Question 5
(a) describe three steps on how to make an open seam with the aid of diagrams.
(b) State five ways of neatening an open seam.
Observation
Majority of the candidates did not answer these questions not because the questions were difficult, but there was total negligence to the study and practice of basic processes.
The expected answers are:
- Place two pieces of fabric with right sides facing.
- Pin, tack and stitch on the fitting line as shown in the diagram I.
- Press, open on the wrong side and neatened as shown in the diagram II.
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