DRESSMAKING (CASUAL) : Intermediate (Book with DVD) (Workbook Included)

Dressmaking (Casual) - Intermediate combines many different practical and visual skills with knowledge of specialized materials and techniques. Dressmaker is a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women’s dresses, coats, etc. This book will introduce the knowledge and skills for those studying and/or working in garment industry.

About this Book

The information in this book covers basic to core competencies that a person must achieve to enable him/her to draft and cut pattern; lay-out pattern on the material/fabric, sew material/fabric and apply finishing touches on the ladies casual apparel of the Garment sector. Casual Apparel consists of casual dress, blouse, skirt, trouser, shorts and culottes.

About the Garment Industry

The garment industry is one of the oldest and largest export industries. The industry exemplifies the challenges associated with global manufacturing: low wages, “flexible” contracts and sweatshop conditions. Informal garment and textile workers often experience isolation, invisibility and lack of power, especially those who produce from their homes. There are important differences between workers depending on whether they are hired by large factories as core or contract workers, hired by small units, or work under subcontracts from their homes. There are also self-employed garment makers who produce for local customers or markets. While some garment and textile workers are employed in factories or workshops, a large proportion are subcontracted homeworkers who carry out paid work for firms/businesses or their intermediaries, typically on a piece-rate basis, within their own homes. Estimates suggest that as much as 60%of garment production, especially of children and women’s clothing, is done at home in both Asia and Latin America. In the garments industry one has variety of options to choose as career. It is true that compare to other industries like IT or Automobiles the average pay for the low level workers and staffs is less. But highly paid jobs are also available in the garments industry. To name few of the most attractive and well paid jobs are fashion designing, product development, sourcing and marketing, apparel buying, garments production, production planning, industrial engineer, retailing, merchandising, testing lab experts, quality control, garments technician, apparel consultants etc.