Clothing and Textiles 2, WASSCE (SC), 2022

Candidates' Strength

 

Many candidates were able to demonstrate their strengths in the ability to

  • State physical properties of wool;
  • Suggest characteristics of fabrics suitable for babies’ clothing in the tropics;
  • Draw pattern symbols that will help the candidate to lay out pattern pieces correctly     on the fabric;
  • Give reasons for introducing fullness in sleeves;
  • State factors to consider when introducing fullness in sleeves;
  • Give method each of arranging fullness in the following parts of a garment – waist of a blouse, elbow of a long sleeve, crown of a sleeve, princess line;
  • Suggest ways of finishing the waistline of a skirt after arranging fullness;
  • Enumerate sources of funding for a dressmakers’ shop;
  •  State factors to be considered when selecting a site for the shop;
  •  Suggest storage facilities to be used in the shop;
  • Explain why the following factors should be considered when fixing prices of garments produced- electricity (source of energy), labour.