Pancyprian TS Fashion Design II study plan

Map the full design process from brief to final garment, writing each stage and its decision points in your own words

Deconstruct three existing garments into their block shapes, identifying darts, seams, grainlines and closures

Draft a personal design brief with client profile, occasion, season and constraints, then generate ten annotated concept sketches

Take body measurements on a fit model or dress form and record them on a standard measurement chart

Draft a basic bodice block to personal measurements and true the seams and darts

Draft a basic skirt block and test it in calico, correcting fit faults on the toile

Identify fibre families by burn test, solubility and hand-feel, and record the observed behaviour of five swatches

Match three fabrics to appropriate garment types and justify each choice by drape, weight and stability

Manipulate the bodice block into at least three variations: princess seam, yoke and bust dart rotation

Set up and thread a sewing machine, then sew a seam sample book covering plain, French, flat-felled and overlocked seams

Insert a concealed zip, a lapped zip and an invisible zip on sample squares and evaluate the finish of each

Complete a three-hole buttonhole sample and a bound buttonhole, adjusting tension settings as needed

Draw the nine-head fashion figure from memory in three poses and check proportion against a croquis template

Render five fabric types in the medium best suited to each: drape, sheen, knit texture, transparency and pile

Produce a flat technical drawing of your Week 1 design with correct stitching, topstitch and grainline conventions

Annotate a design development sheet showing how one concept evolved through three iterations

Build a timeline linking five key periods of dress history to their silhouette, construction and textile innovations

Compare two twentieth-century design movements and explain how each changed cut, proportion or material use

Construct a colour wheel and mix tints, shades and tones, then label a scheme as analogous, complementary or triadic

Assemble a trend research board from primary observation, separating evidence from speculation

Trace the lifecycle of one garment from fibre to disposal and identify the three highest-impact stages

Compare fibre sourcing, dyeing and finishing options and rank three alternatives by environmental and cost trade-offs

Compile a safe workshop checklist covering machine guarding, needle disposal, iron handling and ventilation

Plan a cut-and-sew sequence for one garment with a marker layout that minimises fabric waste

Cut and construct the Week 1 design in final fabric, following your construction sequence

Drape a simple bias or cowl feature on the stand and transfer it to pattern paper

Apply an appropriate interfacing and facing to a neckline and evaluate the result on the finished garment

Press as you sew at every stage and record where pressing changed the final appearance

Curate your best work into a coherent portfolio with a clear narrative order and consistent layout grid

Write captions for each piece stating concept, process and outcome in two sentences or fewer

Rehearse and time a five-minute walkthrough of the portfolio, answering likely questions on process and materials

Run a timed mock exam across all nine domains and log every wrong answer with its corrected fact