NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION

TECHNOLOGY

CHENNAI

PATTERN MAKING
&
GARMENT CONSTRUCTION
Blue cotton flaring dress

SUBMITTED BY
V.Vishnu Priya
MFT/19/100

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I have immense pleasure in successful completion of

this work. The special environment at the college that
always supports educational activities, facilitated my
work. I acknowledge the support as well as
encouragement of our respective faculties
Mr.T.Murugan, Associate Professor (Pattern Making)
and Mrs.Padma Priya, Associate Professor (Garment
Construction).

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 CONTENT

S.NO TITLE PAGE NO

1 Introduction 4
2 Inspired Garment View 5-6
3 Swatches 7
4 Trims & Accessories 8
5 Final Garment 9
6 Stitching Methods 10
7 Technical Specification 11
8 Specification sheet 12 -13
9 Sequence of Operation 14
10 Costing 15

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 INTRODUCTION

The garment I have made for my End term jury of

Pattern Making and garment Construction is Ikat cotton
Flaring dress.
I have used a navy blue Ikat cotton fabric as the shell
and cotton fabric as the lining.
Ikat is a textile with a distinct print, a “cord” or wale. It
is found in the construction of trousers, jackets and
shirts.
The dress with Princess cut in top panel and bottom
with long flaring and knife pleat as decorative.

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INSPIRED GARMENT VIEW

FRONT VIEW

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BACK VIEW

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 SWATCHES
SHELL FABRIC - IKAT

LINING FABRIC

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 TRIMS & ACCESSORIES

Wooden button with Lin- ¾”

Thickness-1/8”

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 TYPES OF STITCHES
Bottom Flare ( Knife pleated)

Three thread over lock stitches

SleevePiping

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FINAL GARMENT

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 SPECIFICATION

Technical Specification:
Seam Used: Super imposed seam (plain seam),
Stitch Used:

Class 300 (single needle lockstitch)

Class 504 (three thread overlock)

Machine Used:
single needle lockstitch machine (flat lock, bar tack)

three thread overlock machine

Needle:
DB*, Size 14
Thread – 3 ply spun polyester thread

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SPECIFICATION SHEET FOR BASIC BODY SIZE

FRONT :- BACK :-

Center front- Center back –

Across chest- Across back-

Bust arc- Shoulder to shoulder-

Bust circumference- Back arc-

Bust span- Waist arc –

Waist arc–

Full length-

Shoulder wide-

Side seam- (underarm to waist)

Slope-

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SPECIFICATION SHEET FOR DRESS PATTERN

Measurement

COTTON TOP
S.No
FRONT
1 Across chest
2 Waist measurement
3 Bust measurement
4 Shoulder
     
BACK
5 Across back
6 Waist measurement
     
LINING (TOP)
     

  FRONT  
7 Top height
8 Waist measurement
     
BACK
     
9 Back height
10 Waist measurement

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 SEQUENCE OF OPERATION

 Making patterns

 Tracing the patterns on the fabric

 Cutting the fabric

 Stitching the front and back panels of skirt

 Stitching the lining and shell fabric separately

 Attaching the lining and shell together

 Stitching the gathered pleats on the bottom flare Concealing inner side
seam

 Thread cleaning & button attachment.

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 COSTING

Shell:

Material Used: Ikat cotton Fabric

Cost per metre: Rs 180/m

Fabric consumed: 4 meters

Total Cost: Rs: 720

Lining:

Material Used: Cotton

Cost per metre: Rs 60/m

Fabric consumed: 3 meters

Total Cost: Rs180

Trims:

No of Button: 3

Cost of Button: Rs 2

Thread= Rs 15

Needle = Rs 10

Total Cost of the dress = Rs 931/-

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