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CONSTRUCTION PREPARATION TEST

1. When pattern companies create patterns they add ______for style & comfort.

a. Extension.

b. Seam allowance.

c. Grading.

  1. Ease
  1. When choosing a dress pattern which one of the following body measurements is primary to size selection?
  2. Hip
  3. Bust
  4. Waist
  5. Shoulder
  1. The pattern size for pants is primarily determined by the measurement of the:
  2. Hip
  3. Bust
  4. Waist
  5. High hip
  1. When taking a back waist length measurement, the tape measure should be placed at the:
  2. Top of the shoulder on a diagonal line to the center of the waist
  3. Waist to the desired finished length
  4. Prominent bone at the back of the neck to the waist
  5. One side around the back of the waist to the other side.
  1. When taking chest measurements to determine pattern size, place the tape measure:
  2. One inch above the fullest part of the chest
  3. Around the chest, just at the arm pits
  4. Around the fullest part of the chest from one side to the other, then double
  5. Around the fullest part of the chest.
  1. When measuring sleeve length for a man’s shirt, measure from the shoulder bone with the elbow:
  2. Straight to just below the wrist bone
  3. Straight to the wrist bone
  4. Bent at a right angle to just below the wrist bone
  5. Bent at a right angle to the wrist bone.
  1. The inseam length is measured from the
  2. Waist to the floor
  3. Waist to the desired hem length
  4. Crotch to the floor
  5. Crotch to the desired hem length

8. The amount of fabric & notions required & a list of view options are found on the:

a. Pattern envelope.

b. Pattern guide sheet.

c. Pattern pieces.

d. Pattern book.

9. Pattern layout options are found on the:

a. Pattern envelope.

b. Pattern guide sheet.

  1. Pattern pieces.

d. Pattern book.

10. Additional fabric is required when using which fabrics?

a. Nap fabrics (velvet & corduroy)

b. Pile fabrics (terry cloth)

c. Plaid & one-way directional fabrics

d. All of the above

11. In order to increase the total width of a bag by 1 inch, with a front and back piece, each

side seam would need to be increased by:

  1. 1/4 inch.
  2. 1/2 inch
  3. 3/4 inch
  4. 1 inch

12. Which is usually the FIRST step in preparing a washable fabric for sewing?

  1. Preshrinking.
  2. Cutting.
  3. Pattern layout.
  4. Straightening the grain.

13. When preshrinking a washable fabric, it is important to:

  1. Wash in hot water and dry completely in the dryer.
  2. Wash in cold water and line dry.
  3. Wash the fabric the same way it will be laundered, then line dry.
  4. Wash and dry the fabric the same way it will be laundered
  1. The pattern symbol illustrated at the right is:
  2. The grainline.
  3. A notch.
  4. The line to shorten or lengthen.
  5. The stitching line.
  1. The pattern symbol illustrated at the right is:
  2. The grainline.
  3. A notch.
  4. The line to shorten or lengthen.
  5. The stitching line.
  1. A broken line or dashed line on a pattern is the marking for:
  2. Straight of grain.
  3. Buttonholes.
  4. Placing the pattern on a fold.
  5. A stitching line.
  1. A solid arrow line that is bent on both ends is the pattern marking for:
  2. Placing the pattern on the fold.
  3. A stitching line.
  4. A dart.
  5. The shortening or lengthening line.
  1. Small diamond/triangular shaped markings on the cutting line of pattern pieces are:
  2. Directional sewing lines.
  3. Notches that are used for matching pattern pieces.
  4. Pattern decorations.
  5. Used for shortening or lengthening.
  1. The pattern symbol illustrated at the right is:
  2. The button/buttonhole.
  3. A dart.
  4. A tuck/pleat.
  5. The fold line marking
  1. On one-size patterns, the heavy solid line on the pattern indicates the:
  2. Basting line.
  3. Seam allowance.
  4. Notch line.
  5. Cutting line.

21. On the pattern piece illustrated at the right, which line indicates where to

lengthen or shorten the pattern?

  1. Line A.
  2. Line B.
  3. Line C.
  4. Line D

22. When pinning the pattern to fabric, pattern pieces should:

a. All be placed on the fabric before pinning any of them in place.

  1. Pinned randomly.
  2. Pinned on and cut out one piece at a time.
  3. All of the above.

23.When pinning a pattern onto the fabric, pins should be placed:

  1. In the middle of the pattern pieces.
  2. Just in the corners.
  3. Several inches apart, in the seam allowance.
  4. Slightly off the pattern pieces.
  1. In the illustration at the right which pattern piece is inverted (placed on fabric with printed side down)?
  1. Pattern piece #1.
  2. Pattern piece #2.
  3. Pattern piece #3.
  4. Pattern piece #4.

25. In the illustration at the right all the pattern pieces have been correctly placed EXCEPT:

  1. Pattern piece #1.
  2. Pattern piece #2.
  3. Pattern piece #3.
  4. Pattern piece #4.

26.When cutting the pattern pieces out of the fabric:

  1. Hold the fabric in your lap.
  2. Hold the fabric off the table.
  3. Cut a 1/4 inch away from the pattern.
  4. Keep the fabric flat on the table.
  1. Which of the following do NOT need to be marked on your fabric piece
  2. Pleats and darts
  3. Center fronts & center backs
  4. Buttonholes and pockets
  5. Grainlines & foldlines
  1. Which marking tool is the LEAST likely to come out of fabrics?
  2. A tracing wheel and tracing paper.
  3. Pins for marking.
  4. Tailor's chalk.
  5. Fabric marking pen.
  1. Transfer markings to the fabric:
  2. Before the pattern pieces are pinned on.
  3. After the pattern pieces are pinned on, but before they are out.
  4. After the pattern pieces are cut out, but before the pattern is removed.
  5. After the pattern pieces are cut out and removed.
  1. Which item is most appropriate for cutting out your pattern pieces while on the fabric

a. Seam ripper

b. Scissors

c. Pinking Shears

d. Shears