Pass Fashion Design Level 4 with confidence

Fashion Design Level 4: A Practical Study Guide for Kenyan Trainees covers the two new units of the TVET CDACC Fashion Design Level 4 course (Cycle 3, greened edition) and the industry training. It is written in plain English for KCSE leavers, Level 3 holders and practising fundi wa nguo, and illustrated with realistic pictures, pattern drafts drawn to real measurements and data charts. Real-looking Kenyan orders run through the book: a made-to-measure shop in Eldoret, 180 school uniform garments for a day school, a December wedding with a kitenge two-piece, satin bridesmaids’ dresses, tie-and-dye cloth and printed favour bags, khaki cargo wear for tour guides, and a women’s group dyeing, waxing and printing stock for a county trade fair.

Not sure yet? Download the free sample (37 pages): the front matter, Chapter 1 and the full Chapter 13 on tie and dye and wax resist (batik), from the techniques and recipes by weight to quality, wax recovery and costing the finished products.

The Level 3 units (Sewing Machine Operations, Basic Ladies’ Garments Construction and Basic Gents’ Garments Construction) are covered in the companion Fashion Design Level 3 guide.

Who is this book for?

Level 4 trainees in vocational training centres, technical colleges and polytechnics
RPL candidates — dressmakers, tailors and dyers who already style, sew or print and want their skills certified
Trainers who need ready-made explanations, pattern drafts, worked examples, practical tasks and record sheets
Working fundis, uniform makers and women’s and youth groups doing tie and dye, batik and screen printing

What’s inside

Part 1: Getting Started, Safety, Design, Patterns and Costing – the Level 4 designer’s job, CBET assessment and where the marks are, workshop and dye-room safety, PPE and green practice, design interpretation and the specification sheet, pattern instructions and the six pattern-manipulation methods, fabrics, accessories, zero-waste lays, marker efficiency and the costing method the whole book uses.

Part 2: Styled Garments Production (Unit 1) – A-line, flounced, panel and godet skirts; pleated, cargo, flared and fitted trousers; styled shorts and the four ways of transferring pattern marks; blouses with collar, sleeve, opening and shaping variations; princess-line, yoke, waist-seam, shirt and lined dresses; and finishing, quality control, display and packaging.

Part 3: Decorated Fabrics Production (Unit 2) – decoration history, design, colour and dye classes; scouring, bleaching and dye baths by weight; tie and dye and wax resist (batik); screen, block and stencil printing; and oxidation, rinsing, shade drying, pressing, labelling, packaging, storage and safe effluent.

Part 4: Industry Training and Assessment – the mentoring tool and its critical items, the portfolio of evidence, a small styling, dyeing and printing business, and mock practical assessments marked like the CDACC tool.

Reference: a 211-term glossary, a quick reference of course rules, seam and hem allowances, pattern formulas, size charts, dye recipes and safety, printing and finishing values, prices and the costing formula, answers with full working to every practice question, and photocopiable logbook, client measurement and specification, quality-check, dye recipe card and waste register sheets.

Why trainees and trainers like it

Follows your curriculum: same units, learning outcomes and hours as the official CDACC Cycle 3 Level 4 curriculum.
Kenyan practice: kitenge, khanga, kikoi, tetron, drill and calico; school uniform rules, NEMA effluent rules and the 2026 wage order.
Correct pattern work: dart moves, flare, pleats, flounces, godets, collars, sleeves and pockets drawn and calculated step by step.
Real Kenyan costings: school skirts, a wedding outfit, bridesmaids’ dresses, dye batches per metre and printed tote bags, all by one clear method.
Safe and green: caustic soda, hydrosulphite, bleach, wax and LPG rules; recipes by weight, reused dye baths and rinse water, and zero-waste lays.
Independently checked: the technical content was checked by an independent reviewer, and every worked example and answer was recalculated.

Format and delivery

PDF, A4, 292 pages, full colour. Download instantly after payment (5 downloads allowed, no expiry). Single-user licence: for your own study or teaching, not for resale or sharing. Pay by M-Pesa or card.

This is an independent study guide. It is not published or endorsed by TVET CDACC, TVETA or the Ministry of Education. Always train under a qualified trainer and wear the correct PPE.

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