Designing · JHS2 Career Technology

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.5.2.1.7 - Demonstrate basic skills in cutting out designs without patterns in SEWING

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define free-hand cutting technique and explain why it is useful for sewing garments without commercial patterns.
Take accurate body measurements (chest, hip, and length) for a simple blouse or shirt, following the rule that boys measure boys and girls measure girls.
Fold fabric correctly with right sides facing each other and mark out a blouse/shirt directly on the fabric using body measurements.
Cut out a simple blouse/shirt design using paper for practice, following a step-by-step free-hand method.
Display and appraise their cut-out work, giving reasons for the choices they made and evaluating the success of their final product.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Designing and Making of Artefacts/products (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Designing (5.2)
Content standard: B8.5.2.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and skills of Designing
Indicator: B8.5.2.1.7 - Demonstrate basic skills in cutting out designs without patterns in SEWING
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 4 (Week 28 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Career Technology, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 67
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Explain what is meant by free-hand cutting technique.
E.g., It is a technique of using an individual's body measurements to cut garments/articles directly on fabric without patterns.
2. Apply the free-hand cutting technique in cutting out a simple blouse/ shirt.
E.g.
- Cut required size of fabric based on the measurements taken.
Note: Consider chest and hip measurements
- Fold fabric into two with right sides facing each other
- Measure the length of blouse and continue.
3. Cut out shirt/blouse using paper for practice
4. Display cut out papers (shirt/blouse) for appraisal.
Note: Boys to measure boys, and girls to measure girls.