Compressed Textile Technology and Design Syllabus

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MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION: COMPRESSED TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY AND

DESIGN SYLLABUS: LEVELS 1-3
TOPIC LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2

Grooming and  Grooming and culture  Appropriate beauty aids from
Personal hygiene  Healthy habits different cultural perspectives
 Physical and biological  Figure types, faults and
changes within the body irregularities.
 Personal hygiene Exercise,
poise and deportment
Wardrobe planning  Choice and type of clothes:-  Children’s garments

lingerie, accessories  Formal and informal wear
 Cultural background  Colour scheme
Equipment and  Classification of equipment  Choice, use and care of equipment

Safety  Choice, use and care of basic  Machine attachments
equipment  Safety precautions in handling the
 Safety precautions in handling equipment
the equipment  Protective clothing-care
Environmental issues in textile
production
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Fibres, Yarns and  Introduction  Identification

Fabrics  Classification  Production of fibres and yarns
 Properties of fibres  Construction of fabrics.
 Sources of fibres  Fabric finishes
 Fabric construction  Colour application
 Blending and mixing
Textile design  Designs drawing  Organisation

incorporating culture and  Application methods
tradition
Patterns  Body dimensions and  Tools, materials and techniques

proportions and pattern development.
 Types of patterns  Laying, cutting out and
 Pattern drafting transferring pattern markings
 Simple pattern adaption  Computer aided design (CAD)
 Laying and cutting out
 Transferring pattern
markings
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Construction  Stitches and seams  Yokes

processes  Fullness  Pressing and ironing
 Openings and fastenings  Hem edge finishes
 Pockets  Fitting and sequence
 Finishes-waistline, armhole,  Construction processes
neckline  Interfacing, lining and interlining
 Crossway strips
 Hems
 collars
 Pressing
Embroidery and  Introduction to embroidery  Techniques of Embroidery and

Soft Furnishings and soft furnishing Soft furnishings
 Equipment
 Elements of design  Laundering
 Embroidery techniques  Storage
 Types of soft furnishings
Colour application  Colour wheel  Colour combination

 classification of colour  Equipment
 Sources of dye - choice
 Methods of colour application
-traditional and contemporary - use
 - care
 Dyeing and printing
 Preservation of colour
Care and  Care labels  Repair work

maintenance of  Laundry process  Thrift work
clothes and other
textile products
Consumer  Consumer rights and  Laws and regulations

education responsibilities  Economic aspects of textile
 Children’s rights manufacturing
 Budgeting and financial
management
Enterprising  Enterprising and the  Business plans and records
entrepreneur  Project implementation
 Characteristics of an  Market research
entrepreneur  Business viability
 Needs assessment
 Project identification
Industrial textile  Laboratory and factory set up  The production systems
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and clothing The cutting table  Quality control

production  Environmental issues
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Level 3
7.0 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
TOPIC LEVEL 3
TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY
Textile Science  Molecular structure and formulae
 Polymerisatonand their types
 Forces of attraction
-intramolecular
-inter-molecular
 Fibres
-requirements of fibre forming polymers
-polymer system
- microscopic, biological, thermal, physical and chemical properties
-fibre processing
-fibre swatches
Yarns  Spinning system methods
 Types of yarns
 Properties and uses of yarns
 Yarn count
TEXTILE DESIGN
Fabric construction
 weaving process
Weaving  complex weaves
 structure of weaves
 structure of knitted fabrics

 properties of knitted fabrics
Knitting
 methods of fabric construction
-narrow fabrics
-non-woven fabrics
Other methods of fabric construction
Fabric finishes  Mechanical /physical

 Chemical
Colour application  Dyeing and Printing techniques
Textile enhancement process  Decorative processes such as :
-embroidery
-patchwork
-beadwork
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TOPIC LEVEL 3
GARMENT DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION
Garment Design
Design elements
 Elements of design
 Principles of design
 Design equipment
 Design Illustrations
 Design process
 Design costing
Pattern making  Sizing system
 Basic blocks
 Block styling
Computer Aided Design (CAD)  CAD and software
Production
 Production systems
 Production functions model
 Quality control
Equipment  Specialized equipment in garment construction

Computer Aided Manufacturing(CAM)  Computer Aided Manufacturing and software
Garment costing  Costing components
BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISING
Types of business enterprising and  Factors affecting textile business environment
 Types of business units
business finance  Characteristics of business units
 Objectives for starting a business
 Business finance
Management  Functions of management
Marketing  Marketing research

 Product development
 Marketing mix
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ZIMBABWE

MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION: COMPRESSED TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY AND

TOPIC LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2

Wardrobe planning  Choice and type of clothes:-  Children’s garments

Equipment and  Classification of equipment  Choice, use and care of equipment

Fibres, Yarns and  Introduction  Identification

Textile design  Designs drawing  Organisation

Patterns  Body dimensions and  Tools, materials and techniques

Construction  Stitches and seams  Yokes

Embroidery and  Introduction to embroidery  Techniques of Embroidery and

Colour application  Colour wheel  Colour combination

Care and  Care labels  Repair work

Consumer  Consumer rights and  Laws and regulations

Industrial textile  Laboratory and factory set up  The production systems

and clothing The cutting table  Quality control

 structure of knitted fabrics

Other methods of fabric construction

Fabric finishes  Mechanical /physical

GARMENT DESIGN AND

Equipment  Specialized equipment in garment construction

Management  Functions of management

Marketing  Marketing research

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