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Textiles and Garment Construction

(iii) The stitching: The opening should Note: The following colours indicate the
be properly stitched and reinforced right side (r.s) and wrong side (w.s) of the
at the base because the base usually fabric on different procedures.
undergoes much strain. The r.s
stitching can be smartly visible if
it is intended to be part of the design w.s
of a garment.

Types of openings: Openings are Procedure for working on continuous
categorised into two main types: designed wrap openings
with a wrap and an opening without wrap. (i) Mark the length of the opening and
In this section, the openings designed with make a straight cut in the garment.
wrap are discussed:
Openings designed with a wrap: These
openings are designed in such a way
that two edges of the opening overlap.
The upper part is termed as an overlap,
the lower part is an underlap, while the
double part where the two parts overlap is
termed as the wrap. The types of openings
with a wrap include continuous wrap (ii) Cut a crossway strip of the garment
opening, placket and fly openings. Each fabric twice the length of the opening
type of opening has a specific procedure and 5-7.5 cm wide. The grain of the
to follow when making it. In this section, strip should match with that of the
only the contineous wrap opening with garment.
be discussed,

Continuous wrap opening
This is among the openings designed with (iii) Pull apart the edges of the opening
a wrap. It is suitable for the wrist opening to make them lie in a straight line.
of long sleeves and the back opening of
children’s garments. It is also suitable
for side openings of shorts and skirts as
well as for women’s blouses and dresses.
It may be fastened with hooks and bars
or press-stud fasteners. It can be worked
on a seam or a slit of a garment. The
following are the procedures for working (iv) Place the right side of the strip to the
this opening: right side of the opening, raw edges
together.

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