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- Pattern Making
Pattern making includes stills in pattern adaptation and pattern drafting.
Pattern drafting requires using a pattern block or establishing a working drawing based on key measurements. These are used to develop a pattern which interprets a garments oritems design including itsspecial features.
Patterns are tested using toiles and mock-ups to make sure pattern pieces correctly interpret a design and its special features.
Initially, students learn how to select and adapt existing patterns to enable a garment to correctly fit for the body or an item to meet desired size and fit specifications. This should progress to students learning how to draft patterns and test these usingtoiles and mock-ups to ensure the final pattern correctly interprets a design and its special features.
Students also learn how to develop a pattern guide sheet that incorporates appropriate language, symbols, or diagrams to communicate patternlayout and the step-by-step instructions required to construct a garment or item.
Level 6 | Level 7 | Level 8 | |
| Make basic adaptations to a pattern to enable a design to fit a person or item | Make advanced adaptations to a pattern to change structural and/or style features of a design | Draft a pattern to interpret a design for a garment |
| To support students to make basic adaptations to a pattern to enable a design to fit a person or item at level 6, teachers could do the following, Provide opportunity for students to take key body or item measurements and select a suitable pattern size(s). Guide students to interpret a selected patterns guide sheet to identify the correct pattern pieces for a selected design. Guide students to show independence and accuracy when:
Provide opportunity for students to construct a toile or mock up using an adapted pattern and test to ensure that it interprets the design, providing the correct fit for the body or item in a manner that economises time, effort and materials. | To support students to make advanced adaptations to a pattern to change structural and/or style features of a design at level 7, teachers could do the following. Provide opportunity for students to undertake advanced adaptations to a pattern which has three or more pieces, by making changes to pieces to enable structural and/or style design features to be achieved. Such features requiring advanced pattern adaptation may include:
Guide students to correctly labell the adapted pattern with grainline, cutting information, pattern piece names, dots and notches. Guide students to demonstrate independence and accuracy when constructing a toile/or mock-up; testing and refining the pattern where necessary, to ensure the final pattern correctly interprets the design and provides the correct fit for the body or item. Guide students to undertake advance pattern adaptation in a manner that economises time, effort and materials. | To support students to draft a pattern to interpret a design for a garment at level 8, teachers could do the following. Provide opportunity for students to critique and evaluate how patterns allow for designs to be interpreted. Support students to work independently and accurately to:
Guide students to undertake pattern drafting in a manner that economises time, effort, and materials. |
| Students are able to do the following. Take key body or item measurements to select pattern size(s) Interpret a selected patterns guide sheet to identify the correct pattern pieces for the selected design. Show independence and accuracy when:
Construct a toile or mock up using the adapted pattern and test to ensure that it interprets the design, providing the correct fit for the body or item in a manner that economises time, effort, and materials. | Students are able to do the following. Undertake advanced adaptations to a pattern that has three or more pieces, by making changes to pieces to enable structural and/or style design features to be achieved. Correctly labelling the adapted pattern with grainline, cutting information, pattern piece names, dots and notches. Demonstrate independence and accuracy when constructing a toile/or mock-up; testing and refining the pattern where necessary, to ensure the final pattern correctly interprets the design and provides the correct fit for the body or item. Undertake advance pattern adaptation in a manner that economises time, effort and materials. | Students are able to do the following. Establish and take key measurements, and draft a template that uses thesemeasurements. Use the template to develop a pattern which interprets the design and its specialfeatures. Test and refine the pattern to ensure it provides the special features required bythe design. Develop a pattern guide sheet to ensure correct construction. Construct a final toile or mock up of the adapted pattern to ensure the final patterncorrectly interprets the design and its special features. Draft a pattern with independence and accuracy and in a manner that economisestime, effort and materials. |
| AS91096 Construction & Mechanical Technologies 1.26Make basic adaptations to a pattern to enable a design to fit a person or item Standards & Assessment | AS91350 Construction & Mechanical Technologies 2.26Make advanced adaptations to a pattern to change the structure and/or style feature of a design Standards & Assessment | AS91626 Construction & Mechanical Technologies 3.26Draft a pattern to interpret a design for a garment |
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I am an expert in technology education with a focus on the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) Technology Online. My expertise extends to various concepts covered in the provided article, including Digital Technologies, Processing Technologies, and Construction and Mechanical Technologies.
In the context of Construction and Mechanical Technologies, the article discusses Pattern Making as a crucial aspect. Pattern making involves skills in pattern adaptation and pattern drafting. Pattern drafting, specifically, requires the use of a pattern block or the creation of a working drawing based on key measurements. These patterns are then tested using toiles and mock-ups to ensure they correctly interpret the design and its special features.
The learning objectives outlined in the article progress through different levels (Level 6, Level 7, and Level 8), each focusing on specific skills related to pattern making. For instance, at Level 6, students are expected to make basic adaptations to a pattern to enable a design to fit a person or item. This involves interpreting pattern symbols, selecting suitable pattern sizes, and constructing a toile or mock-up to test the adapted pattern.
At Level 7, students move on to advanced adaptations, making changes to patterns with three or more pieces. This may include manipulated darts, sleeves, pleats, and other structural or style features. The emphasis is on accuracy in labeling, independence in construction, and testing to refine the pattern.
Finally, at Level 8, students are expected to draft a pattern independently to interpret a design for a garment. This involves critical evaluation of patterns, taking key measurements, drafting templates, refining patterns, and creating a pattern guide sheet with appropriate language and symbols.
The article provides detailed teacher guidance on how to support students at each level, outlining specific activities and strategies to develop the required skills. Additionally, it aligns these learning objectives with standards and assessments such as AS91096, AS91350, and AS91626 in Construction & Mechanical Technologies.
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