Exploring Life and Career © 2012
Chapter 11: Learning to Sew
Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.
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Decorative stitching using a needle and
thread.
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To change the appearance or function of
a garment.
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The direction yarns run in a fabric.
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Smaller pieces of fabric or trim sewn on a
garment.
Turning a used product into a product
that can be reused.
4.
A type of high-speed sewing machine that
sews, trims, and finishes seams at the
same time.
5.
Changes made in the size, length, or
style of a garment so it will fit properly.
8.
Paper pieces to follow when cutting out
fabric for making a garment or project.
9.
Spools of thread used on sergers instead
of bobbins.
11. A layer of fiber ends above the fabric
surface.
12. A short stem that holds a button away
from fabric.
14. Step-by-step directions for cutting and
sewing a project included with the
pattern.
15. Sewing fabric pieces together with long,
loose, temporary stitches.
16. The finished lengthwise edges on a piece
of fabric.
10. When threads pull out of the cut edges of
a fabric.
11. Items other than fabric that become part
of a garment or project.
13. A row of permanent stitches used to hold
two pieces of fabric together.