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DRESSMAKING 7 Module 1
DRESSMAKING 7 Module 1
Technology and
Livelihood Education
Dressmaking / Tailoring
Module 1
Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies
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The lessons in this module provide various assessment tools that measure your
level of understanding. The suggested instructional activities are within your capability.
These activities can be modified to adapt your needs based on the school and
community facilities and resources.
This material helps you to achieve the desired outcomes of the course as you
prepare yourself to become a dressmaker and entrepreneur in the future and to be
useful and productive citizen of our country.
What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not
alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
Table of Contents
Lesson 1 ---------------------- 4
What’s In -----------------------5
What’s New - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- 6
What is It - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 7
Lesson 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --9
What’s In - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- 9
What’s New - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -10
What is It - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
Lesson 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11
What’s In - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11
What’s New - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
What is It - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
What’s More - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
What I Have Learned - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
What I Can Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17
Assessment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
Additional Activities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Answer Key - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
References - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
What I Need to Know
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What I Know
Pre-Test
Direction: Write the letter of your answer on your TLE activity notebook.
4. It refers to the one who specializes clothes for men, such as suits ,
jackets, and coats.
a. dressmaker b. tailor c. sewer d. mender
7. She is the one who makes any dream gown or dress into reality.
a .dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor
8. She is the one who can make impressive dresses out of any fabric
a . dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor
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10. It is one of the characteristics of a good dressmaker wherein he/she
must be knowledgeable enough in keeping and using his/her tool and
equipment.
a. accurate b. confident c. persistent d. systematic
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Lesson
Basic Concepts in Dressmaking
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Dressmaking refers to the craft of sewing clothes and dresses. It is
the art of sewing a beautiful dress from fabric.
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What’s In
Direction: Match column A with column B then write your answer on your
TLE activity notebook.
Column A Column B
A. Jersey
B. Jacket
C. Lady’s Blouse
D. lady’s gown
F. Square Pants
G. Tuxedo
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What’s New
Directions: Now that you have already the idea about the different outputs
like constructed garments from dressmakers/tailors, categorize each
picture below whether it belongs to the tailor’s output or dressmaker’s
output .Write your answers in your TLE notebook.
__________1. _________4.
__________2. _________5.
__________3. __________6.
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What is It
Since you have now the idea on who are tailors/ dressmakers , let’s
find out first on how dressmaking and tailoring is conceptualized.
Definition of Dressmaking
Dressmaker Tailor
Dressmaking History
During the ancient times, some people did not able to consider
dressmaking as one of the areas in TVL for the reason that they did not have
the idea as to what are the things that can contribute to themselves .In some
other way, as what they have observed that some people who were already
engaged in this learning area, find a way on how to earn a living. Thus ,
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through learning some skills and theories about it, it can contribute a lot to
the development of oneself. Since dressmaking is an old profession, some
historians argued that its history goes back upon the invention of the
needles.Finally, dressmaking as a career became very popular and common
in their place once woven fabrics like linen and silk became the norm.
History of Tailoring
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Lesson
RELEVANCE OF THE COURSE
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At this point you have now the knowledge of their different outputs so
shall we proceed to make your product a more presentable to your
customers.
What’s In
Based on the given picture below what can you tell about it? Write
your answer on your TLE activity notebook.
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What’s New
What is It
Importance of Dressmaking
1. Dressmakers are the ones who can can make impressive dresses out of
any fabric.
2. They are great designers creating different trends.
3. Dressmakers create different concepts and think out of the latest
fashion.
4. They the ones who can make any dream gown or dress a reality.
5. Dressmakers help in enhancing their body assets and their flows .
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Lesson EXPLORE ON
OPPORTUNITIES
3 FOR DRESSMAKING
/TAILORING
What’s In
Jumbled Words
Directions: Arrange the following words. Write your answers in your TLE
notebook.
2. YMATCESSI 7. RUATECCA
3. STREPIENTS 8. TAPTNIE
4. TNEICIFFE 9. DECOFINNT
5. EFLERUCH
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What’s New
Identify the
Finalize you strength, Conduct a
planned weakness, research.
business idea opportunities,
and threats of
your business.
What is It
Technical and entrepreneurial skills are very much in demand
nowadays. That’s the reason why most of you must have to undergo training
in order for you to become a more competitive by developing those skills
which will help you in earning a living for your future.
1. Confident. Trust yourself that you can produce a good output and let
themselves appreciate it .
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3. Persistent. A dressmaker should be self-determined and willing to come
up with a good quality garments .
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Formulating a Business Idea
Identify
their needs Perform
Conduct a
and wants of SWOT
research.
the analysis
community. procedure.
Assess and
finalize
planned
business
idea.
1. Identify their needs and wants of the community.
The one’s being required for health and safety are the needs
which are defined as goods or services.
2. List down possible planned business ideas.
Think how you can improve the needs and wants in the
community and the services that would relieve them .
3. Make a self-assessment method.
Limit down the list of business ideas to those that only interest
you and you have the capability of doing by listing down your skills and
interest.
4. Conduct a research.
In performing a SWOT analysis all data are gathered from this
research work.
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or in a business venture requiring a decision in pursuit of an
objective is called SWOT analysis. The positive attributes of
your business idea are strengths. They include a new or
innovative product or service and relevant skills ,competencies,
knowledge and work experience. The negative attributes of
your business idea are called weaknesses. They can be
undifferentiated products or services and lack of work
experience. Opportunities are favourable external factors that
could give a business a competitive advantage over the other.
Threats are the factors that have the potential to harm the
business or putting the business in danger.
What’s More
Systematic Efficient
Persistent Committed
Accurate Cheerful
Patient
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What I Have Learned
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the word poll.
___________4. The one who specializes clothes for men, such as suits,
jackets, and coats is called _____.
___________7.They are the ones who make any dream gown or dress a
reality.
___________8. They are the ones who can make impressive dress out of any
fabric.
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___________10.They are responsible in creating different concepts and
think out of the latest fashion.
___________11.A characteristic of a good dressmaker wherein he /she
has to be cheerful and optimistic in dealing with customers.
___________12. A characteristic of a good dressmaker wherein he / she
has to accept client’s request without any complain.
___________13. A characteristic of a good dressmaker wherein he/she
must be knowledgeable enough in keeping and using his/her tools and
equipment.
___________14.A successful dressmaker should be precise enough in
taking body measurements to the clients, draft patterns and sew the
garments in order to achieve a well-fitted garment.
___________15. A dressmaker must be self-determined and willing to
COME UP come up with a good quality garment and be tactful enough to accept
ORDERS order from the clients.
What I Can Do
Activity 1 – Essay
Direction: Answer the following questions and write it in your TLE Activity
Notebook
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Activity 2 – An Action Plan
Directions: Read and understand each statement and questions below and
write your answer in your TLE Activity Notebook.
1. Prepare an action plan that will be useful in improving and upgrading your
learned personal entrepreneurial competencies. Identify the strength areas
and weak ones that need development.
Assessment
Post Test
Directions: Write the letter of your answer on your TLE activity notebook.
2. She is the one who can make impressive dresses out of any fabric
a. dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor
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6. It is defined as the art of sewing clothes and dresses .
a. altering b. dressmaking c. mending d. sewing
7. It refers to the one who specializes clothes for men, such as suits ,
jackets, and coats.
a. dressmaker b. tailor c. sewer d. mender
13. She is the one who makes any dream gown or dress into reality.
a .dressmaker b. mender c. sewer d. tailor
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Additional Activities
Directions:
1. Needs/Wants are provided in the table below.
2. Write in your TLE Notebook the opportunities and possible
business idea that you wanted to make base on the situation
given. (10 points each)
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Needs My
Possible Skills/
and
Wants Interest S.W.O.T.
Planned s
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What I Know
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. D
11. D
12. D
13. B14. CA What I Have Learned
1. Cheerful
2. Patient
3. Systematic
4. Accurate
5. Persistent
6. Unique Selling Proposition
7. Customer Value
8. Product Development
9. Customer Service
10. Feedbacks
Post Test
1. D
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. A
10. A
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. D15. A
Answer Key
REFERENCES
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