JSS 1 Fashion Design and Garment Making Flashcards: Drafting Basic Garment Patterns

Question 1

What main region of the body does a basic bodice pattern cover?

Accepted Answer

shoulder to waist

Question 2

The class must prepare the two foundation pieces named in the lesson. What are they?

Accepted Answer

front bodice and back bodice

Question 3

Before the first drafting point is marked, what information should be beside the learner?

Accepted Answer

accurate body measurements

Question 4

What inexpensive material can receive the first practice bodice draft?

Accepted Answer

brown paper

Question 5

A learner has no brown paper but has clean sheets from an old calendar. What is the sensible use for them?

Accepted Answer

join or use them as pattern paper

Question 6

Long centre-front and centre-back lines must remain straight. What tool should guide them?

Accepted Answer

ruler

Question 7

The armhole line is angular and would not fit the body's curve. What drafting improvement is needed?

Accepted Answer

redraw it as a smooth curve

Question 8

A pencil mark for the waistline is 3 cm too high. What should happen before any cutting?

Accepted Answer

erase, remeasure and redraw it

Question 9

Why should the front and back drafts be labelled immediately?

Accepted Answer

to prevent the pieces being confused

Question 10

The front neckline on a design is lower than the back neckline. What should the paper patterns show?

Accepted Answer

different neckline depths

Question 11

A learner drafts only half of a symmetrical bodice. What cutting instruction is often essential on its centre line?

Accepted Answer

place on fold

Question 12

Before cutting out the paper pattern, what check will catch a careless measurement error?

Accepted Answer

compare key pattern dimensions with the measurement record

Question 13

Place the drafting work in order: prepare paper, establish reference lines, mark measured points, shape the outline, label and check.

Accepted Answer

prepare paper, reference lines, measured points, outline, label and check

Question 14

One back-bodice side seam is longer than its matching front side seam even though they should join. What should the learner do?

Accepted Answer

recheck and correct the adjoining seam lengths

Question 15

What is the purpose of a shoulder line on a bodice draft?

Accepted Answer

to shape the area joining neckline and armhole

Question 16

A rotary cutter is available for cutting the paper pattern. What safety condition must be met?

Accepted Answer

use it on a proper cutting mat with the blade controlled

Question 17

Complete the construction link: measurements determine points; points guide lines; lines form the pattern _____.

Accepted Answer

outline

Question 18

A bodice pattern has been neatly drawn but contains no waistline. Why is it incomplete?

Accepted Answer

the lower boundary and fitting reference are unclear

Question 19

What makes a basic bodice pattern reusable for later styles?

Accepted Answer

it provides a checked foundation that can be adapted

Question 20

A classmate begins cutting fabric before the teacher checks the front and back drafts. What is the better decision?

Accepted Answer

pause and verify both patterns first

Strong work.