An investigation into the actual condition of dressmaking was made to the freshmen, sophomores and their mothers belong to the General Living Course in Kobe Women’s Junior College. Generally, the order of levels from higher to lower in both knowledges and skills for dressmaking tools and dressmaking terms was mothers, sophomores and freshmen. Most of the sewing machines they utilized was electric sewing machines for domestic use. The frequency of utilization of the machines was mainly more than once per year Also following tendencies were found; easier mendings of clothes were done by themselves, however a little more difficult mendings were left to other persons. The motives of dressmaking were different a little among freshmen, sophomores and their mothers. And it was found that the wishes of dressmaking in future were stronger in students than their mothers
