Sewing Terminology
📄️ Basic sewing supplies
What exactly constitutes the bare necessities for sewing is subject to debate.
📄️ Basting
The shape of this denim back pocket is basted before the pocket is topstitched to the garment
📄️ Block
A block is a basic shape on which other patterns are based.
📄️ Coverlock
A coverlock is a type of sewing machine that is dedicated to do a coverlock
📄️ Cutting
Cutting is the act of cutting out the different pattern pieces out of your fabric.
📄️ Darts
Darts are crucial in pattern design as they turn a flat, two-dimensional piece
📄️ Double welt pockets
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📄️ Ease
Ease is the amount of fabric that is added to a garment
📄️ Edgestitching
Edgestitching is a specific type of topstitching.
📄️ Fabric grain
The grain of a fabric is determined by the alignment of the yarns in a woven
📄️ Good sides together
When I refer to good sides together that can refer to either cutting or sewing:
📄️ Hemming
Hemming, or a hem, is a type of finish that is done on the bottom of a garment.
📄️ High Point Shoulder (HPS)
The high point shoulder or HPS point is used as the base for several
📄️ Jersey
Jersey is a type of knit fabric. Jersey has a flat and a piled side, and is
📄️ Knit binding
Knit binding is a general term for a type of finish (typically) found on
📄️ Knit fabric
A piece of grey (French Terry) jersey, a knit fabric
📄️ On the fold
When you have a pattern piece that is symmetric, the instructions might tell you that it is to be cut on the fold.
📄️ Pinning
Sewing pins are part of the basic sewing supplies
📄️ Rayon
I use rayon for my underwear
📄️ Seam allowance
The inside of the leg on a pair of jeans. The SA is the dark narrow stretch of fabric next to the seam. It has been zig-zagged to keep it from fraying
📄️ Serger
The finished backside of a serged seam
📄️ Slipstitch
A slipstitch is a hand-sewing technique that allows you to join layers
📄️ Topstitching
I used plenty of topstitching in a contrasting red thread on these jeans for my godson Akki
📄️ Trimming
Seam allowance being trimmed
📄️ Twin needle
A twin needle from Schmetz
📄️ Zig-zag stitch
A zig-zag stitch is used to prevent the SA of the denim from fraying