BGCSE Fashion & Fabrics case studies
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BGCSE Fashion & Fabrics (also called Clothing and Textiles) is a secondary-school subject examination in The Bahamas, typically taken by students near the end of their senior years. It suits candidates who enjoy hands-on making as much as written theory: the qualification rewards steady practical work, careful finishing and the ability to explain choices about fibres, design and consumer spending. The BGCSE Fashion & Fabrics case studies are 5 cases and about 2,828 words.
1The Shrinking School Uniform Order
A parent brings in 4 m of a 100% cotton twill bought online, labelled "pre-shrunk, maximum shrinkage 3%." The fabric is 150 cm wide. She wants two identical school skirts for her daughters, each needing a cut piece 70 cm long on the lengthwise grain and 140 cm wide before seam allowance.
544 words, about 3 min2The Pilling Fleece Hoodie
A customer returns a school hoodie after six weeks of wear. The body is a brushed polyester fleece; the cuffs and hem band are a 2×2 rib knitted from polyester and elastane.
537 words, about 3 min3The Pattern That Would Not Fit
A student is making a fitted sleeveless dress from a commercial pattern sized for a bust of 92 cm and a waist of 74 cm. Her measurements are bust 96 cm, waist 78 cm, hip 100 cm, and her nape-to-waist length is 41 cm against the pattern's 39 cm.
621 words, about 3 min4The Colour That Changed Under the Shop Lights
A student designs a two-tone tunic: a deep teal bodice in a silk-cotton blend and a mustard-yellow skirt in a cotton-linen blend. She chooses the colours from a magazine photograph and buys the fabric in the shop under warm tungsten lighting, where the two colours look rich and harmonious.
572 words, about 3 min5Costing the Craft-Fair Aprons
A student plans to sell ten aprons at a school craft fair. She buys 8 m of cotton canvas at B 12 per metre and 2 m of contrast cotton at B 18 per metre.
554 words, about 3 min