Sewing Terms & Equipment

Regular Stitch Length Basting Stitch Length

2. _______________________Long, temporary stitches used to hold pieces of fabric together.

1. _____________________________To machine stitch two or three stitches BACKWARDS on the same line at the beginning and end of a seam to secure the stitches.

3. _____________________________A small spool, made of plastic or metal, around which the lower thread of the sewing machine is wound.

4. _____________________________The small piece of equipment that the bobbin is threaded into. This is then placed in the lower part of the sewing machine.

6. _____________________________A sewn slash in a garment used with a button as a fastener. Represented by these symbols:

5. _____________________________Tightly wound stitches underneath a button to strengthen the stitching and allow space for the buttonhole to get around it.

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7. _____________________________The solid line on pattern pieces that you cut around.

8. _______________The cloth from which your project is made. It can be woven or knit.

9. _____________________________The direction that the yarns in fabric are running. They can be going lengthwise, crosswise or diagonal (bias).

10. _____________________________The raw edge of any fabric, usually an article of clothing, turned back to the wrong side and stitched down.

11. _____________________________A fusible fabric used to stabilize and strengthen other fabrics.

12. ___________________BACK and FORTH motion with an iron to remove wrinkles from fabric.

13. _____________________________Flexible piece of equipment used to measure body measurements, grainlines and long distances.

14. _____________Diamond shaped symbols that extend beyond the cutting line on the pattern. Used to match up pattern pieces.

15. _____________________________Indicates what you will be making-includes size chart, garment views, notions needed, suggested fabrics and material quantities.

16. _____________________________Used to match up pattern pieces. Usually in the form of notches, circles, squares or triangles.

18. _____________________________Symbol used to indicate that the pattern piece must be placed directly on the folded edge of the fabric and NOT cut in half.

17. _____________________________Holds layers of fabric together for cutting and sewing.

19. _____________________________A part of the sewing machine that holds the fabric down to help it through the machine evenly. There are many different kinds, each designed to make a particular sewing task easier.

20. _______________UP and DOWN motion with an iron to remove wrinkles from fabric. This requires steam from a steam iron.

21. _____________________________Sharp blade used for cutting straight lines ONLY. It must be used with a rotary ruler and mat.

22. _________________Used for cutting out paper patterns.

24. _________________________The distance between the edge of the fabric and the stitched line. (Usually measured with a seam gauge.)

23. _____________________________The stitched line that is created by sewing.

25. _____________________________A six-inch metal ruler with sliding marker.

26. _____________________________A tool that helps to unpick small stitches.

28. _____________________________Sharp cutting tool to be used ONLY on fabric.

27. _____________________________The tightly woven edges of the fabric. It is parallel to, or opposite, the folded edge.

Folded Edge

Selvage

29. _____________________________A hand stitch that is almost invisible on both the right and the wrong side of the project.

30. _____________________________The dashed line on a pattern that shows where the stitching should be.