Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Household Arts/Dressmaking - Advanced

Dressmaking - Advanced
Household Arts
General Conference
Skill Level 2
Year of Introduction: 1956

1. Have the Dressmaking Honor. edit

Instructions and tips for earning the Dressmaking honor can be found in the Household Arts chapter.


2. Do the following: sew a seam with finished edges, make darts, gather, bind, top stitch, and make a French seam. edit

Seam with Finished Edges edit

Darts edit

Gathering edit

Binding edit

Top Stitching edit

French Seam edit

3. Make a neat buttonhole. edit

4. Demonstrate on another person how to measure for length of skirt and pant, length of sleeve, and length from neck to waistline. edit

5. Make a blouse or shirt with set-in sleeve and a collar, and explain how you would adjust the shoulders for persons of different build. edit

6. Explain how to make at least four of the following alterations or modifications in patterns: shorten/lengthen waist, shorten/lengthen sleeve, waist size, shorten/lengthen skirt or pants, and shorten/lengthen blouse. edit

Shorten/Lengthen Waist edit

Shorten/Lengthen Sleeve edit

Waist Size edit

Shorten/Lengthen Skirt or Pants edit

Shorten/Lengthen Blouse edit

7. Make a pair of pants or shorts that fit properly. edit

8. Make a skirt that fits properly. edit

9. Select from pictures or draw an outfit for yourself that shows proper color harmony and is complementary to your figure. edit

References edit