Level: 2
Category: Household Arts
Year: 1956

Dressmaking Advanced

1. Complete the Dressmaking honour.
2. Do the following:
   1. Sew a seam with finished edges
   2. Make darts
   3. Gather
   4. Bind
   5. Topstitch
   6. Make a French seam
3. Make a neat buttonhole.
4. Demonstrate on other persons how to measure for length of skirt, length of sleeve, and length from neck to waistline.
5. Make a shirt with set-in sleeve and a collar, and explain how you would adjust the shoulders for different body types.
6. Explain how to make at least four of the following alterations or modifications in patterns:
   1. Shorten waist
   2. Lengthen waist
   3. Lengthen sleeve
   4. Waist size
   5. Lengthen skirt or pants
   6. Lengthen or shorten pants inseam
7. Make a pair of pants or shorts that fits properly.
8. Make a skirt.
9. Select from pictures or draw an outfit for yourself that shows proper color harmony and is complementary to your figure.