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Ms. Troy would like you to make a copy of an outfit that she owns and really likes—a sleeveless dress with
a short-sleeve jacket. She has selected a lilac linen fabric that comes in 36-in. width. You make a pattern
for the dress and record the following measurements:
Jacket back length 15 in.
Front skirt length 20 in.
Full back length 41 in.
1. What length of material do you need to purchase for the dress portion of the outfit?
A. 82 in. C. 70 in.
B. 41 in. D. 91 in.
2. What length of material do you need for the jacket sleeves?
A. 21 in. C. 27 in.
B. 36 in. D. 54 in.
3. The fabric label doesn’t say if the linen was preshrunk. You test the fabric for shrinkage and
determine it needs to be shrunk. How do you do this?
A. Wash the material in cold water and dry on high in dryer.
B. Immerse the material in hot water and drip dry.
C. Wash the material in hot water and dry on high in dryer.
D. Immerse the material in warm water and drip dry.
4. Which shaping technique will add shape to a bodice?
A. Darts C. Gathers
B. Pleats D. Tucks
5. A client tries on a skirt. You check the side seams. They curve toward the back. What does this
indicate?
A. The skirt front is too tight. C. The skirt back is too tight.
B. The skirt front is too loose. D. The skirt back is too loose.
6. You plan to attach a flat 1
2 -in. button to a garment. The size of the buttonhole should be
A. 1
2 in. C. 1 in.
B. 5
8 in. D. 3
8 in.
7. You’re sewing a child’s nylon jacket. You notice the fabric frays easily. Which would be your best
buttonhole option?
A. Bound buttonhole
B. Jetted and piped buttonhole
C. Machine-stitched worked buttonhole
D. Handworked buttonhole with iron-on tape
8. When attaching a button on a man’s overcoat, you can best reduce heavy strain on the button by
reinforcing the button with
A. a smaller button on the inside. C. extra stitches sewn through the button.
B. silk thread. D. a wooden button.
9. As many alterations as possible should be made
A. after sewing a garment. C. immediately after cutting.
B. on the pattern pieces. D. following the markings on the pattern piece.
10. A client would like you to make a skirt with pleats. Which of these fabrics would you have difficulty
pleating well?
A. Wool C. Cotton
B. Jersey D. Linen
my answers:
1.a
2.a
3.d
4.a
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.a
9.b
10.b
8 answers
2. You didn't give the measurement for the sleeve length.
3. I don't like any of your choices. I always washed material the same way I intended to launder the garment.
4. Right.
5. Wrong.
6. I don't understand your choices.
7. I disagree.
8. Right.
9. & 10. Right.
A. at each process.
B. only when the garment is complete.
C. just on the right side of the fabric.
D. quickly and with a light touch.
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. B
2. 21 inches
3. Immerse the material in warm water and drip dry
4. Darts
5. The skirt back is too tight
6. 5/8 inches
7. Handworked buttonhole with iron-on tape
8. A smaller button on the inside
9. On pattern pieces
10. Jersey
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. B
10.B