6. What is an advantage of using CAD (computer aided design)?
It is quicker
Can be easily adapted and changed
It is easier if you cannot draw
7. What is one-off production?
A traditional method where one unique item is made to a brief, or specific user request.
Where only one batch is made of a specific design.
Where a specific number of identical items are made at the same time.
8. What is batch production?
A traditional method where one unique item is made to a brief, or specific user request.
Where a specific number of identical items are made at the same time.
Where only one batch is made of a specific design.
9. JIT (Just In Time) is when regular deliveries of materials and components from suppliers arrive 'just in time' for production and are used immediately.
True
False
10. What do the two horizontal parallel lines stand for on a pattern?
Cutting line
Seam allowance
Straight grain arrow
Lengthen and shorten lines
Dot
11. What is the importance of a 'dot' on a pattern?
It shows where to cut the fabric.
Indicates a position, for example fastenings.
It shows where to stitch the fabric.
Shows where to work the buttonhole and stitch for correct spacing.
Indicates which pieces fit together and how they need to be aligned.
12. What does the empty circle with a cross over it mean on a clothing label?
Do not iron
Do not dry clean
Do not bleach
Do not tumble dry
13. What does the triangle with the cross over it mean on a clothing label?
Do not bleach
Do not iron
Do not tumble dry
Do not dry clean
14. Pattern grading shows the different (in-porportion) sizes for a design.
True
False
15. What is a commercial pattern?
The type of pattern you would be able to buy in a shop
A pattern copied from a popular design in current fashion
