Pancyprian TS Fashion Design II flashcards
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- Croquis
- A stylised, elongated fashion figure drawing, usually nine heads tall, used as a base for illustrating garment designs and showing silhouette, proportion and movement.
- Technical flat
- A scaled, unshaded, symmetrical drawing of a garment showing seams, topstitching, closures and proportions, used by pattern makers and manufacturers for production reference.
- Points of measure
- Defined measurement locations on a garment, such as chest, waist and sleeve length, listed in a specification sheet with the measurement method and target values per size.
- Block or sloper
- A fitted basic pattern with no style details and minimal ease, from which specific garment patterns are created by adding design lines, ease and seam allowance.
- Dart manipulation
- Moving shaping fullness from one location to another, using the pivot or slash-and-spread method, without altering the garment's overall fit or volume.
- Trueing a pattern
- Checking and correcting drafted pattern pieces so that seams match in length and shape, dart legs are equal, and corners form smooth lines when sewn.
- Grainline
- A marked arrow on a pattern piece indicating the direction of the fabric's lengthwise grain, ensuring the garment hangs and stretches correctly when cut.
- Muslin or toile
- A test garment made in inexpensive plain fabric to check fit, proportion and construction before cutting the final, often costly, fashion fabric.
- Mood board
- A visual collage of inspiration images, colours, textures and words that communicates the concept and direction of a design collection to the team or client.
- Tech pack
- A production document containing flats, measurements, construction notes, bill of materials, colourways and labelling instructions used by factories to make a garment.
- Staple versus filament fibre
- Staple fibres are short and must be spun into yarn; filament fibres are continuous strands, producing smoother, stronger yarns such as silk or polyester filament.
- Twill weave
- A weave with diagonal interlacing that produces a durable, firm fabric such as denim and gabardine, with a distinct face and back.
- Satin weave
- A weave with long floating yarns that creates a smooth, lustrous face, high drape and snag resistance issues, often used for evening wear and linings.
- Single jersey knit
- A basic weft knit with one set of needles, producing a stretchy fabric that curls at the edges and is used for t-shirts and lightweight garments.
- GSM
- Grams per square metre, a measure of fabric mass per unit area that indicates weight and helps compare suitability for shirting, suiting or outerwear.
- Overlock stitch
- A 504 stitch formed by multiple threads enclosing the raw edge, used to finish seams and to join and edge-finish knit fabrics in one operation.
- Coverstitch machine
- A machine producing a 406 stitch with parallel rows of top stitching and a looper underside, commonly used to hem knit garments with a stretchable finish.
- French seam
- A seam that encloses raw edges inside a folded fabric tube, giving a clean, strong finish suited to sheer or lightweight fabrics such as silk and chiffon.
- Flat-felled seam
- A strong seam where both raw edges are folded and stitched down, visible on the outside, typical of denim jeans and workwear for durability.
- Tailor's ham
- A firmly stuffed, curved pressing cushion used to press darts, curved seams and shoulders so the garment keeps its three-dimensional shape.
- ISO 4915 stitch classes
- An international classification of stitch types by number, for example 301 lockstitch, 401 chain stitch and 504 overlock, used in technical specifications.
- Haute couture
- Made-to-measure Parisian fashion produced under the Chambre Syndicale rules, involving handwork, fittings and a legally protected designation.
- New Look 1947
- Christian Dior's post-war silhouette with rounded shoulders, nipped waist and full calf-length skirt, marking a return to feminine volume after wartime utility.
- Bias cut
- Cutting fabric at 45 degrees to the grain, as pioneered by Vionnet, giving fluid drape and natural stretch that follows the body's curves.
- Deconstruction in fashion
- A design approach that exposes garment construction, reverses seams or leaves edges raw, associated with Japanese and Belgian avant-garde designers from the 1980s.
- Simultaneous contrast
- The optical effect where a colour appears different depending on its surrounding colours, so swatches must be judged next to the actual fabric.
- Trickle-down theory
- The model in which trends originate in high-status or designer fashion and are copied and adapted by mass-market retailers and lower price tiers over time.
- Colour story
- A limited, coordinated palette of typically three to six colours that unifies a collection and guides fabric, trim and print selection.
- GOTS certification
- The Global Organic Textile Standard certifies organic fibre content and processing, covering environmental criteria, chemical restrictions and social criteria.
- Circular design
- Designing garments for durability, repair, disassembly and recycling, keeping materials in use and reducing waste and virgin resource consumption.
- Digital Product Passport
- An EU-backed digital record of a product's materials, origin and recyclability, accessed by scanning a tag, intended to support transparency and circularity.
- Portfolio process pages
- Pages showing research, sketches, fabric trials and rejected options alongside final outcomes, demonstrating the designer's decision-making rather than only finished work.