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TLE-H.E.-
DRESSMAKING
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
FABRIC
TLE-H.E. DRESSMAKING 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 2: Fabric
First Edition, 2020

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TLE-H.E.-
DRESSMAKING
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
FABRIC
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the TLE-H.E.-DRESSMAKING 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM)

Module on FABRIC!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by

educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher
or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12
Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic
constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this
also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking
into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
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As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing
them to manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to
encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the TLE-H.E.-DRSSMAKING 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM)

Module on FABRIC!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time.
You will be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while
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 What I Need to Know

This DRESSMAKING course leads to National Certificate Level II. This

is designed for Grade 9 student to develop competencies: plans, designs and
sews sleeping garments and children’s wear. It discusses and explains the
tools, materials and equipment used in the making of desired products. It
also demonstrates different techniques and processes which will guide the
learner in developing the skills and knowledge to work effectively and
efficiently.
The module has two lessons, namely;
• Lesson 1 Principles and Elements of Design
• Lesson 2 –Fabric

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the different types of fabric;
2. discuss the characteristics of each type of fabric; and
3. Use appropriate fabric for a certain project.

What I Know

Multiple Choices
Direction: Read the statements carefully. Choose the letter that best describe the
statement. Write your answer in your quiz notebook

1. It is the cloth used in making garments.

a. sack b. Fabric c. glass d. shells

2. Which type of fabric does not stretch except on the bias cut?
a. Woven b. Knit c. Canvas d. Cotton

3. The type of fabric has loops of fiber that allow the fabric to stretch?
a. Woven b. Knit c. Canvas d. Cotton

4. The world most popular fabric it is cool to wear and easy to wash.
a. Woven b. Knit c. Canvas d. Cotton

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5. This kind of cotton fabric is one of the most heavy-duty cottons use for jeans and
jackets.
a. Cotton Chintz b. Denim c. Terrycloth d. Broadcloth

6. Which of this fabric is made of flax plant?

a. Linen b. Cotton c. Silk d. Wool

7. This fabric is made from cocoon.

a. Linen b. Cotton c. Silk d. Wool

8. A lightweight silk fabric that goes with the flow.

a. Chiffon b. Georgette c. Brocade d. Shantung

9. A lightweight silk and barely visible.

a. Chiffon b. Georgette c. Brocade d. Shantung

10. Which of the following is made from the sleets of sheep?

a. Linen b. Cotton c. Silk d. Wool

11. A twill-wave fabric, hand washable and do not wrinkle.

a. Gabardine b. Crepe c. Boiled d. Melton

12. A thick absorbent cotton use for robes, towels, beachwear and home decorating.
a. Seersucker b. Cotton Voile c. Terry cloth d. Cotton pique

13. This is thick and bulky wool fabric used for coats.
a. Seersucker b. Cotton Voile c. Melton d. Boiled

14. The strong and durable synthetic fabric, dries quickly with sharp pleat and crease
retention.
a. Polyester b. Nylon c. Rayon d. Acrylic

15. A synthetic fabric with high bulking power.

a. Polyester b. Nylon c. Rayon d. Acrylic

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 Lesson

FABRIC
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Fabric is cloth made of fibers. Fibers are hair-like strands that are
wound to make yarn or thread used to make fabric. Fabric is the cloth or
material used in making our clothes, curtains, tablecloths, sheets and many
other items.

What’s In

Direction: Look around your house and identify the different kinds of fabric you
have.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Notes to the Teacher

The following are information that would lead to the
activities and assessment. Some activities may need your
own discretion upon checking or you may use a rubric if
provided. Please review the activities and answer keys and
amend if necessary.

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 What’s New

Direction: On COLUMN A are the different types of garments which comes from
different sources. Match Column A with Column B which contains the sources of
the different types of fabrics. Write only the letter of the correct answer in your
notebook.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. cotton a. silk worm

2. linen b. flax plants

3. silk c. sheep’s fur

4. wool d. plastics

5. rubber e. rubber plant

f. cotton plant

What is It

Types of Fabrics

Woven fabric does not stretch except on

the bias. Woven fabric is made up of fibers which
run straight at ninety degree angles to each other.

Knit fabric has loops of fiber that allow

the fabric to stretch. The amount and the direction
of stretches are all variables. A knit may stretch in
one direction or it may stretch in both directions.
This is an important consideration when choosing fabric for a specific pattern. For
example, a bathing suit pattern will require equal two way stretch. If you choose a
fabric that only stretches in one direction, the suit is not going to fit properly and
you cannot even put it on.

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 KINDS OF FABRICS, THEIR USES, CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
NATURAL FIBERS USES (HOME AND CHARACTERISTICS CARE
APPAREL)
Vegetable Fibers

A. Cotton Good for items that The world's most Special for
Comes from cotton need to be washed popular fabric. It is durable
plant. often like cool to wear and easy press.
sheets and pillows, to wash and
school clothes, and sew. It is versatile, Maybe
work durable and machine
clothes. comfortable. laundered.
Inexpensive but
shrinks and Avoid risk of
wrinkles easily. mildew.

Kinds of Cotton Fabric

KINDS USES CHARACTERISTICS
Canvas
Used for crafts, home Tightly woven
decorating (curtains heavy-duty cotton
cushions and
outdoor gear)

Cotton Batiste
For elegant garments A finely woven
(blouses, baby lightweight cotton
dresses, and Use straight stitch/jeans
underlining) presser foot and 60/8 or
70/10 machine needle

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Broadcloth
Perfect for shirts. Fantastic, closely woven
cotton that has slight rib

Cotton Chintz
Home decorations Needs special fabric
(curtains and treatment that leaves it
cushion) shiny and smooth.

Cotton pique
The most common Medium weight cotton
fabric used in the tie fabric that has raised
and waistcoat of nubby surface
white tie.

Cotton shirting
Pajamas and boxers. Lightweight 100 percent
cotton that makes
fantastic menswear
shirts.

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Cotton Voile
Mostly used in soft Crisp lightweight cotton
furnishing such as used for garments
curtains, mosquito
nets, and also
dressmaking

Denim
Great for clothes, and One of the most heavy-
jackets. duty cottons

Seer sucker
Used to make clothing This falls into the
for spring and category of cotton
summer wear crinkles which have
surface texture.

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Terrycloth Used for robes, Thick, absorbent cotton
towels, beachwear
and home decorating

NATURAL FIBERS USES (HOME AND CHARACTERIS CARE

APPAREL) TICS
B. Linen Women’s and Very strong, Iron at high
Comes from flax plant. children’s dresses cool to wear, temperature.
and blouses and usually
more expensive Avoid
Summer dress than cotton. pressing in
Easily wrinkled sharp creases.
Table linens and unless a
other household special finish is Avoid risk of
fabrics applied. mildew
Known as the
oldest fiber and
used by the
Egyptians
thousand of
years ago. It
comes from the
stem of a very
pretty plant
called flax.

Animal Fiber

A. Silk For high-end Strong and Dry cleaning

Collected from cocoon of clothing and luxurious fabric is
silk worm. accessories. with natural preferred.
Some expensive luster;
upholstery and moderately Maybe hand
drapery fabrics resilient and washed in
resists mild suds.
wrinkling
Avoid over
More expensive exposure to
than manmade light.
(filament) silky
yarns. Can be
attacked by
insects.

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 Kinds of Silk
KINDS USES CHARACTERISTICS
China silk
Used almost A very lightweight silk
exclusively for
lining

Brocade
Luxurious fabrics Textured silk with
made into some stiffness
clothing or wall
hangings,

Chiffon
Can be used in all Lightweight, very
sorts of garments drapery silk .This is
the fabric that goes
with the flow.

Charmeuse Works well as a A slinky, satiny,

1940s redux supple silk

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 dressing gown,
dresses and
blouses

Crepe de Chine
For making a full A light to medium
range of weight silk and comes
garments in two-ply,
three- ply, and four-
ply (the heaviest)
weights

Dupioni
For making Capri A stiffer and crisper
pants or a fancy silk that has telltale
room divider slubs and raised yarn
on the fabric;
easy-to-sew silk that
adds a lot of fashion
flair

Georgette
Used for blouses, Lightweight silk and
dresses, evening barely visible
gowns, and
trimmings

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Raw silk
It is used to Silk with a dull finish
create apparel as made from short silk
well as integral filaments discarded
accessories to as
them. waste but easy to sew
and has a distinctive
look

Washed silk
A great travel The washing process
fabric makes this silk
creamy
and soft.

Shantung
For special Especially crisp and
occasion uses shiny silk

Taffeta
For special A crisp silk
occasion clothing wrinkles, and
swishes upon
movement

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 NATURAL FIBERS USES (HOME CHARACTERISTICS CARE
AND
APPAREL)
B. Wool
Collected from the sleets blankets and Springs back into Will shrink
of sheep upholstery Shape. Requires little and felt in
pressing; with great presence of
versatility in fabric moisture
and with insulating and heat
capacity and can be
attacked by
insects.

Kinds of Wool
KINDS USES CHARACTERISTICS
Boiled
For blankets and Made in similar fashion
jackets as felt, but much richer
and more supple.
There’s no need to
finish the seam edges.

Boucle
Perfect for soft Has a distinctive
shaping in coats sweater-like nubby
and jackets surface created with
little loops

Challis
Perfect for all types Medium to lightweight,
of garments it is hand washable
and doesn’t wrinkle
much.

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Crepe
For scarves, Can be composed of
shawls, and bonnet wool, silk, cotton, or
trimmings synthetic. It varies in
quality and it is
Perfect for making expensive. It is a
shirts beautiful fabric that
drapes well and is
extremely wearable.

Gabardine
Works well on A twill-weave fabric,
tailored and hand washable and do
constructed not wrinkle
garments

Melton
Used for coats Thick and bulky wool
with a soft

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Merino
Widely used in the A very fine, expensive,
textile industries closely-woven wool
made from Merino
sheep’s coats.

Worsted
Used for tailoring Lustrous wool in a
jackets, skirts and variety of weights
pants.

Synthetic or USES (HOME CHARACTERISTICS CARE

Manmade AND APPAREL)
Fibers
a. Rayon
Light and Soft, cheap and Hand washing to
medium – weight comfortable fabric dry cleaning.
clothing absorbent; lacks Tends to shrink
resilience; wrinkles and stretch
Drapery and easily. unless proper
Upholstery chemical finish
fabrics Not easy to sew as is applied.
plain cottons.
Blankets, throw
rugs and table
coverings

b. Polyester Strong and durable Can be washable

Wash and wear synthetic fabric; dries or dry clean.
clothing- often in quickly, with Remove oily
combination with sharp pleat and stains before
other fibers, crease retention. washing.
especially cotton Needs little
Curtains, ironing or
carpets, fiberfill, pressing. Use
raincoats and steam iron at
hats. It is ideal warm setting.

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strong outerwear
for damp
climates.

c. Nylon
Women’s It was first developed Remove oily
stockings were as a substitute for stains before
the first imported silk. With washing.
commercial use exceptional strength, Washes easily;
of nylon. excellent elasticity; wash with care
Also used for retains shape. Woven to maintain
clothing, fabrics feel whiteness.
upholstery and uncomfortable in Press at low
carpet, rope, contact with skin. temperatures
tents and fishing
line. Dry clean only.

d. Rubber Foundation, Stretch and recovery Frequent

garments, rate is high washing in mild
Swimwear suds;
Damaged by oils and Avoid constant
light overstretch at
high
With discoloration temperature

e. Spandex Foundation Stretch and recovery May be machine

garments; rate is high laundered with
Swimwear warm water
Surgical hose, Resists abrasion and Dry on lowest
Ski pants and body oils heat, shortest
other With discoloration cycle.
Sportswear

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 f. Acrylic
Tailored Resists wrinkling Remove oily
outerwear; High bulking power stains before
knitted wear, pile Wool-like texture washing.
fabrics, blankets Very resistant to Washable or dry
and carpets effects of sunlight cleanable.
Medium iron
temperature.

What’s More

Direction: List down 3 garments that can be made from the following fabric: Write
your answer in your notebook.
1. Cotton 3. Silk 4. Wool
a. a. a.
b. b. b.
c. c. c.

2. Linen 5. Rayon
a. a.
b. b.
c. c.

What I Have Learned

There are different types of fabric and each type has its own characteristics
and uses. Fabric should be properly chosen when making a project to ensure
efficiency and to be able to come up with a good quality product.

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 What I Can Do

Direction: Make an album and collect swatches of fabric (3x4 inches) and classify
their type. Paste them in a bond paper (with fastener)

Rubrics in making album of fabrics

Item 15 POINTS 10 POINTS 5 POINTS

Measurement Correct One incorrect Two incorrect
measurement of measurement. measurement
fabric
Fabric Complete and Lacking one and Lacking two and
Classification correct name of the label is not the label is not
fabric. correct correct
Appearance Neatness
Speed

TOTAL POINTS: ____________

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 Assessment

MATCHING TYPE

Direction: Match column A (Descriptions) with column B (Fabric). Choose the

letter that best describes the statement. Write the answer in your quiz
notebook.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1.It is made out of flax plants that a. denim

give more stiffness and fewer drapes
b. Shantung
2.It is made from the silkworm’s
cocoon c. Canvas
3. A fabric made from cellulose-based d. Linen
cotton plants
4. A specially crisp and shiny silk for e. Cotton
special occasions
5. Perfect for soft shaping in coats and f. Georgette
jackets
6. Tightly woven heavy-duty cotton g. Wool
used for crafts and home decorations
h. China Silk
7. A heavy duty cotton great for
working clothes, jeans and jackets. i. Gabardine

8. A textured silk with some stiffness. j. Boucle

9.It is made from the coat of sheep,
k. Brocade
and is perfect for tailoring.
10. A twill weave fabric that works
well on tailored and constructed
garments

Additional Activities

Direction: Write your personal reflection about your insights and learning on the
lessons. Finish the following statements: Use your notebook for this activity.

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I have learned that
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I have realized that

__________________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________________

I will apply
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Answer Key

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C 4.
A 3. i 10.
B 2. 9. g
F 1. 8. k
7. a
What’s New 6. c
5. j
8.c 4. b
15.d 7c 3. e
2. h
14.a 6.a 1. d
13.c 5.b ASSESSMENT
12.c 4.d (Answer will vary.)
11.a 3.b WHAT’S MORE
10.d 2.a
the rubric.)
9.b 1.b
will be graded using
What I Know WHAT I CAN DO (It

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