#5 sewing terms

A common technique used for shaping garments. They normally appear around the waist and bust.

• dart

• lining

• hooks and eyes

• pattern

1. A piece of material used to finish the inside of a garment

• dart

• lining

• hooks and eyes

• pattern

1. Small and sturdy fasteners used at the points of a garment opening

• dart

• lining

• hooks and eyes

• pattern

1. A template on paper or cardboard from which all of the pieces of the garment are traced onto fabric. All of the parts are then cut out and assembled to create the final piece. 

• dart

• lining

• hooks and eyes

• pattern

1. The finished bottom edge of a garment

• pleat

• jeweller's knot

• notion

• hem

1. All of the accessories used in sewing projects, such as zippers, thread, buttons, hooks, and ribbons

• pleat

• jeweller's knot

• notions

• hem

1. A simple knot tied on a strand of thread and then pulled down on a pin or needle to the base of the thread. 

• pleat

• jeweller's knot

• notions

• hem

1. A type of fold in the fabric created by doubling the material back on itself and securing it in place. When ironed, they create a sharp crease. 

• pleat

• jeweller's knot

• notions

• hem

1. To cut a seam allowance to a narrowed width

• paste

• trim

• straight stitch

• whip stitch

The most basic machine stitch, that produces a single row of straight, even stitches.

• paste

• trim

• straight stitch

• whip stitch