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| to resew a garment; to change the size, length, or design. |
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| a row of stitches placed close together across one or both ends of a buttonhole |
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| a line of machine stitching used to hold fabric layers together temporarily |
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| a method of hemming in which stitches are made between the hem edge and the garment fabric |
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| a pointed instrument designed for making holes in cloth; a blunt, needle-like instrument designed for pulling elastic or other material through a casing |
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| a tool with a bulb-type marker that allows you to measure and mark a hem length with powdered chalk |
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| the act of cutting or trimming |
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| a fabric with numerous yarns in both lengthwise and crosswise directions |
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| the ability of a dye to retain its original color without running |
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| a fold on the crosswise grain |
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| the crosswise direction of fabric |
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| a diagram, usually on a pattern guide sheet, that shows how to place pattern pieces on fabric |
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| a basic construction detail used to shape a piece of fabric so that a garment will properly fit the shape of the human body |
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| dressmaker's carbon paper |
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| a tracing paper that transfers pattern markings to fabric |
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| reducing strain or tension; shortening the length of a seam edge that is slightly shorter |
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| a machine stitch made close to a folded edge on the outside of a garment or a garment piece |
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| a treatment or a process that improves appearance and/or performance of a fabric |
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| a piece of fabric that, when applied or turned under or back, finishes a raw garment edge |
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| a thin strand of material that can be made directly into fabric or twisted or spun into yarn |
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| a stage of physical development and body structure for girls and women |
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| a button with two or four holes through which the button is sewn to the fabric |
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| interfacing fabric, with adhesive on one side, that is fused to a facing or a garment piece by the application of heat |
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| shortening the length of a seam edge that must be joined with a seam edge that is much shorther |
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| aranging by grades; layering |
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| the lengthwise or crosswise direction of yarns in a fabric |
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| a sewn border on a garment or a piece of cloth; the finished bottom edge of a garment or one of its parts |
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| a small, 6 inch ruler with a sliding marker that adjusts to a desired measurement |
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| a layer of fabric laid between a facing and a garment piece in certain areas to reinforce, hold a shape, or prevent stretching of the garment piece |
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| the method of trimming a seam with two or more thicknesses of fabric in a seam allowance |
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| the placement of pattern pieces on fabric |
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| to make a corner so that two-edges meet at a right angle |
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| interfacing fabric that does not have fusible adhesive and that must be stitched to a facing or garment piece |
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| the method of cutting v-shaped or concave pieces in an edge; cutting out a v-shaped piece on the outside curve of a seam so it will lie flat |
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| a description of fabric with lengthwise and crosswise yarns that form right angles to eachother |
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| a pocket that is sewn to the outside of a garment |
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items needed to complete a garment
EX. thread, needles, fabric, etc... |
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| a protective pattern cover, usually showing style or styles contained therein and usually giving information necessary to garment construction |
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| the directions for laying out a pattern and for cutting out and sewing fabric for that pattern |
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| marking on pattern pieces that show seam lines and other construction detail |
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| the technique of using pins to bast the edges of seams together for stitching |
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| the process of shrinking fabric before it is cut or sewn, in order to minimize further shrinkage in laundering or dry cleaning |
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| a cloth that is placed between th iron and the garment while pressing to protect the garment from scorching |
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