THE EXPERIMENTAL OUTLINE IS FOR TEACHER USE IN PLANNING A 2-SEMESTER COURSE TO PREPARE 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS FOR ENTRY LEVEL COMMERCIAL CLOTHING JOBS SUCH AS ALTERERS, SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS, AND DRAPERY AND SLIPCOVER SEAMSTRESSES. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY VOCATIONAL HOME ECONOMICS TEACHERS AND STATE SUPERVISORS. STUDENTS LEARN TO PERFORM BASIC CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES USED IN COMMERCIAL SEWING AND ALTERATIONS AND TO SEW BY HAND AND BY MACHINE. SUBJECT MATTER AREAS COVER (1) OCCUPATIONAL NATURE AND SCOPE, (2) POWER SEWING MACHINE OPERATION, (3) ART AND DESIGN RELATED TO COMMERCIAL SEWING AND ALTERATIONS, (4) INFLUENCE OF TEXTILES ON CONSTRUCTION AND ALTERATION, (5) COMMERCIAL SEWING AND ALTERATION SKILLS, (6) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR MAKING SLIPCOVERS, DRAPERIES, CURTAINS, BEDSPREADS, AND COVERLETS, (7) USE AND CARE OF EQUIPMENT, (8) MANAGEMENT OF WORK, (9) THE APPAREL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, AND (10) PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS OF THE COMMERCIAL SEAMSTRESS. EACH SUBJECT AREA INCLUDES OBJECTIVES AND A CONTENT OUTLINE. BOOKS, CHARTS, FILMSTRIPS, KITS, PAMPHLETS, AND SPECIAL ISSUE MAGAZINES ARE LISTED. (FP)