Department of Apparel, Events, & Hospitality Management

AMD 490C: INDEPENDANT STUDY

Textile and Appeal Design

Face-to-Face Delivery

Spring 2023

Jan. 17 - May. 12

SYLLABUS                SCHEDULE

Instructor: Yvonne (Heajoo) Lee, Assistant Teaching Professor

Office: 1073 LeBaron
E-mail: heajool@iastate.edu
Office hours: e-mail for an appointment

Course Time and Location:

M/W/F         8:50 AM - 10:45 AM      2063 LeBaron    

Course Description:

Application of patternmaking tools and their functions, measurement techniques, pattern labeling, and patternmaking communication documents. Sloper drafting and flat pattern manipulation methods for women's apparel. To enable fit analysis, design and construct original garments using drafted slopers and flat pattern manipulation methods. 

Required Textbooks

• AMD 225 Patternmaking I Course Pack
• Patternmaking for Fashion Design-W/DVD, 5th Author Joseph-Armstrong, ISBN 9780135018767 OR
• E-book Patternmaking for Fashion Design Author Joseph-Armstrong ISBN 9780137009374

Required Course Materials

Fabric / Craft Store

• Satin pins & pin cushion Fabric shears
• Tape measure
• Marking tools (OPTIONAL): blunt tracing wheels with chalk paper in at least two colors; tailor’s chalk; and fine-point washable pen
• For Sloper Set Assignment:
• (These are the MINIMUM fabric and notion amounts you will need for your 1st samples. It is suggested you purchase 25 yards to use for 2nd fittings and final designs.)
• Muslin (8 yards x 45-inches wide)
• 4-way stretch knit (2 yards)
• Lining (1 ½ yards)
• For Original Pattern Design Assignments and Final Project Garments
• (Amounts depend on your design)
• Muslin, fashion fabrics, & notions

Office Supply Store

• Double Pocket Insertable Plastic Divider, 8-Tab, 9 1/2" x 11 1/4"
• Rubber bands, paper clips & binder clips, 3-hole punch  
• Paper scissors Mechanical pencils & eraser
• Colored pencils or pens (red, black, green, and purple) & whiteout
• Pushpins
• Stapler, staples, and staple remover “Magic” transparent tape & dispenser
• 3” binder with clear cover & Clear Poly Sheet Protectors
• Pattern snips

Specialty Supplies at Bookstore

• Sewing machine supplies: Students working in the lab (other than 121 students) are expected to purchase as part of their class supplies:
• A Juki bobbin case & bobbins (min. 2)
• A Juki invisible zipper foot
• 24” x 14” tailor’s square (a.k.a. “L-Square”) 18” X 2” clear plastic grid ruler
• 10” x 4 ¾” plastic French curve 24” vary form hip curve
• Pattern notcher (cuts 1/4” x 1/16” notch)
• Pin-head tracing wheel (“needlepoint tracer”) Awl (1/8” hole)