Research and Inquiry Skills
Exploring: explore topics related to clothing, and formulate questions to guide their research
- Tim Gunn’s fashion bible : the fascinating history of everything in your closet (Book)
- Native American clothing : an illustrated history (Book)
- The golden thread : how fabric changed history (Book)
- Worn : a people’s history of clothing (Book)
- The Lady Di look book : what Diana was trying to tell us through her clothes (Book)
- The Research Journal (Hoopla eBook)
- Critical Thinking Toolbox: How to Brainstorm (Website)
- The Four Stages of the Research (Inquiry) Process (Website)
- Writing a Research Paper: Generating Questions & Topics Workshop (Website)
- How to Develop a Good Research Topic (YouTube)
Investigating: create research plans, and locate and select information relevant to their chosen topics, using appropriate social science research and inquiry methods
- Qualitative Research Methods For The Social Sciences (Book)
- Successful Surveys Research Methods And Practice (Book)
- Consulting Skills For Social Researchers (Hoopla eBook)
- Researching In The Age Of COVID-19 Vol 1 (Hoopla eBook)
- Information Literacy (LinkedIn eLearning Course)
Processing Information: assess, record, analyze, and synthesize information gathered through research
- Make it Stick (Book)
- Roadmap to Research (YouTube)
Communicating and Reflecting: communicate the results of their research and inquiry clearly and effectively, and reflect on and evaluate their research, inquiry, and communication skills.
- Essay Writing for Canadian Students (Book)
- Essay Writing for High-school Students (Book)
- Cite it Right (Book)
- Public Speaking and Presentations Demystified (Book)
- Mastering Presentations (CloudLibrary eBook)
Influences on Clothing Choices
The Functions and Social Impact of Clothing: demonstrate an understanding of the functions clothing serves, the kinds of messages it conveys, and the impact it can have on social interactions
- The power of style : how fashion and beauty are being used to reclaim cultures (Book)
- What is veiling? (Book)
- Cover image for Rebel threads : clothing of the bad, beautiful & misunderstood Rebel threads : clothing of the bad, beautiful & misunderstood (Book)
- Purpose of Clothing (Website)
- The Shifting Cultural Role of Clothes (Website)
Wardrobe Planning and Clothing Selection: demonstrate an understanding of various factors affecting personal wardrobe planning and clothes selection.
- How to break up with fast fashion : a guilt-free guide to changing the way you shop — for good (Book)
- Dress smart–women : wardrobes that win in the new workplace (Book)
- Fixing fashion : rethinking the way we make, market and buy our clothes (Book)
- The conscious closet : the revolutionary guide to looking good while doing good (Book)
Making Knowledgeable Decisions
Evaluating Clothing: demonstrate an understanding of how to evaluate the quality, value, and suitability of clothing and accessories
- Vogue Sewing (Book)
- How to Identify High Quality vs. Poor Quality Clothing (YouTube)
- How Can You Tell if Your Clothes are Good Quality (Website)
Retail Approaches: demonstrate an understanding of the effects that retail formats and promotions can have on individuals’ decisions about clothing purchases
- Fundamentals of merchandising (Book)
- The stuff you can’t bottle : advertising for the global youth market (Book)
- Retail desire : design, display and visual merchandising (Book)
- Deadly persuasion : why women and girls must fight the addictive power of advertising (Book)
- 8 Benefits of Buying Clothes Online (Website)
Fibres and Fabric Care: demonstrate an understanding of natural and synthetic fibres and fabrics, and of how their characteristics affect clothing choices and care
- Taking Care of Clothes (Book)
- Mend it, wear it, love it! : stitch your way to a sustainable wardrobe (Book)
- Vintage made modern : transforming timeworn textiles into treasured heirlooms (Book)
- Natural Vs Synthetic Fibers (Which to choose and why) (YouTube)
- Fabrics 101 (CreativeBug Database)
- Fabric Care (Website)
Design Clothing and Construction Skills
Elements of Design: describe the elements of design related to clothing and accessories, and explain how an awareness of these elements can affect personal clothing choices
- Fashion : the key concepts (Book)
- 200 skills every fashion designer must have : the indispensable guide to building skills and turning ideas into reality (Book)
- The Elements of Fashion Design (YouTube)
- Basic Elements of Clothing Design (YouTube)
- MasterClass: Elements of Design (Website)
- Fashion Design: Why Apparel and Clothes Design is Important (Website)
Tools and Technologies: identify a variety of tools and technologies associated with the creation of clothing and accessories, and use tools and technologies safely and correctly when creating and/or repairing clothing and accessories
- The leathercraft handbook : a step-by-step guide to techniques and projects (Book)
- Machine Sewing: Needle and Thread Basics (CreativeBug eCourse)
- What is Smart Clothing Technology and How Does it Work? (Website)
Procedures, Skills, and Techniques: demonstrate the ability to use appropriate procedures, skills, and techniques to create and repair clothing or accessories.
- Designer Joi’s fashion sewing workshop : practical skills for stylish garment design (Book)
- The complete photo guide to clothing construction (Book)
- Make, sew and mend : traditional techniques to sustainably maintain and refashion your clothes (Book)
- Practical sew & mend : essential mending know-how (Book)
- Me and my sewing machine : a beginner’s guide (Book)
- First Steps In Dressmaking – Essential Stitches And Seams, Easy Garment Making (Hoopla eBook)
- Creative Bug (Database)
- Beginner’s Guide to Sewing (Overdrive eMagazine)