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Clothing Construction Contest Overview

(Junior and Senior)

  • The contestant(s) shall bring a garment made by the contestant with appropriate accessories.
  • The contestant will enter the garment in Level 1, 2, 3, or 4. Indicate the level on the contest entry card 166 in the upper right corner.
  • Bring the garment on a hanger with the entry card attached. Garments will be judged on construction first, and then the contestant will dress for judging and modeling.
SCORING: JUNIOR AND SENIOR CONTESTS Points

Official judging of the garment for construction and fit based on Level 1, 2, 3, or 4.

Level 1
A very simple garment (skirt, pants, shorts with elastic waist).

Level 2
A simple garment (jumper, dress, skirt, or pants or short with top). (A simple garment does not include zipper, set-in sleeves, buttons or buttonholes, applied waistband, or collars.)

Level 3
A garment such as jumper, dress, skirt, pants, or shorts with top. (Garment will include some of these construction skills: zipper, set-in sleeves, applied waistband, lined vest, collar, buttons and buttonholes.)

Level 4
A lined dress, lined suit, lined coat, or garment made of specialty fabric. Garments will include construction skills listed in Level 3.

 200
Skill-A-Thon: This phase will consist of a series of stations where individual contestants will respond to the requirements of the station. Stations will include: parts of a machine, equipment, pattern markings, use of pattern envelope, types of fabrics, kinds of buttons, selection of fabric, interfacing, lining and notions. 100
Rank 1 set of 4 samples according to construction quality. The set will be ranked with 1 being the best and 4 being the least quality. Samples will include: seam, hem, facing, sleeve, zipper, dart, pocket, collar, waistband, cuff, fastener (button and buttonhole, hook and eye, snap, fly front). Each contestant will judge samples listed for their level. (See 4-H Clothing Construction brochure.) 100
Presenting oral reasons on how the samples were ranked. 50 50
TOTAL POINTS 450

 

Youth Projects

Mississippi State University Extension 130 Bost Drive Mississippi State MS 39762

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