Certificate in Dress Designing & Tailoring

Food, Clothing and a house to live in have been considered as essential necessities for human beings. With changing times, today clothing provides not only protection but is also a mode of expression of one’s personality. In this developing and fast changing world, clothing has emerged as an area of presentation of one’s confidence and identity. Hence these days many people are recognized by the way they are dressed. The making of garments involves various stages, beginning with the generation of an idea for a style to the collection and assembly of various components used for the garment like the fabric and the accessories.

Today’s clothing is a medium of expression of creative skills of the designer and the skills of a fabricator. Stitching is the basic skill which transforms the preconceived idea, which is expressed as “design” into its practical usable form of “garment” or a “style”.Stitching is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is used in garment making and also in a variety of crafts and industries which include upholstery, furnishing and sports goods. It is a vocational stream and the fundamental process underlying a variety of textile arts and crafts including embroidery, quilting and patch work.

Clothing is an expensive investment in the present age and time for most people and women have an important role in purchasing, producing and using items of clothing. While in rural India much clothing is still produced at home by female members of the family, more and more ready-made clothes for the middle classes are being produced with sewing machines. Needlework and stitching is one of the few occupations considered acceptable for women. It can be practised at home or at small scale cottage industry level since it provides the opportunity of flexible timing.

In today’s scenario, before sewing an article of clothing, a pattern is generally used to construct the garment. A pattern can be quite simple. Some patterns are nothing more than a mathematical formula that is used for stitching a garment based on the intended wearer's measurements.

These days most clothing is mass produced and conforms to standard sizes, which are based on body measurements that are intended to fit the largest proportion of the population. However, while "standard" sizes generally provide a useful guideline, there is no industry standard that is both widely accepted and strictly adhered to by the producers.

 The course of “Dress Designing and Tailoring” is an effort to develop stitching skills in an individual which would not only help one generate newer forms of design but also would provide a sound footage in guiding a skilled person to transform the idea into a garment. 

The Programme of Dress Designing and Tailoring was launched in the distance mode in 2008 by the Dayalbagh Educational Institute. This programme is a Certificate course of one year duration consisting of two semesters.

Number of Seats and Eligibility

The maximum number of students to be admitted per Centre is 20. Students who have passed Class 10th would be eligible for the course, irrespective of age.

Fee has been kept very low keeping in view the objective of the distance education programme of DEI viz. to provide vocational education for all section of society, particularly those who are economically and academically weak.

Mode of Education

Education is provided in blended mode through printed self-learning material and DVDs containing audio and video of all the practical activities included in the course. The course material is prepared by teams of experts. Besides imparting personal skill, other values like those in Indian Culture and understanding of religion, community service, games etc are also included in the one year programme for overall and complete personality development of the candidate.