Ms. Jane Seelbach

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Phone: 787-1595

Fine Arts - Fashion and Textiles

Fashion I, II, III
 Fashion classes integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for personal sewing and clothing care. Mandatory participation in a fashion show provides students an opportunity to showcase their work.

Fashion I
Fashion I begins the introduction to garment construction and design. Students will use a variety of tools and equipment to create several apparel items. These items along with portfolio development will demonstrate basic skill development, textile and apparel language development, fiber characteristics and care, style components, pattern, texture and color theory.

Fashion II
Fashion II continues garment construction and design using skills. Portfolio enhancement leads to the demonstration and understanding of elements and principles of design and garment analysis. Students will study the history of fashion origination to fads and fashions of today. Entrepreneurship will be explored in relation to technology, retailing, merchandising, and customer satisfaction.

Fashion III
Fashion III focuses on enhanced application of design skills in garment construction. Incorporation of industry techniques and knowledge of specialized tools assist understanding of the global fashion world. Students study current fashion forecast and make reference to historical relationships and create merchandise displays. These students function as the management team in the development of an entrepreneurship or fashion show. Students are allowed to specialize in an area of interest for an independent project.

Fabric Fundamentals
Fabric Fundamentals is an introductory course. Students study basic fabric concepts, machine and hand sewing skills, clothing care and repair. Students will demonstrate application of skills in several sewing, design and alteration/repair projects.

 

Class Expectations

 

When the bell rings, please be in the classroom, ready to begin class.

  1. Written assignments will be collected at the beginning of the class period on the assigned due date. 

  1. Because classroom participation and in-class assignments count 50% toward your quarter grade, it is important to pay attention, participate, be respectful of others and use your classroom time wisely.

  1. All Fashion classes have a high percentage of studio time.  This requires students to work independently. Supervision, trouble-shooting and coaching are provided as necessary in order to improve student success.

  1. Fashion I and II classes will receive assigned construction projects with  required components.  Fashion III students will work on individual, independent construction projects.

  1. Instructor Availability: You may stop by room 209 before or after school.  You may also make an appointment for a specific time to meet.  Parents may contact me at the SHG phone number, or by e-mail at seelbach@shg.org.    

  1. Two student leaders will be assigned to provide leadership when a substitute teacher is present.  If a teacher is not in the classroom, the student leader(s) should send word to the office immediately. 

  1. Grades:  The grading scale in the SHG handbook will be followed.  There are six components to your grade:

    1. Class participation and completion of written and oral assignments
    2. Completion of activities as assigned in class
    3. Visual image design and creation (illustrations and collages)
    4. Tests
    5. Sewing construction projects
    6. Studio time management (working independently, staying on task, identifying next step to take to complete project)

Your grade may be viewed online.