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Technology and
Livelihood Education
Dressmaking / Tailoring
Module 1
Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

 What I Know

Pre-Test

Direction: Write the letter of your answer on your TLE activity notebook.

1. It refers to the one who makes clothes for men.

a. dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor

2. It is defined as the art of sewing clothes and dresses .

a. altering b. dressmaking c. mending d. sewing

3. It refers to the one who makes clothes for women.

a. dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor

4. It refers to the one who specializes clothes for men, such as suits ,
jackets, and coats.
a. dressmaker b. tailor c. sewer d. mender

5. It is the art of designing, fitting, fabricating, and finishing garments.

a. dressmaking b. mending c. sewing d. tailoring

6. He sews dresses that enhances body assets and hide flaws.

a. dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor

7. She is the one who makes any dream gown or dress into reality.
a .dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor

8. She is the one who can make impressive dresses out of any fabric
a . dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor

9. She is a great designer who creates different trends .

a. dressmaker b. mender c. seamstress d. tailor

9. He is responsible in altering clothes and ensuring that clothes fit

costumer’s properly.
a. dressmaker b. mender c. seamstress d. tailor

10. It is one of the characteristics of a good dressmaker wherein he/she

must be knowledgeable enough in keeping and using his/her tool and
equipment.
a. accurate b. confident c. persistent d. systematic
11. It is one of the characteristics of a good dressmaker wherein he/she is
self-determined and willing to come up with a good quality garment.
a. accurate b. cheerful c. patient d. persistent

12. It is one of the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur who is

committed and dedicated to one’s work.
a. accurate b. committed c. patient d. persistent

13. It is one of the characteristics of a dressmaker who is willing to attend

customer’s request for alterations.
a. accurate b. cheerful c. patient d. persistent

14. It is one of the characteristics of a dressmaker in which a positive mood

is shown.
a. cheerful b. confident c. efficient d. patient

Lesson
Basic Concepts in Dressmaking
1
Dressmaking refers to the craft of sewing clothes and dresses. It is
the art of sewing a beautiful dress from fabric.
Since dressmaking plays an important role in one’s life, this module
helps you become more competitive by developing your skills and
competencies in earning a living. Here are some samples of the common
dressmaking/tailoring products.
 What’s In

Direction: Match column A with column B then write your answer on your
TLE activity notebook.

Column A Column B

A. Jersey

B. Jacket

C. Lady’s Blouse

D. lady’s gown

E. Long pants / Jeans

F. Square Pants

G. Tuxedo
 What’s New

Directions: Now that you have already the idea about the different outputs
like constructed garments from dressmakers/tailors, categorize each
picture below whether it belongs to the tailor’s output or dressmaker’s
output .Write your answers in your TLE notebook.

__________1. _________4.

__________2. _________5.

__________3. __________6.

What is It

Since you have now the idea on who are tailors/ dressmakers , let’s find out
first on how dressmaking and tailoring is conceptualized.
Definition of Dressmaking
The craft of sewing clothes and dresses is otherwise known as
dressmaking and it is the art of sewing a beautiful dress from fabric.
Difference between Dressmaker and a Tailor

Dressmaker Tailor
The difference between a dressmaker and a tailor is that a dressmaker
specializes in clothes for women including dresses and blouses , suits,
evening wear, wedding and bridesmaids gowns, and sportswear, while a
tailor makes clothes for men, such as suits, jackets, and coats. Tailors and
dressmakers can both perform simple alterations from adjusting hemlines in
repairing a split seam on any garment that requires repair.
Dressmaking History
During the ancient times, some people did not able to consider
dressmaking as one of the areas in TVL for the reason that they did not have
the idea as to what are the things that can contribute to themselves .In some
other way, as what they have observed that some people who were already
engaged in this learning area, find a way on how to earn a living. Thus ,
through learning some skills and theories about it, it can contribute a lot to
the development of oneself. Since dressmaking is an old profession, some
historians argued that its history goes back upon the invention of the
needles.Finally, dressmaking as a career became very popular and common
in their place once woven fabrics like linen and silk became the norm.

History of Tailoring
Tailoring is the art of designing, fitting, fabricating, and finishing
garments. The word “tailor” comes from a French word - “TAILLER”-
meaning “ to cut “. The Latin word for tailor was “SARTOR” meaning
someone who patches or mends garments . Then the English word
“sartorial”, which is related to tailored garments, is derived from this word.
Today the word “tailor”generally refers to someone who creates custom
men’s clothing and perform some repairs.
Lesson
RELEVANCE OF THE COURSE
2
At this point you have now the knowledge of their different outputs so
shall we proceed to make your product a more presentable to your
customers.

What’s In

Based on the given picture below what can you tell about it? Write
your answer on your TLE activity notebook.

What’s New

Answer the following questions briefly on your TLE notebook.

 What is the importance of dressmaking/tailoring?
 What is It

Importance of Dressmaking

1. Dressmakers are the ones who can can make impressive dresses out of
any fabric.
2. They are great designers creating different trends.
3. Dressmakers create different concepts and think out of the latest
fashion.
4. They the ones who can make any dream gown or dress a reality.
5. Dressmakers help in enhancing their body assets and their flows .

In studying dressmaking helps you to become a good entrepreneur

in the near future, can establish a shop and at the same time it can
develop your skills.

EXPLORE ON
Lesson
OPPORTUNITIES
3 FOR DRESSMAKING
/TAILORING

Now that you have learned the importance of dressmaking/tailoring,

let us explore on opportunities for dressmaking for this will help you
formulate business ideas and the steps to be followed to have a sound
chosen business.
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) are the
characteristics that a good dressmaker must possess in order to perform
entrepreneurial functions properly. He/she must be confident, systematic,
persistent, accurate, patient, opportunity seeker, efficient, committed, and
cheerful.
 What’s In
Jumbled Words

Directions: Arrange the following words. Write your answers in your TLE
notebook.

1. DMITOTMEC 6.PORTYTUNOPI ERESEK

2. YMATCESSI 7. RUATECCA

3. STREPIENTS 8. TAPTNIE

4. TNEICIFFE 9. DECOFINNT

5. EFLERUCH

What’s New

Since you already have an idea about the personal

entrepreneurial characteristics of a good dressmaker, let’s proceed to the
steps in formulating a business idea. Take the example below as your
guide in making a business plan. Write your plan in your TLE notebook.

Needs and Possible Self-

wants of the business ideas assessment
community method

Identify the
Finalize you strength, Conduct a
planned weakness, research.
business idea opportunities,
and threats of
your business.
 What is It
Technical and entrepreneurial skills are very much in demand
nowadays. That’s the reason why most of you must have to undergo training
in order for you to become a more competitive by developing those skills
which will help you in earning a living for your future.

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)

Characteristics of a good dressmaker :
1. Confident. Trust yourself that you can produce a good output and let
themselves appreciate it .
2. Systematic. A successful dressmaker should be knowledgeable enough
in using his/her tools and equipment. He/she can finish his work on time
without wastage of time and available resources .
3. Persistent. A dressmaker should be self-determined and willing to come
up with a good quality garments .
4. Accurate. A successful dressmaker should be precise enough in taking
body measurements to the clients, draft patterns and sew the garments .
5. Patient. A dressmaker should accept client’s requests without any
complain and it should be considered the situation as a great challenge .
6. Opportunity Seeker.With the skills learned and acquired in school , you
have to develop the ability to look for a place or establishments for shops
like schools, offices, markets , wherein you can sell your products or offer
your services.

7. Efficient. A responsible dressmaker keeps on striving for excellence

,making each work an improved one compare to the previous .
8. Committed. A successful entrepreneur is committed and dedicated to
one’s work.
9. Cheerful. This means a happy and smiling appearance create a positive
mood.

Formulating a Business Idea

It is necessary to look around and see if the environment is

conducive to start a business.

Steps to take in order to have a sound business idea :

Identify
their needs List down Make a self-
and wants of possible assessment
the business method.
community. ideas.

Assess and
finalize Perform
Conduct a
planned SWOT
research.
business analysis
idea. procedure.

1. Identify their needs and wants of the community.

The one’s being required for health and safety are the needs
which are defined as goods or services.
2. List down possible planned business ideas.
Think how you can improve the needs and wants in the
community and the services that would relieve them .
3. Make a self-assessment method.
Limit down the list of business ideas to those that only interest
you and you have the capability of doing by listing down your skills and
interest.
4. Conduct a research.
 In performing a SWOT analysis all data are gathered from this
research work.

5. Perform a SWOT analysis procedure.

A strategic planning tool used to evaluate the strengths,
weaknesses,opportunities, and threats involved in a project
or in a business venture requiring a decision in pursuit of an
objective is called SWOT analysis. The positive attributes of
your business idea are strengths. They include a new or
innovative product or service and relevant skills ,competencies,
knowledge and work experience. The negative attributes of
your business idea are called weaknesses. They can be
undifferentiated products or services and lack of work
experience. Opportunities are favourable external factors that
could give a business a competitive advantage over the other.
Threats are the factors that have the potential to harm the
business or putting the business in danger.

6. Assess and finalize planned business idea.

You may have thought of a sound business idea if it answers the
needs of the community, corresponds to your skills and interests and has
more strengths than weaknesses and more opportunities than threats.

What’s More

Directions: Answer the following personal entrepreneurial

competencies in
your TLE activity notebook.

Try to assess your personal entrepreneurial competencies by

checking the characteristics that you already possess. Explain how will you
improve on the characteristics that you still do not possess briefly.
Confident Opportunity Seeker
Systematic Efficient
Persistent Committed
Accurate Cheerful
Patient
 What I Have Learned

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the word poll.

Accurate Cheerful Dressmaker

Dressmakers Dressmaking Patient
Systematic Tailor Tailoring

Persistent Seamstress Sewer

___________1. It is the art of sewing beautiful dress from fabric.

___________2. It is the art of sewing clothes and dresses.
___________3. The one who is responsible in specializing clothes for women
including dresses and blouses, suits, evening wear, wedding and bridesmaids’
gowns, and sportswear.
___________4. The one who specializes clothes for men, such as suits,
jackets, and coats is called _____.
___________5. It is the art of designing, fitting, fabricating, and finishing
garments.
___________6. It helps in enhancing their body assets and flaws.
___________7.They are the ones who make any dream gown or dress a
reality.
___________8. They are the ones who can make impressive dress out of any
fabric.
___________9. They are great designers creating different trends.
 ___________10.They are responsible in creating different concepts and
think out of the latest fashion.
___________11.A characteristic of a good dressmaker wherein he /she
has to be cheerful and optimistic in dealing with customers.
___________12. A characteristic of a good dressmaker wherein he / she
has to accept client’s request without any complain.
___________13. A characteristic of a good dressmaker wherein he/she
must be knowledgeable enough in keeping and using his/her tools and
equipment.
___________14.A successful dressmaker should be precise enough in
taking body measurements to the clients, draft patterns and sew the
garments in order to achieve a well-fitted garment.
___________15. A dressmaker must be self-determined and willing to
COME UP come up with a good quality garment and be tactful enough to accept
ORDERS order from the clients.

What I Can Do

Activity 1 – Essay

Direction: Answer the following questions and write it in your TLE Activity
Notebook

1. How will you become a good dressmaker?

2. Why is it important for a dressmaker to possess the characteristics of
being patient?

Activity 2 – An Action Plan

Directions: Read and understand each statement and questions below and
write your answer in your TLE Activity Notebook.
1. Prepare an action plan that will be useful in improving and upgrading your
learned personal entrepreneurial competencies. Identify the strength areas
and weak ones that need development.
2. Considering the factors in product development, create or sketch a
design of the product you envision to pursue in the near future.
3. How will you create branding for a garment business firm?
4. How does SWOT analysis procedure help in making a business?
5. Why is it important to understand the environment and the market in
formulating a sound planned business idea ?
 Assessment
Post Test
Directions: Write the letter of your answer on your TLE activity notebook.

1. He sews dresses that enhances body assets and hide flaws.

a. dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor

2. She is the one who can make impressive dresses out of any fabric
a. dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor

3. He is responsible in altering clothes and ensuring that clothes fit

costumer’s properly.
a. dressmaker b. mender c. seamstress d. tailor

4. It is one of the characteristics of a good dressmaker wherein

he/she is self-determined and willing to come up with a good quality
garment.
a. accurate b. cheerful c. patient d. persistent

5. It is one of the characteristics of a dressmaker who is willing to

attend customer’s request for alterations.
a. accurate b. cheerful c. patient d. persistent

6. It is defined as the art of sewing clothes and dresses .

a. altering b. dressmaking c. mending d. sewing

7. It refers to the one who specializes clothes for men, such as suits ,
jackets, and coats.
a. dressmaker b. tailor c. sewer d. mender

8. It is one of the characteristics of a dressmaker in which a positive

mood is shown.
a. cheerful b. confident c. efficient d. patient

9. It refers to the one who makes clothes for men.

a. dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor

10. It is the art of designing, fitting, fabricating, and finishing garments.

a. dressmaking b. mending c. sewing d. tailoring
b.

11. It is one of the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur who is

committed and dedicated to one’s work.
a. accurate b. committed c. patient d. persistent

12. It refers to the one who makes clothes for women.

a. dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor
 13. She is the one who makes any dream gown or dress into reality.
a .dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor

14. It is one of the characteristics of a good dressmaker wherein

he/she must be knowledgeable enough in keeping and using
his/her tool and equipment.
a. accurate b. confident c. persistent d. systematic
15. She is a great designer who creates different trends
a. dressmaker b. mender c. seamstress d. tailor

Additional Activities

Activity 1 – Possible Business Idea

Directions:
1. Needs/Wants are provided in the table below.
2. Write in your TLE Notebook the opportunities and possible
business idea that you wanted to make base on the situation
given. (10 points each)
.

Needs/wants Possible Business Idea

1. lack of safe drinking water
2. flooded street
3. hot weather
4. uncollected garbage
5.no space for drying clothes

Activity 2 – Business Idea

Directions: Formulate a business idea based on the analysis of your
environment and market situation. Use the graphic organizer
illustrated below.

Needs My
Possible Skills/
and
Wants Interest S.W.O.T.
Planned s
 What I Know
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. D
11. D
12. D
13. B14. CA What I Have Learned
1. Cheerful
2. Patient
3. Systematic
4. Accurate
5. Persistent
6. Unique Selling Proposition
7. Customer Value
8. Product Development
9. Customer Service
10. Feedbacks
Post Test
1. D
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. A
10. A
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. D15. A
Answer Key