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Costumes 202:

28 classes (14 weeks) 2 hours lecture - 4 hour labs

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Advanced cutting and tailoring. Historical cutting, tailoring techniques

GRADING RUBERIC:
25% - Attendance

35% - Assignment 1: Men's Historical Trouser (Cotton Muslin fitting stage)
35% - Assignment 2: Historical Waistcoat (Women's or Men's - plaid Cotton Muslin fitting stage)
35% - Assignment 3: Historical Frock Coat (Wool/Canvas - Finished)
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CLASS WORK
  1.  How are historical cuts different than modern cuts? What do historical drafts look like?
  2. Tailoring: What are the hallmarks of a well tailored garment. Looking at examples in person.
  3. Preparing fabric for cutting - Considerations prior to cutting (pattern/nap), prepping your canvas
  4. Welt Pockets - Demonstration
  5. Welt Pockets - Labwork
  6. Tailored Pants - Drafting our historical trouser
  7. Tailored Pants - Labwork
  8. Tailored Pants - Construction Demonstration Waistband Prep & Pockets
  9. Tailored Pants - Labwork
  10. Pad Stitching - Collar canvas by hand and by machine
  11. Tailored Waistcoat - Drafting our historical waistcoat (choosing design/Fabric/Draft) - Assignment 1 Due
  12. Tailored Waistcoat - Labwork 
  13. Tailored Waistcoat - Drafting our facings/linings/pockets
  14. Tailored Waistcoat - Labwork
  15. Tailored Waistcoat - Cutting our fabric - Pattern Matching
  16. Tailored Waistcoat - Construction Demonstration - Collar/Canvas/Pockets 
  17. Tailored Waistcoat - Labwork
  18. Tailored Historical Coat - Drafting our historical coat (Choosing Design/Fabric/Draft) 
  19. Tailored Historical Coat - Labwork
  20. Tailored Historical Coat - Preparing your fabric and Cutting - Assignment 2 Due
  21. Tailored Historical Coat - Labwork
  22. Tailored Historical Coat - Preparing your canvas
  23. Tailored Historical Coat - Labwork
  24. Tailored Historical Coat - Pockets/Collars 
  25. Tailored Historical Coat - Labwork
  26. Tailored Historical Coat - Construction
  27. Tailored Historical Coat - Labwork
  28. Tailored Historical Coat - Labwork - Assignment 3 Due
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