Freehand and Pattern Methods of Cutting Fabric

Question 1

What is the very first step in the standard procedure for sewing a garment?

Accepted Answer

Design Selection

Question 2

Which of the following describes the correct activities involved in the 'Fabric Preparation' step?

Accepted Answer

Pre-shrinking, straightening the grainline, and pressing out wrinkles

Question 3

What is the purpose of 'Assembling and Tacking' in garment construction?

Accepted Answer

To join the cut fabric pieces temporarily to check the fit

Question 4

What are the two primary methods used to cut out fabrics in garment making?

Accepted Answer

The Freehand Method and the Pattern Method

Question 5

Which method of cutting involves calculating and drawing body measurements directly onto the fabric using tailor's chalk and rulers?

Accepted Answer

The Freehand Method

Question 6

What is the Pattern Method of cutting fabric?

Accepted Answer

A technique where paper templates are laid onto the fabric, pinned, and used as a guide for cutting

Question 7

Why must fabric be folded straight along the grainline (selvage to selvage) before cutting?

Accepted Answer

To prevent the finished garment from twisting, draping poorly, or stretching unevenly

Question 8

Why is fabric usually folded in half with the right sides facing inward during freehand cutting?

Accepted Answer

To ensure symmetrical cutting and keep chalk markings on the wrong side

Question 9

When drafting on a four-fold fabric layout, how must body circumference measurements (like bust, waist, and hip) be divided mathematically?

Accepted Answer

They must be divided by 4

Question 10

What is the standard range of seam allowances that must be added directly to measurements during freehand marking?

Accepted Answer

$ 1.5 \text{ cm} $ to $ 2.5 \text{ cm} $

Question 11

In freehand cutting, what is the purpose of establishing a horizontal 'base line' near the top edge of the fabric?

Accepted Answer

To act as the shoulder line from which all vertical measurements are taken

Question 12

Which of the following is a key advantage of the freehand method of cutting?

Accepted Answer

It saves time by eliminating the need to draft and transfer paper patterns

Question 13

Why is the freehand method of cutting considered unsuitable for industrial garment factories?

Accepted Answer

It cannot be used to cut hundreds of identical garments simultaneously

Question 14

What is a major disadvantage of the freehand method of cutting?

Accepted Answer

Any mistake made during marking or cutting is made directly on the fabric, risking waste

Question 15

In the practical guide for transferring body measurements, what is the standard adult neck width measured from the folded edge?

Accepted Answer

$ 7 \text{ cm} $

Question 16

How much should you drop the shoulder width point to create the shoulder slope in the practical guide?

Accepted Answer

$ 1.5 \text{ cm} $

Question 17

For the practical baby dress project, how many layers is the fabric folded into before marking?

Accepted Answer

Four layers

Question 18

What material is used to finish the raw edges of the neckline and armholes in the baby dress project?

Accepted Answer

Bias binding tape

Question 19

Which cutting method has a low risk level because mistakes are corrected on paper templates first?

Accepted Answer

Pattern Method

Question 20

Based on this lesson visual, what is depicted on the left side versus the right side?

Accepted Answer

Left shows freehand chalk marking on fabric; right shows paper patterns pinned to fabric

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