Course: Textile and Apparel Production
Management and Services
Title: Alter, Repair, and
Customizing Textiles
Instructed by: Samantha Suver
ANTICIPATORY SET
Questions…
• Which garments are ill fitting?
• What could be done to alter the
garment to make it fit properly?
• How could the garment be customized
to meet the individual needs of
someone with special needs?
OBJECTIVES:
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By the end of this lesson the learner will identify factors that
affect alteration, repair, and customization of an article of
clothing.
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By the end of this lesson the learner will describe correct
procedures in garment repair and alterations.
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By the end of this lesson the learner will use a tape measure to
correctly identify the body measurements of a fellow classmate.
In a textile or apparel career you may vary will
have to make many alteration, repairs, or
customizations.
• Fashion design
• Dry cleaning
• Educator
• Alterations expert
• Salesperson
• Fashion illustrator
• And many many more…
How do we really know when a garment needs
to be altered ?
• Fabric
• Finish
• Design
• Constriction
• Seam width
• Age
How do we decide when to alter/repair/or
customize a garment
Check for understanding
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Do you see the difference between
these two items?
GUIDED PRACTICE
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Get into two groups of 3
Activity explain
Questions assigned
Decide as on response
Choose one item and explain the reasoning
Questions…
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Group 1
Your favorite purple knit sweater is too small to wear. You
would like to let it out so that you could wear it for a few more
years… What should you do?
Your favorite plain colored knit shirt got caught on a hook and
now has a fairly large hole in one sleeve, what do you do?
Group 2
A jacket that you bought in a thrift store is a little too big, the
sleeves are too long, and the shoulders hang low. You would
also like to make it more stylish. What should you do?
Your new black wool skirt is shorter than you would like, what
do you do?
Check for understanding
Does everyone understand how you would go about making
the decision to alter/repair/customize an article of clothing?
• Any questions as to why a particular group chooses to alter
their garment in a particular matter or maybe some
suggestions as to how they might have done it differently?
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Body Measurements
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Height: Standing against a flat wall without shoes, from
floor to top of your head.
Bust: around the fullest part of the bust and straight across
the back.
High Bust: directly under the arms, straight across the
back and above the bust.
Waist: tie a narrow elastic around waist and let it settle
naturally at your waistline. Measure over the elastic. Keep
the elastic in place for the next measurement.
5. Back Waist Length: from the most prominent bone at
the base of neck to the natural waistline.
6. Hip: around the body at fullest part, usually 7" - 9"
below waist. It can vary for some people.
Check for understanding
Did anyone find it difficult to measure their partner?
• Was any one surprised at their measurements?
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INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
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In your journals choose two of the following garments and
describe how you would repair each item.
– 1. Blouse- fabric is worn in several areas
– 2. Dress- hole in elbow of one sleeve
– 3. Blue jeans- knee has holes in them
– 4. Wool jacket- tear near sleeve cuff
Check for understanding
Can anyone share something that they have
learned today that they might not have known
before?
• How might you use this knowledge on a job setting?
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Homework
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Tonight when you get home take a look at some of your
clothing items and see if you can’t figure out a way to alter or
repair them instead of throwing them away. After you have
examined several articles of clothing, write a paragraph about
your observations in your journal.
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Thank you for being such a good class today I hope you enjoy
your afternoon.
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY/RESOURCES
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Huxley, S.(1996). Sewing Secrets from the Fashion Industry. Emmaus, PA:
Pocket Books
Mississippi State University Extension Service, (2009). Clothing for Special
Needs: Clothing for the Disabled, Retrieved July 13, 2009, from
Mississippi State University:
http://msucares.com/pubs/infosheets/is1559.htm
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Prentice Hall. (n.d.). Teacher’s Guide and Resource Book: Clothing concepts
and Construction. (pp. 95-101, 118-119,155).
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Simplicity Pattern Co., (2009). Fit Help. Retrieved July 13, 2009, from
Simplicity.com:
http://www.simplicity.com/index.cfm?page=section/fittips/h
owmeas.htm
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