The Fashion and Fabrics classes are designed for the beginning as well as for the advanced student who desires to develop or improve clothing construction skills.  Students will work independently on projects according to their ability levels to improve their personal and/or occupational competency skills.  Students' projects will encompass a range of difficulty levels from items such as vests, pants, and skirts at the beginning level to prom attire and polar fleece jackets fro more advanced students.

In Fashion and Fabrics II and III, students will have access to and be trained to use new computerized sewing and embroidery machines to enhance their hand made or purchased garments.  Students can use purchased software designs and learn to digitize hand-created patterns through the use of scanning equipment.  Students will also learn new construction techniques such as varied zipper applications, machine hem stitching, and different garment closures.  Students in all levels will use new pattern-making software similar to that used by pattern companies' clothing designers.  This software allows students to choose from a wide array of pattern choices and print patterns customized to their own body measurements.  Students can also manipulate the computer templates to create new fashion designs.

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