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Textiles and Garment Construction

(a) Openings designed with a Procedures for working on a continuous
wrap: wrap opening

These openings are designed in such a way (i) Mark the length of the opening and
that two edges of the opening overlap. The make a straight cut in the garment.
upper part is termed as an overlap and the
lower part is an underlap while the double
part where the two parts are overlapping
is termed as the wrap. Refer to Figure 3.1.

Overlap
Facing

A C
Band
Underlap

B

Figure 3.1: Opening designed with a wrap (ii) Cut a crossway strip of the garment
fabric twice the length of the opening
The types of openings with a wrap include and 5-7.5 cm wide. The grain of the
continuous wrap opening, fly opening, strip should match with that of the
box pleat opening and placket. Each type garment.
of the opening has specific procedures to
follow when making it.

Continuous wrap opening: This is among
opening designed a wrap. It is suitable for (iii) Pull apart the edges of the opening
the wrist opening of long sleeves and for to make them lie in a straight line.
the back opening of children’s garments. It
is also suitable for side openings of shorts A B C
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.

Note: The following colours indicate
the right side (r.s) and wrong side (iv) Place the right side of the strip to the
(w.s) of the fabric on different right side of the opening, raw edges
procedures. together.

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