Dressmaking 7

Basic Concepts and

Relevance
of Dressmaking
Lesson 1
Presented by Ms. Michelle D. Mercado
 OBJECTIVES

Explain basic Discuss the Explore on

concepts in relevance of opportunities in
dressmaking dressmaking dressmaking/tailoring
/tailoring as a career.
 On your TLE Notebook, write Lesson 1 Activity
1, then answer the question
Can you tell me what is the
purpose
of dressmaking in our everyday
lives?
 WHAT IS
DRESSMAKING?
 IT IS defined as the art of
sewing clothes and dresses
that we can use every day.
Because of them, we can
walk outside confidently
and comfortably with the
clothes they have created.
 HISTORY OF
DRESSMAKING
Wearing of
Clothes
 650,000 years ago our
ancestors used primitive
clothes. This primitive
clothes are made of
animal fur and skin as
well as barks and leaves
of trees.
Bark is the outside
layer of wood that
all trees have.
main purpose of wearing
clothes:
• Protection from rain
• Protection from SUN
• Protection from WIND
• Protecion from COLD
NEEDLES AND
THREADS
 19,000 YEARS
AGO, EVIDENCE
OF NEEDLES
MADE OF BONES
AND IVORY
NEEDLE THAT ARE
MADE OF BONES,
HAS A SPLIT HEAD
INSTEAD OF AN
EYE WHICH
GRIPPED THE
 THREAD IS
MADE UP OF :
• RAFFIA
• GUT
• SINEW
SILK
ROAD
Silk Road, this was the
series of ancient trade
routes between China
and other countries in
Asia Minor.
The trading between them played
a significant role in the
development of civilization in :
• CHINA
• INDIA
• MESOPOTAMIA
• EGYPT
• ROME
 GREEK
&
ROMANS
 Greek and Roman In
Greece, clothes were
made in simple lengths
of wool or linen, secured
at the shoulders with the
sashes used as belts.
The Peplos was a loose
ankle-length robe worn
by women
 chlamys was knee-
length robes worn by the
men
Both were covered with
a loose cloak called
himation.
Middle Ages
 During this time, there
had been improvements
on the quality of clothes.
 Any
Question?
TEST YOUR
knowledge
 QUIZ # 1
Directions: Before you proceed,
let us check
your prior knowledge. Fill in the
missing
letters to complete the word on the space
provided.
 ANSWER THIS!
1. It is made of animal fur
and skin as well as barks and
leaves of trees.
P __M __IVE C_O__ ES
ANSWER THIS!
2. It is an evidence in
making clothes.
N __D__S AND
T_R _A_S
 ANSWER THIS!
3. It is called the series
ancient trade routes between
China and other countries in
Asia Minor. S__LK R_A_
 ANSWER THIS!
4. It is a loose ankle-length
rob worn by women in
Greece and Roman.
P_PL_S
 ANSWER THIS!
5. It is a knee-length rob
worn by men in Greece and
Roman.
C_L_M_S
 ANSWER THIS!
6. It is the age wherein the
quality of clothes were made
in richly patterned and
embroided clothes. M__DL_
AG_S
 ANSWER THIS!
7. Something that is worn to
cover our body.
_ L __ H _ S
 ANSWER THIS!
8. It is used in assembling
or constructing the parts of
the garment.
T _ R__ D
 ANSWERS
1. Primitive Clothes
2. Needle and Threads
3. Silk Road
4. Peplos
5. Chlamys
6. Middle Ages
7. Clothes
8. Thread
ASSIGN
MENT
• In a bond paper, draw
(color) the clothes in
MIDDLE AGES
LOOKLIKE.