TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN SCHOOL SYLLABUS
FORM ONE TERM ONE
1. Good grooming and personal hygiene
Grooming and culture
Healthy habits
Physical and biological changes within the body
Personal hygiene
2. Wardrobe planning
Choice of clothes
Types of clothes
Cultural background
3 .Equipment and safety
Classification of equipment
Choice, use and care of basic equipment
Safety precautions in workshops laboratory and handling equipment
4. Fibres, yarns and fabrics
Introduction
Classification
Sources of fibres
5. Textile design
Designing and drawing incorporating culture and tradition
6. Patterns
Body measurements /dimensions and proportions
Types of patterns
Laying and cutting out
Transferring patterns markings
TERM TWO FORM ONE
Construction processes
7. Stitches
Temporary
Permanent
Joining
Neatening
Decorative
8. Disposal of fullness
Darts
Gathers
Elastics & casing
Importance of disposal of fullness
9. Seams
Choice of seams
Types of seams
Methods of working
Single, open ,french
10. Pockets
Uses
Types
Patch ,inside , inset
11. Waistline finishes
Waistband
Elastic in a casing
12. Hems
Plain
Narrow
13. Pressing
Equipment
Rules
Reasons
TERM THREE FORM ONE
14. Embroidery and soft furnishings
Introduction to embroidery & soft furnishings
Decorative techniques (traditional and contemporary) free style /applique & quilting
Equipment
Embroidery& soft furnishings
Choice, use & care
15. Colour application
classification of colour
primary
secondary
tertiary
methods of colour application(traditional and contemporary
dyeing
block printing
16. Care and maintenance of clothes and other textile products
care labels
washing
bleaching
drying
ironing
dry cleaning
17. Consumer education
consumer /children’s rights
consumer responsibilities
18. Enterprising
enterprising and entrepreneur
characteristics of an entrepreneur
19. Industrial textile and clothing production
laboratory set up
factory set up
production lines
FORM TWO TERM ONE
20. Grooming and personal hygiene
physical and biological changes within the body
personal hygiene
exercise, poise &deportment
21. Wardrobe planning
lingerie
nightwear
foundation garments
fabric choice
care
Accessories-types
Choice
Use
Materials
Care and storage
22. Equipment and safety
protective clothing
types
fabrics
importance
environmental issues in textile production
23. Fibres, yarns and fabrics
Properties of different types of fibres
Fabric construction
Weaving
Knitting
Crotcheting
24. Patterns
Simple pattern adaptation and drafting
List of tools for adapting and drafting patterns
Use of tools and equipment correctly
Construction processes
25. Yokes
Types
use
classification
attachment
TERM TWO FORM TWO
26. Crossway strips
the structure of woven fabrics
cutting, joining and use
advantages of using crossway strips on curved edges
27. Openings
types
uses
choice
working
28. Fastenings
types, zip, button & buttonholes, hooks and eyes, press studs, ribbons and tapes, velcro,
button and loop
uses
choice
29. Neckline finishes
collars and facing
types
methods of attaching a collar facing and binding
30. Armhole finishes
methods of finishing sleeves ,facing, binding
sleeves, choice, types, sleeve edge finishes
31. Embroidery and soft furnishings
elements of design
embroidery techniques
types of soft furnishings
materials and notions
TERM THREE FORM TWO
32 .Colour application sources of dye
natural and chemical
ingredients in the dye liquor
equipment used in the dyeing process
colour wheel
colour combination
effects of colour
33. Care and maintenance of clothes and other textile products
laundry process
stain removal
soaking
washing
ironing
storage
34. Consumer education
consumer rights and responsibilities
law and regularities pertaining to textile technology
35. Enterprising
needs assessment
market research
project identification
36. Industrial textile and clothing production
the cutting table
tools and equipment
laying cutting out
marking
environmental issues
TERM ONE FORM THREE
37. Grooming and personal hygiene
appropriate beauty aids from different cultural perspectives
38. Wardrobe planning
children’s garments
choice and care
formal and informal wear
choice and appropriate use
39. Equipment and safety
choice and use of large equipment
safety precautions handling the equipment
care of protective clothing
40. Fibres yarns & fabrics
identification of natural and man-made fibres (tearing, burning chemical feeling ,staining
and microscopic cotton, wool, silk ,flax ,viscose ,nylon, polyester, acrylic,
acetate ,triacetate properties
yarns
identification properties
fabric construction
41. Patterns
tools & materials used for pattern making
pattern design development & adaptation
laying and cutting out
transferring pattern markings
Construction process
42. Stitches
stitches
temporary ,permanent neatening, joining ,decorative
43. Disposal of fullness
Fullness such as easing, elastic and casing gauging, shirring, smocking importance of disposal of
fullness
TERM TWO FORM THREE
44. Seams
classification
types of seams
general rules for working seams
methods of working seams
45. Pockets
patch
inside
inset
46. Waistline finishes
waistband
elastic and casing
shaped facing
elasticated waistband
drawstring
47. Hems and hem edge finishes
plain, flared/circular pleated,
hem edge finishes
48. Pressing and ironing
pressing and ironing equipment
rules
Methods
under pressing
moulding
final pressing
Reasons for pressing
49. Fitting and sequence
fitting and sequence of processes in assembling garments
fitting garments under construction
importance of fitting
50. Embroidery and soft furnishings
embroidery techniques
free style
quilting
soft furnishing techniques
TERM THREE FORM THREE
51. Colour application
colour combination
monochromatic
contrasting
analogous
equipment ,choice, use and care
52. Textile design
principles of design
elements of design
53. Consumer education
budgeting and financial management
wise shopping and decision making
effects of advertisements on the budget
54. Gender
gender roles
equity and equality
effects of gender inequalities
55. Enterprising
business plans and record keeping
importance
drawing a business plan
project implementation
56. Industrial textiles and clothing production
production systems
individual production
batch production
mass production
TERM ONE FORM FOUR
57. Grooming and personal hygiene
figure types and cultural differences
figure irregularities
remedies
58. Equipment and safety
types of machine attachments
Uses
59. Fibres,yarns and fabrics
Blended fibres
Mixed fibres
Fabric finishes
Visiting textile industries
Outlining the reasons for blending, mixing and fabric finishes
60. Patterns
Pattern development
Asymmetric and symmetric designs
Use of patterns
Computer aided design
Construction processes
61. Yokes
Types
Fancy, American, shoulder
Use of yokes
Ways of decorating yoke
62. Crossway strips
Measuring, cutting, joining and uses
TERM TWO FORM FOUR
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Types ,faced, bound overlapping hems, continuous wrap etc
Choice ,use and working
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Types ,zip Velcro, hook and eye, press studs button and buttonhole
Choice, use and working
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Methods –facing,binding,elasticating,frill
Collars-flat
Roll and stand
Methods of attaching collars
66. Armhole finishes
Facing,binding,frill,
Sleeves-types and edge finishes
67. Interfacing, interlining lining
Suitable fabric
Reasons for interfacing
Lining and interlining
68. Embroidery and soft furnishings
Advanced embroidery techniques
Soft furnishings techniques
Computer aided embroidery designs
TERM THREE FORM FOUR
69. Colour application
Types of dyes
Natural
Chemical
Dyeing -whole piece
-tie and dye
-Batik
Printing –block printing
-screen printing
Preservation of colour
70. Care and maintenance of clothes and other textile products
Thrift work and recycling
Restyling
Renovating
Patchwork
71. Consumer education
Laws and regulations
Economic aspects of textile manufacturing
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Gender roles
Equity and equality
Androgynous roles
73. Enterprising
Market research
Business viability
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Quality control
Definition
Aspects
Stages
Use of ICT in quality control.
