A collection of the work completed in the FCS 345 – Fitting & Alterations course at BYU-Idaho.
All work was completed during the Fall 2022 semester. Many links open as PDF files.
The following Outcomes came from the Fall 2022 FCS 345 – Fitting & Alterations course syllabus. View the course syllabus.
Outcomes
Students who successfully complete Fitting and Alterations should be able to do the following:
- Acquire a working knowledge of fitting and altering ready-to-wear clothing by altering both men’s and women’s ready-to-wear clothing.
- Demonstrate proper fitting and altering techniques by sewing and fitting a final design to an individual body.
- Use correct terminology in relationship to fit by fitting real clients.
- Derive solutions to fitting and alteration problems by completing ½ scale alteration patterns.
- Build confidence in ability to both fit and alter basic patterns and clothing by modeling personal garments in the Apparel Design fashion show.
Week 1 – Introduction and Figure Analysis
Week 2 – Men’s Alterations
Week 3 – Women’s Alterations
Week 4 – Pants
Week 5 – Pants and Pattern Alterations
Week 6 – Fitting
Week 7 – Fitting
Week 8 – Fitting & Final Design
Week 9 – Final Design Pattern Work
Weeks 10, 11, and 12 – Final Design
Patterning Process
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Cutting Process
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Assembly Process
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Fitting Pictures
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Week 13 – Final Design
Week 14 – Final Design
Portfolio completed!