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Whiteside, Karen, Ed. – Loblolly Magazine, 1986
Patchwork quilting is an original folk art in the United States. Pilgrims first used worn out scraps of cloth to make bed covers in an age of scarcity. Featured here are stories on East Texas Quilts, their origins, the love and hard work which goes into the making of a quilt (Ira Barr and others). The techniques needed to construct a quilt are…
Descriptors: Design Crafts, Ethnography, Folk Culture, Handicrafts
Download full textCOLICCHIO, ANTOINETTE J. – 1967
SKILLS IN PATTERNMAKING ARE IMPORTANT TO ALL EMPLOYED IN THE DESIGNING ROOM IN WOMEN'S GARMENT MANUFACTURE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS COURSE OF STUDY IS TO ACQUAINT THE STUDENT WITH THE TOOLS AND SYMBOLS OF PATTERNMAKING AND TO HELP HIM MASTER THE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS OF PATTERN DEVELOPMENT. IT FOLLOWS THE COURSE OF STUDY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF…
Descriptors: Clothing Design, High Schools, Needle Trades, Patternmaking
American Apparel Manufacturers Association, Arlington, VA. Education Committee.
The teacher-student guide has been developed as a service to schools in an effort to help them organize and operate meaningful courses in apparel manufacturing. For the school it furnishes practical information in implementing the course, such as facility design, equipment requirements, and teacher selection. For the teacher it provides a…
Descriptors: Job Training, Needle Trades, Sewing Instruction, Study Guides
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Direct linkWares, A. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science & Technology, 2006
Quilts are an integral part of the North American culture. Most households in North America have quilts with intricate geometric patterns. These patterns symbolize different things to different groups of people in this part of the world. It is important for students to see how mathematics comes from what is done in day-to-day life, not from the…
Descriptors: North Americans, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Needle Trades
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. Home Economics Service. – 1966
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…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Guides, Grade 11, Grade 12
Long Beach City Coll., CA. – 1965
INFORMATION ON REVISED HOME ECONOMICS RELATED OCCUPATIONS COURSES IS PRESENTED FOR (1) TRADE COOKS, (2) KITCHEN HELPERS, (3) PANTRYMEN, (4) FRY COOKS, (5) DINNER COOKS, (6) BAKERS AND PASTRYMEN, (7) MEAT CUTTERS, (8) HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND INSTITUTIONAL COOKS, AND (9) INDUSTRIAL SEWING WORKERS. THE TIME REQUIRED, PREREQUISITES, PURPOSE, CATALOG…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Curriculum Guides, Food, Food Service
Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, DC. – 1971
This text is a rate training manual designed to provide enlisted men of the Ship's Serviceman rating with basic information concerning the various ship's service specialties. The text is divided into four parts. Part 1 discusses areas common to the administration of all ship's service activities. The remaining sections are divided into the…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Barbers, Enlisted Personnel, Guides
Phillips, Irving – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1973
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Opportunities, Clothing, Income
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1973
This course includes handling of fabrics, matching edges and notches, positioning, stitching and disposal. Included is pocket setting and sewing on target. Instructional materials include films, illustrations, information sheets and other materials. (CK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Education, Clothing
Hancock, Sabrina J. C. – 1996
This study documents the mathematics practiced by four women in the context of sewing. The study describes the mathematics recognized in the skills, thinking and strategies used by the seamstresses. Through their work, the seamstresses exhibited an understanding of the concepts of angles, direction, parallel, reflection, symmetry, proportion,…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Elementary Secondary Education, Geometry, Home Economics
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1989
This document contains teacher's materials for a seven-unit secondary education vocational home economics course on textiles and apparel design. The units cover: (1) fiber/fiber characteristics and textile development (including fabrication and dyeing, printing, and finishing); (2) textile and apparel design industries (including their history and…
Descriptors: Clothing, Clothing Design, Clothing Instruction, Fashion Industry
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1973
A course for youth and adults interested in a career in apparel manufacturing and the needle trades is presented. Instruction will include a sampling tour of interest, introducing all phases of the industry from designing to shipping. Instructional materials include films, transparencies, lectures and demonstrations, information sheets,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Education, Clothing
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1973
This course includes a study of the industrial single needle machine, its principal parts, general care, threading, and basic skills in machine practice. Instructional materials include films, illustration, information sheets, and other materials. (CK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Clothing, Course Content
PDF pending restorationAdvincula-Carpenter, Marietta M. – 1994
A curriculum project modified the three occupational programs in clothing according to the results of the DACUM (Develop a Curriculum) process done in Summer 1992 and the needle trade industry surveys done in Fall 1992 and Summer 1993. Six procedures were used to develop the modified two-year alteration and textile services diploma program. First,…
Descriptors: Clothing, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Home Economics Skills
Knitting, Lace, and Net Industry Training Board, Nottingham (England). – 1969
This booklet gives details, approved by the British Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity, of grants which will be paid by the Knitting, Lace, and Net Industry Board for training and further education during the training year, 1 August 1969-31 July 1970. Two categories are stressed: (1) day, block, release, and full time courses and…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Evening Programs, Governing Boards, Grants
