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Classwork Series and Exercises {Home Economics – JSS1}: Personal Clothing

Home Economics JSS1

Week 1

Topic: PERSONAL CLOTHING

Contents:

  • Personal Clothing
  • Clothes for different occasions
  • Care of Clothes
  • Laundry Work

A. PERSONAL CLOTHING

Clothes are garments, dresses are articles worn on the body. Outer clothing include our cloths, jewelry, shoes, hand bags and other accessories. Clothing is fiber and textile material worn on the body. The wearing of clothing is a feature of nearly all human societies. The amount and type of clothing worn is dependent on physical stature, gender, as well as social and geographic considerations

REASONS WHY WE WEAR CLOTHES

  1. Protection
  2. Modesty
  3. Appearance
  4. Role identity
  5. Mood
  6. Status or position
  7. Culture

POINTS TO CONSIDER IN CHOOSING CLOTHES TO WEAR

  1. Occasions
  2. Age
  3. Activity
  4. Weather
  5. Money available
  6. Personal figure and complexion
  7. Quality of fabric e.t.c

B. CLOTHES FOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS

Remember that clothes are expensive and should be choosing considering the occasion

  1. School clothes: These should be simple and comfortable. They should be of washable fabrics such as cotton, polyester e.t.c
  2. Sports wear: These should allow for freedom of body movements. They should be sown to cover the body.  Sport shoes should be low heeled and comfortable
  3. Work clothes: Some jobs require uniform e.g. nurses, doctors, police force e.t.c Work clothes should be selected to suit the kind of work to be done. Shoes should be low heeled and comfortable
  4. Under wears:These are worn directly on the skin. They must be of easily washable fabrics that are absorbent i.e (cotton material). Under wears include pants, brassieres, petticoats or waist slips and tights are meant for girls
  5. Night wear: These are for bedroom use. Outside the bedroom, wear a dressing gown over the night dress.
  6. Other clothing’s for different occasions includes:
  • Clothes for special occasion
  • Clothes for formal occasion i,e. birthday, wedding e.t.c
  • Clothes for household work or activities e.t.c

CLOTHING ACCESSORIES

These are things worn on the body to complement our dressing. They include jewelries, shoes, handbags, make-ups e.t.c. These items should suit the clothes and occasions.

C. CARE OF CLOTHES

It is important to care for your clothes of the following reasons:

  1. To improve your confidence and appearance
  2. To maintain good or healthy skin
  3. To look smart and presentable
  4. To enable the clothes last longer
  5. To maintain the color and texture of clothes e.t.c

D. LAUNDRY WORK

Laundry is the process of washing and finishing our clothing. Finishing can be done by ironing of the clothes. Steps involved in laundering of clothes include.

  1. Sorting
  2. Mending
  3. Stain removed
  4. Soaking or steeping
  5. Washing
  6. Rinsing
  7. Boiling
  8. Bluing and stiffening
  9. Drying
  10. Finishing or ironing

LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT

These are equipment used in washing and finishing our washing exercise. They can be classified into four major groups namely:

  1. Equipment of Washing: These include buckets or pail, tubs and laundry sinks e.t.c These can be used for soaking, washing and rinsing of clothes
  2. Equipment for Boiling: Include special pots and tongs for turning the clothes
  3. Equipment for Drying: These include plastic or wooding pegs, clothes line e.t.c
  4. Equipment for Finishing: These include irons, ironing boards, ironing pads e.t.c.

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