Making a T-shirt is a simple matter. The fabric used is usually a lightweight single- or double-knit selected from a wide variety of colors and fabric designs. This publication gives guidelines for constructing T-shirts, including a basic T-shirt and several creative variations.

A baby or young child cannot be expected to cooperate very much in the job of dressing. Many are far more interested in taking clothes off than putting them on! Some will be cooperative and enjoy being dressed while others will be a greater challenge.

Patch pockets can be used for decoration or function on blouses, shirts, and jackets

Getting clothes clean is not hard if you use the correct methods and laundry products. Washing machines, water, and detergent are the basic equipment for getting clothes clean, so the styles of machines, types of water, and detergent used are very important. Other laundry tools, like bleach, fabric softeners, and stain removal tips, are also discussed in this guide.

Garments with sleeves with cuffs require plackets unless the cuffs are made of a stretch knit fabric or are “pull-on” cuffs. This publication gives instructions for constructing simple and quick plackets.

Popular sleeve styles vary with fashion, but whatever the style, there are some guidelines that will help you determine how the sleeve should look.

Selecting fashions that present you at your best is not difficult if you apply a few basic principles of design.

This guide demonstrates how to determine your personal colors and provides tips on choosing colors for your wardrobe that will create an attractive appearance.

Fasteners add function and details to any garment. The most common fasteners are hooks and eyes, snaps, and self-gripping devices.

A facing is a piece of fabric used to finish raw edges of a garment at open areas, such as the neckline, armholes, and front and back plackets or openings. It is cut on the same grain as the garment section it will face so it will wear and hang in the same manner.

This publication gives instructions for constructing several types of waistbands for clothing.

To identify garments that are good candidates for recycling, consider what repairs they will need, whether fabric is in good condition, if design is suitable for recycling, appropriateness of color and fabric texture, and whether the person for whom the garment is planned will wear it.

Buttons and buttonholes add a design element to any garment. A buttonhole's size, shape, and placement always depend on the button.