Sewing Terms & Equipment

1. Sewing Terms & Equipment

2. 2. _______________________ Long, temporary stitches used to hold pieces of fabric together. • _____________________________ • To machine stitch two or three stitches BACKWARDS on the same line at the beginning and end of a seam to secure the stitches. Regular Stitch Length Basting Stitch Length

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 11. _____________________________ • A fusible fabric used to stabilize and strengthen other fabrics. • 12. ___________________ BACK and FORTH motion with an iron to remove wrinkles from fabric.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 17. _____________________________ • Holds layers of fabric together for cutting and sewing. • 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 23. _____________________________ • The stitched line that is created by sewing. • 24. _________________________ The distance between the edge of the fabric and the stitched line. (Usually measured with a seam gauge.)

14. 25. _____________________________ • A six-inch metal ruler with sliding marker. • 26. _____________________________ A tool that helps to unpick small stitches.

15. 27. _____________________________ • The tightly woven edges of the fabric. It is parallel to, or opposite, the folded edge. Folded Edge Selvage • 28. _____________________________ Sharp cutting tool to be used ONLY on fabric.

16. 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.