To consider the neccesity of and the skillful ability of constructing clothing in daily life, a questionnaire was given to junior college students and their mothers in 1998 and 1999. Questions regarding what teaching materials or skills are suitable for sewing classes for elementary school to college students were also asked. The main results were as follows: 1) The basic skills of sewing were considered necessary for both students and mothers. They had abilities to sew. 2) Students had the ability to construct pajamas and unlined skirts. It was necessary for them to use ready-made patterns and to construct children's wear, unlined skirts, and one-piece dresses. It was also necessary for them to knit and to be able to reform their own clothing. While the mothers had many kinds of sewing skills, it was not necessary for them to use these skills in their daily lives. 3) Students and mothers were not able to repair parts of the waist or the sleeves of their ready-to-wear clothing. 4) It was considered necessary to lean basic skills of sewing in elementary school, the easy repair of clothing at junior high school, and the construction of simple clothing at high school and to learn the construction of kimono and other complicated clothing at college or professional school.