1. PRESENTATION
a) Work well pressed(1)and folded
b) Lebel firmly sewn (1)without concealing details and on single fabric
c) Pins/needles unnecessary tacking threads and loose threads removed
d) Made up for the left half
2. CUTTING OUT
a) All five pieces cut out
b) Smooth cutting of the front bodice and on straight grain to within 3mm
c) Smooth cutting of the back bodice and on straight grain
d) Smooth cutting of the back yoke and on grain by impression
e) Smooth cutting of the collar piece and on straight grain
3. DART
a) Straight stitchery (1) tapering to a point (1)
b) Thread well fastened at the point
c) Correct length of dart (8cm) from seamline to within 2mm (7.8-8.2cm)
d) Correct width of dart (2cm) measured along the stitching to within 2mm
e) Dart pressed flat (1) to waist line
4. INVERTED PLEAT (if not inverted award zero)
a) Top stitched (1) for 5cm (1)along its length (II) to within 2mm
b) Both sides uniform width
c) Neatly pressed and flat on R.S
5. ATTACHING YOKE (OVERLAID SEAM)if not overlaid award zero
a) Straight stitchery of the seam
b) Evenness of the seam
c) Flatness
d) Neated halfway
e) Using neat stitches (any)
f) Seam firmed to 1cm before heating
6. OPEN SIDE SEAM (if not open award zero )
a) Seam joined with straight stitchery
b) Well neatened raw edges (1x2)
c) Evennesss of seam allowance(2mks)
d) Seam pressed open ( ½ x2) flat R.S ( ½ x2)
e) Correct size of seam allowance (1cm) to within 2mm (0.8cm -1.2cm) ( ½ x2)
7. NECK FACING
a) Back and extended front facing joined with straight stitchery ( ½ ) seam trimmed ( ½ ) pressed open ( ½ ) and unneated( ½ )
b) Facing attached to neckline with smooth stitchery
c) Seam trimmed (1)snipped (2) and under stitched(2)
d) Facing seam and shoulder seam meeting to within 2mm at neckline and shoulder seam (2) and held down with a stitch (1)
e) Flatness of neck facing (front +back )
f) Free edge facing smoothly neatened
g) Facing pressed flat
8. COLLAR
a) Collar well pressed (knife edge)
b) Collar seam allowance trimmed to 0.5cm(1) and snipped(mark by impression(1)
c) Flat collar
d) Well positioned at C.F
9. BUTTON HOLE
a) Button hole cut on grain
b) Use of buttonhole stitches
c) Use of overcasting stitches on rounded end
d) Neat on the R.S ( ½ ) and the W.S
10. EMBROIDERY-Chain stitches (if not chain stitch award zero)
a) Even stitches
b) Correct tension
c) Neat on R.S ( ½) + W.S ( ½ )
d) Reinforced at the beginning (½ ) and end
11. MACHINE FELL SEAM
a. If not machine fell award zero
b. Straight stitchery of the first row
c. Straight stitchery of the second row (1)
d. Close to the edge (1)
e. Fell well tucked under
f. Correct size of fell 6mm to within 2mm (4mm-8mm)
g. Evenness of fell
h. Fell facing the back
i. Flatness of the Seam on the R.S (1) and W.S (1)
j. Seam worked on the R.S
marto answered the question on September 13, 2019 at 08:13
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