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Durack, Katherine T. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2003
Describes the history of the development of the paper sewing pattern, discusses the role personal communications with consumers played as the genre evolved, and offers observations on the kinds of instruction provided by sewing machine and pattern companies. Concludes that once a genre is sufficiently established to become a standard, industries…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Sewing Instruction

Durack, Katherine T. – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1997
Investigates the design history of women's household sewing patterns as that history is recorded in United States Patent Records. Finds that the history of home sewing patterns illustrates a key aspect of usable design: the interrelationship between a device and its documentation and the way changes to both enhance overall product usability. (RS)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clothing, Patents, Sewing Instruction
Miller, Sue; Albano, Judith Baron – Forecast for Home Economics, 1975
The first article in a continuing series, which will be devoted to successful teaching techniques for teaching home economics to boys, offers two techniques used to teach sewing by making dashiki shirts. (EA)
Descriptors: Home Economics, Males, Sewing Instruction, Student Motivation
MacDonald, Nora M.; Gibbons, Sarah Jane – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1980
Describes the development and testing of instructional materials in clothing construction for blind students, including identification of basic concepts and skills, and tactile adaptation of equipment and materials. (SK)
Descriptors: Blindness, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Secondary Education

Centrallo, Carol B. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences: From Research to Practice, 1999
The Alabama Cooperative Extension Service transformed a traditional textile/clothing program into a home-based business program. It was delivered by multiple methods including meetings, printed materials, audiovisual resources, and, in the second phase, videoconferencing. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Distance Education, Entrepreneurship, Extension Education
Roehrig, Janice – Sch Arts, 1969
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials, Illustrations
EDGINGTON, ROYAL H. – 1963
THE ORGANIZATION OF A HOMEMAKER'S CLUB FOR MOTHERS UNDER AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN WAS PRESENTED. THE CLUB WAS SPONSORED BY THE LARIMER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE. PERSONNEL FROM THE DEPARTMENT ASSISTED IN EVALUATING A PAST FAILURE OF A HOMEMAKER'S CLUB AND IN FORMULATING PLANS FOR A SECOND CLUB. A DISCUSSION OF THE FAILURE OF THE FIRST…
Descriptors: Clubs, Cooking Instruction, Home Economics Education, Homemaking Skills
Wallace, Barbara Dan – Instructor, 1980
Listed separately by grade level (K-6) are activities for promoting National Library Week. Included are sewing projects, puppetry, murals, wood projects, bumper stickers, and pairing older with younger students. (KC)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Publicity

Smagorinsky, Peter – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
Home economics is often denigrated for requiring little intellect. There is a strong cultural bias that undervalues sewing and relegates it to "handedness" instead of the loftier "headedness." According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, the two do not stand in opposition. Handiwork is a spatial intellectual…
Descriptors: Home Economics, Intelligence, Learning, Misconceptions
Montgomery, Bette – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2006
Sewing is a traditional educational experience in family and consumer sciences (FCS) education in middle and high school. Learning sewing skills, however, is not as relevant today as it was in the past. To better prepare adolescents for life roles, FCS education needs to reflect the changes in society and focus more broadly on the work of the…
Descriptors: Sewing Instruction, Educational Experience, Middle Schools, High Schools
Ensign, Arselia S., Ed. – 1989
Techniques are presented for sewing clothing for children or adults with handicaps. Considerations in sewing adapted clothing include the most appropriate type of pattern for a particular disability, fabric choices, and items needed for clothing construction. Eight sources of sewing supplies are listed, with descriptions of items available.…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Clothing, Clothing Design, Clothing Instruction
HILLINGER, YVONNE M. – 1967
ALTHOUGH THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY GUIDE IS TO PROVIDE A TEXT IN POWER SEWING FOR DEAF PUPILS, IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR STUDENTS WITH READING OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES. DEVELOPED BY AN INSTRUCTOR WITH FACULTY HELP, THE TEXT FOLLOWS A COURSE OF STUDY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND HAS BEEN TESTED IN VARIOUS CLASSROOMS. UNITS ARE --…
Descriptors: Deafness, Sewing Instruction, Sewing Machine Operators, Special Education
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
Martin, Judy – Illinois Career Education Journal, 1973
A high school program for future fashion designers. (Editor)
Descriptors: Clothing Design, Design, Educational Programs, Home Economics Education
Johnson, Bonnie; Trout, Betty Lee – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1983
Much of the stress on teachers and students during clothing construction laboratories can be eliminated by (1) appropriate planning, including selection of objectives, choice of projects, and well-defined grades; (2) classroom management, including organization of time, space, equipment, and students; and (3) alternation of demonstrations and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Clothing, Demonstrations (Educational), Laboratories