Most candidates could not differentiate between opening and fastenings.
The required answers to the questions are as follows:
(a) Uses of opening on garments
- For free movement
- For decoration
- As a style feature
- Allows garment to be made in a close fitting style
- Allows garments to be put on and taken off easily.
(b) Two suitable openings for each of the following
(i) back neck of a baby’s dress - bound opening, slit
opening, continuous wrap opening
(ii) cuffs of a long sleeve - bound opening,
continuous wrap opening
- adapted continuous wrap opening, faced opening
(iii) front of a boy’s trousers - fly opening - zipper opening
(iv) front of a jumper - placket
slit opening/faced slit opening
(c)(i) Two examples of inconspicuous fastenings
Hook and eye, hook and bar, zipper, Velcro, press studs, press fasteners.
- Fastenings that have decorative effect
Tapes, button and buttonhole, zipper, button and loop/rouleaux loop, the strings, frogs, eyelet and cord/lace.
3(d) General rules for attaching fastenings
- Fastenings should be sewn on double fabrics
- Fastenings should be enough to close the opening
- Fastenings should not gap but close the opening
- Fastenings should match the weight and texture of fabric.
- Fastenings should be washable if fabric is washable.
- Fastenings should suit the age of the wearer
- It should suit the sex of the wearer
- Fastenings should be sewn exactly opposite one another in
order that the opening will be flat when fastened.