Making clothes and sewing require from a dressmaker / seamstress many activities. Before you get a final custom-made garment she measures, selects, adjusts, draws, cuts and finishes. Do you know all the sewing activities? Take the test to verify your knowledge concerning verbs.
Sewing where the line of stitching is designed to be seen from the outside of the garment.
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Creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a special hook.
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Interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as yarn, wire, hair etc.
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Discovering the exact size or amount of something.
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Sewing temporarily with loose stitches.
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Forming by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material.
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Putting a small piece of fabric to finish fabric edges (usually in necklines, armholes, hems and openings).
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Undoing twisted, knitted, or woven threads.
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Inserting an inner layer of fabric or fur into clothing, hats etc.
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Making a small cut on textile.
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Making a decorative stitch on the top of material.
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Arranging folds formed by doubling fabric (to gather a wide piece of fabric to a narrower circumference).
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Putting thread inside a needle.
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Sewing small pieces of cloth into patterns.
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Adding decorative or fanciful details such as sequins, beads, crystals, lace etc.
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Removing seams with a ripper.
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The act of changing or remaking clothes to fit better.
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Using a narrow fabric to finish raw edges.
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Carving a pattern from paper or textile.
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Making lines by pressing, folding, or wrinkling.
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Bringing together a piece of fabric to manage fullness e.g. when a skirt is attached to a bodice.
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Tightening cloth during alterations.
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Making garments different in some particular, as size, style, length etc.
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Finishing hem by using overlock.
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Copying a pattern on a textile.
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Repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone.
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Getting smaller after washing.
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Shortening the garment.
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Buttoning up or zipping up.
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Forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.
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Smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
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Converting fiber (cotton or rayon) into continuous yarn or thread.