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The Apparel Design course involves technical and artistic creativity for the fashion Industry, where apparel designers need to conceptualize, create as well as monitor the manufacturing of clothes. A person specializing in this stream work in the broad areas of the Apparel Industry such as Ready to Wear, Specialized Fashion , Active wear, Sports Wear, Functional Clothing (clothes specially designed for particular profession) etc.

The course in Apparel Designing involves studying history of Costumes, fashion designing, science and liberal arts, design management, fashion art and sketching, production of cloth, Apparel  pattern making, different kinds of knitting, trends and forecasting for Apparel, Design Process, production and planning, retailing and marketing.

CAREERS:

Apparel Designer – The Apparel designer is involved in designing and maintaining clothing line of an apparel brand. They create, illustrate designs, pattern, estimate cost of manufacturing, and maintain their associated brands' clothing line.  

Fashion Trends Forecasters – The fashion industry is ever-changing, every day a new trend is set, therefore, as fashion forecasters, they are required to research and analyze the worldwide fashion industry. The fashion forecasters work with fashion designers to identify and create apparel designs that will set the trends in the market.

Apparel Quality controllers– The quality controllers are involved in setting standards for fabric to differentiate original and quality products from faux material. They are responsible for maintaining a differentiation in quality of original fabrics from synthetic ones and also making the consumer aware of it. Some manufacturers adopt the unethical practice of selling faux material as the original at a high cost

Unit-1

A.Nutrients in food:Defination,functions,sources,recommended dietary allowance,effects of deficiency and excess (in brief)of Carbohydrates,Proteins,Lipids.

B.Water-Functions and sources of water for human body,effects of excess and low intake of water on human body.

C.Fibre-Types,Functions or role of dietary fibre in the human body,sources.

Unit -2

A.Functions,sources,recommended dietary allowances,effects  of excess and deficiency (in brief)of:Fat soluble vitamins(A,D,E and K)and water soluble vitamins(C,B1,B2,B6,B12,Niacin and Folic Acid).

B.Functions,Sources,RDA,Effects of Excess and low intake of Macro Minerals(Calcium,Magnesium,Phosophorus,Sodium,and Potassium and Micro minerals(Iron,Iodine and Fluorine).

Community Development

A.Defination,purpose and goals,process of development.

B.Community development programmes in India,its objective and critical analysis.

C.Audio visual aids-Defination,classification,importance,Use of projected and none projected aids(in brief)

Extension Education

A.Philosophy,principles,objectives,concepts and scope of extension education.

B.Qualities of a good extension worker.

C.Home Science-Its meaning,history in India,Role of Home Scientists in community development.

D.Programme Planning-Meaning,Importance and steps.

Unit-I

Traditional textiles of India:

• Patolas-Gujrat
• Shawl and Carpets-Kashmir
• Bandhini-Rajasthan
• Kalamkari-Andhra Pradesh
• Mulmul,Jadani,AmrooHimroo,Mushroom
• Brocades of Banaras

Traditional Embroideries of India:

Kantha-Bengal
Phulkari-Punjab
Chikenkari-UP
Chamba-Himachal
Embroidery-Gujrat
Kasida-Bihar
Kasuti-Bihar
Manipuri
Unit-II
Consumer and textile market
What influences the consumptions of textiles.
How may labeling and the consumer in intelligent selection of textiles/clothing
How do special finishes enhances the value of fabrics
Dry cleaning for care of clothing.
How to select fabrics for the following.
Bed linens
Blankets
Towels
Table Linens
Carpets and rugs
Draperies

Unit-I

1.Introduction to Laundry process;Laundry equipments and their use.

2.Soaps and supplies:Soaps and dergents;Stiffening Agents,Blueing Agents,Bleaching & Other laundry reagents;Grease absorbents & solvents.

Unit-II

3.Use and care of fabrics.

4.Stains-classification of stains,method of removing different types of stains.

5.Fabric Finishing-

A)Physical -Singing,napping,brushing and shearing sizing tentering & calendering.

B)Chemical -Bleaching ,Merceizing.

C)Special purpose finishes-Wrinkle resistant,water resistant & repellant,flame retardant.

UNIT-I

Causes,Symptoms,Dietary modifications,prevention and nutritional management in the following.

• Diabetes Mellitus-IDDM,NIDDM
• Hypertension
• Heart Diseases-CHD,IHD

UNIT-II

Dietary management and diagnosis,cause,symptoms and dietary modification in the following.

• Acute and Chronic Renal Failure
• Nephritis
• Kidney Stones
• Cancer

B.SC. II (HOME SCIENCE)

SEMESTER - III

House Hold Equipment & Consumer Protection

Unit - I

A. Difference between equipments and tools. Factors affecting requirement of

house hold equipments

B. Equipments’ design and their effect on work and body postures

A. Use, care, and storage of household equipments

· Kitchen tools and equipments

· Hand operated and electrical equipments

· Equipments for personal care and recreation

C. Equipments related to cleaning, washing

Unit-II

D Consumer- Definition, rights, responsibilities and problems

E Consumer Protection – Laws, standards and agencies.

F Buying and paying for goods and services

· Cash buying, Credit buying and Approval buying

· Contracts and Installment sales contract

· Guarantees

· Warrantees

· Legal Problems

B.SC. HOME SCIENCE 
SEMESTER - I  
INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILES

UNIT - I

1. Textiles fibres, characteristics, classification.

2. Manufacture, properties and importance to the consumer of the

following fibres.

a) Natural Plant Fibres - Cotton, Linen

b) Natural Animal Fibres - Wool, Silk

c) Synthetic Fibres - Rayon, Nylon, Polyester and Acrylic

UNIT - II

3. Study of Yarn - Methods of spinning, twist, crimp count and types of

yarns.

4. Fabric Construction -

a) Weaving - Parts of 100m and its working, plain, twill, satin, sateen

weave and their variations.

b) Knitting - technology, types of knits

c) Other methods - Nettling, knotting, felting, braiding, bonding.

B.Sc. III (HOME SCIENCE)

SEMESTER – V

ADVANCE APPAREL & TEXTILE DESIGNING

UNIT-I

A. Fashion in dress

• Definition

• Sources of Fashion cycle

• Factors favoring and retarding fashion

B. Figure Analysis

• Body proportions

• Figure types

• Selection of design in relation to figure types

C Fitting: Common fitting problems and remedies for fitting defects, reasons for

poor fitting.

UNIT-II

A. Textiles Designing: - Meaning and importance

B. Designing techniques:

• Dyeing: classification, household dyeing – process, classification and faults in

dying. Resist dying ( tie & dye and Batik) – tools required and methods of

producing different effects..

• Printing: Hand printing and machine printing.

B.SC. II (HOME SCIENCE)

SEMESTER - III

INTRODUCTION TO CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION

UNIT-I

· Basic Terminology used for clothing e.g. Fiber, Yarn etc.

· Equipments and supplies used in clothing construction, their maintenance,

problems faced with specific reference to sewing machine.

· Parts of sewing machine and their functioning

· (a) Defects in sewing machine and how to overcome them.

· (b) Care of sewing machine.

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UNIT-II

· Meaning and importance of clothing

· General principles of clothing construction

· Methods of developing design :-

1. Drafting - tools required, advantages, and disadvantages of drafting

2. Paper pattern – terminology, advantages and disadvantages of paper

pattern.

· Calculating material for different garments

· Preparation of fabric for garment making, laying out of patterns, cutting &

Marking