Technology and

Livelihood Education
(Dressmaking/Tailoring)
Module 1
9
Quarter
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Dressmaking
TLE – Grade 9
Quarter 3 – Module 1: Designs of Children’s Wear
First Edition, 2020

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Self-Learning Module1
Designs of Children’s Wear
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the Dressmaking/Tailoring Grade 9 Self-Learning Module on

Designs of Children’s Wear!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the Learner:

Welcome to the Dressmaking/Tailoring Self-Learning Module on Designs of

Children’s Wear!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an
active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.

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 EXPECTATIONS

At the end of the learning period, the students should be able to:

a. define children’s wear;

b. discuss the different special sewing hints for children’s dress;
c. explain the importance of knowing the different special sewing hints for
children’s dress.

PRETEST

Multiple Choice
Directions: Read and understand the statement carefully. Write your answer on
your answer sheet.

_______1. Which of the following is a characteristic of children’s dresses?

a. Bright Color c. Shiny
b. Expensive d. Washable

_______2. Which of the following colors will attract children in choosing their
dress?
a. Warm Color c. Bright Color
b. Hot color d. Dull Color

_______3. It is considered as a clothing product category for children under 12.

a. Children’s wear c. Men’s wear
b. Lady’s wear d. Women’s wear

_______4.It is an important factor to consider when selecting children’s clothing.

a. comfort c. easy to wear
b. designs d. price

_______5. What is the common fabric used in children’s wear?

a. cotton c. linen
b. denim d. silk

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 RECAP
Directions: Read and answer the following questions below.Use separate sheet for
your answer.

1. When was the last time you had an inventory with your clothes inside your cabinet
or closet?

2. Do you still remember your favorite dress and you frequently wore when you were
still a toddler or a preschooler? Why did you like it very much?

3. What were the features of this dress that pleased you so much? Was it because of
the color?

4. How about the style? The pocket where you put your little things in it? Or was it
because of the big ribbon at your back?

5. How lovely and cute those little ones when they put on their dresses with bright
colors and lively prints. Do you still have one?

LESSON

Lesson 1: Designs of children’s wear

Children’s wear is a clothing product category for children under 12.

Comfortable Clothing Is Important

When buying children's clothes, comfort is an significant aspect to remember.
There are three key elements of comfort to take into account.

Temperature. Clothes can make kids uncomfortably warm or cold. Comfortable

clothing makes it easier to absorb and ventilate so the body moisture
It will readily evaporate. The fabrics of cotton and cotton blends are absorbent and
convenient for little kids. In warm weather, one hundred percent synthetic fabrics,
which are typically non-absorbent, are uncomfortable for kids.
Consider the comfort of a baby if disposable diapers are regularly used. Such
diapers do not allow ventilation and, if care is not taken, skin irritation can result.

Restriction. Kids do not like wearing clothes that limit body movement. Clothing
that is too small or too big can hinder and interfere with body movement.
with the behaviors of an infant. Stop tiny necklines, armholes, sleeves, and
waistlines that are too tight and uncomfortably elastic. It is also important to avoid
clothing that is too big and that twists around the body or trips the infant.

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Irritating textures. The delicate skin of a child may be irritated by rough or scratchy
fabrics, fasteners, and seam finishes. Apparel made from a soft cotton or cotton
blend The textiles are comfortable and easy to look after. For young children 's
wear, knitted fabrics are excellent options because they:
• allow ventilation, yet give warmth;
• mold to the shape of the body without restricting body movement;
• are soft against the skin; and
• “stretch” to make dressing easier.
To prevent bulky seams and scratchy fasteners, be sure to check the design of each
garment. For the baby to lie on, heavy zippers, snaps, and buttons would be
awkward. Metal zippers can be rough and irritate the skin and, if exposed to the
sun for too long, they may become uncomfortably warm.

Special sewing hints for children’s dress

1. For durability, substitute machine for hand stitches wherever it is practical and
not unsightly to do so baste down facings.
2. For extra strength, stitch areas of strain, such as armholes, twice.
3. For ease in handling really small garments, attach the sleeves before closing the
underarm seam.
4. For ease of care, choose fabric that are washable; also check the care
requirements of white or pastel colors. Although cottons and synthetic blends are
usually the first choices for children’s garments, washable wools are also suitable.
5. To please the child, pick bright colors and lively prints. Large designs can be
overwhelming.
6. For convenience, always provide a pocket or two. Children like places to keep
small possessions.
7. A good safety precaution is to have reflective tape strips to outer garments,
especially if they are dark in color.
8. To make handed-down garment different for the younger brother or sister, add a
special appliqué, pockets or monogram. Also consider changing the garment style;
could a dress with sleeves be made into a pinafore for the new owner?

Different designs of children’s wear

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 Activity 1: A. Fill in the Blanks
Directions: Write the word/s to complete the thought of the statement
in the paragraph. Use separate sheet for answer.

Children are particular with the way they dress and parents are happy when
a child appreciates the gift from the later. Parents would choose children’s clothes
with 1. ______________ colors accompanied with 2. ____________
To let the children keep their little things. Since children learn to fix themselves
clothes with 3. ___________ opening are recommended and fastened with 4. ______
To let the kids manipulate easily. Since children are energetic for extra strength,
stitch 5. ______________ area like armholes to avoid frequent mending of seams.

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Activity 2:

Directions: Look back at the different pictures of children’s wear presented, design
one either for boy or a girl. Draw the design in a short-sized bond paper.Submit to
your teacher.

WRAP-UP

Guide Question: Use separate sheet for your answer.

1. Why is it important to know to the different special sewing hints for children’s
dress? Explain your answer.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

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 VALUING

Sentence Completion, use separate sheet for your answer.

The knowledge that I’ve learned today is/are_____________

________________________________________________________.

I have realized…_______________________________________

_______________________________________________________.

Today, I am confused in . . . ___________________________

_______________________________________________________

POST TEST

Directions:

Match Column A (Factors) with Column B (Statements). Write the letter of the correct
answer on your answer sheet.

A B

____1. Children’s wear a. clothing product category for children under 12.
____2. Temperature b. wearing clothing that restricts body movement.

____3. Restriction c. children to be uncomfortably warm or cool.

____4. Irritating textures d. common fabric that used in children’s wear

____5. Cotton e. fasteners, and seam finishes can irritate a child’s
sensitive skin.

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 KEY TO CORRECTION

Twice 5. 5. D A 5.
Buttons 4. 4. E A 4.
Front 3. 3. B A 3.
Pocket 2. 2. C C 2.
Bright Color 1. 1. A D 1.

Activity 1 Post-test Pre-Test

References
⚫ 2020. Learning Module Dressmaking Grade 9. pp.pp. 175- 178.

⚫ “Clothing Hints for Young Children.” NMSU. Accessed October 5, 2020.

https://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_c/C401/welcome.html.