Across
- The direction of threads in cloth.
- A small tool used for unpicking stitches.
- Most common way to place layers of fabric before sewing.
- To blend sizes for correct fit.
- Tack with long, loose stitches in preparation for sewing.
- Pattern alteration needed for a roomier chest.
- A test garment sewn from inexpensive fabric created so you can check the fit of the garment.
- List of measurements to help determine correct fit to cut.
- Scale of your fabric when pulled to it's maximum width compared to it's unpulled width.
Down
- Cut, unfinished perimeter of fabric.
- To pull fabric along a line of stitching so as to draw into puckers.
- A sewing machine used for overcasting to prevent material from fraying at the edge.
- A sharp pin that goes into your ordinary sewing machine allowing you to sew with 3 threads at once.
- Stretch Material.
- A sewing technique where the line of sewing is designed to be seen from the outside of the garment.
- Clips or wedges cut into the seam allowance in order to facilitate matching and sewing the corresponding seams during garment construction.
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