades 10-12
STANDARDS:
Outcomes
Demonstrate
knowledge of
maintenance processes
in clothing and textile
industry.
Design, construct and
alter clothing using the
home sewing machine.
Demonstrate skill in
fitting through the
construction of a
garment and modeling
the finished product.
Identify and describe
related terms to
clothing construction.
Select garment fabric
and notions,
considering their
laundering
requirements and
budgetary restraints for
the construction of
samples and a finished
garment.
Manage time and
resources toward the
completion of samples
and finished garment
Identify fashion trends
in apparel construction
Standards
AAFCS 4.2
Assessment Methods
Garment evaluation, written
exam
AAFCS 4.2
Garment evaluations
AAFCS 4.2
Garment evaluation,
observations
AAFCS 4.2
Observations, written exam
AAFCS 4.2
Garment evaluation,
observations
Garment evaluation,
observations
Article reading
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THEME:
 Create a one of a kind pair of pajama pants for homecoming week
LESSON TOPIC:
 Constructing a pair of pajama pants in class for the student or for a loved one
to the best of the students ability
OBJECTIVES:
 The students are required to purchase a specific pattern in order to construct
a pair of pajama pants for themselves or a loved one
 The students will learn to measure themselves, cut a pattern and sew on a
sewing machine
 The students will learn how to hem a pair of pants on a sewing machine
 The students will learn to hand stitch and different hems
Language Objective:
 Provide graphic organizers, test and classwork in English and other
languages as needed
Content Objective:
 Bring in materials, fabric and pattern envelope to begin understanding how
to construct a garment by hand and on a sewing machine
LEARNING STRATEGIES:
 Vocabulary Bingo
 Working on the sewing machine
 Group work on figuring out the machine and its parts
 Worksheet on naming the parts of the machine
C:\Users\Rae\Desktop\Sewing Machine Graphic Organizer_English.docx
C:\Users\Rae\Desktop\Sewing Machine Graphic Organizer_Spanish.docx
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KEY VOCABULARY:
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Seam gauge
Seam Ripper
Presser foot
Presser foot release
Face/Throat plate
Hand wheel
Needle
Bobbin
Bobbin winder
Stitch regulator
Measuring tape
Notions
Fabric
Selvage
Hem
Basting stitch
Hand stitch
Regulation stitch
Iron
Press
MATERIALS:
 Pattern envelope
 Material (required amount and type based on pattern envelope)
 Straight pins with heads
 Seam gauge
 Scissors
 Thread (that matches material purchased)
 Seam ripper
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 Elastic (amount indicated on pattern envelope)
 Measuring tape
 Sewing machine (provided)
PICTURES:
PRESENTATION:
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Graphic organizers
Hands on activity with the sewing machine
Introduction to the sewing machine
Modeling pajama pants
PRACTICE AND APPLICATION:
 Teach the students the different parts of the sewing machine.
 Have the students practice threading the machine and winding a bobbin.
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 Have students practice sewing on the machine on a scrap of fabric with
different stitches.
 Teach the students how to use seam ripper and seam gauge.
 Provide a lesson the first three classes on how to operate the sewing
machine.
 Provide samples of fabric for the students to practice stitches (zig-zag,
straight stitch, basting).
 Introduce the pattern envelope and go over pattern terminology.
 Instruct students on how to correctly measure themselves and then cut out
the pattern according to the students measurements.
 Instruct students on the proper way to pin their pattern to their fabric and
help them cut out their pattern.
 Instruct students how to pin fabric together (right and wrong side of fabric).
 Help the students start to sew their garment together.
 Teach the student the difference between pressing and ironing.
 Show students how to insert elastic, close the waistband and hem their pants.
REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT:
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Review vocabulary before exam
Review parts of the sewing machine before exam
Review hand stitches and hems
Review machine stitches (zig-zag, straight stitch, basting)
 Review pressing and ironing