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.
Buttoning up or zipping up.
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Copying a pattern on a textile.
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Forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.
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Making garments different in some particular, as size, style, length etc.
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Interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as yarn, wire, hair etc.
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Forming by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material.
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Inserting an inner layer of fabric or fur into clothing, hats etc.
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Finishing hem by using overlock.
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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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Making lines by pressing, folding, or wrinkling.
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Discovering the exact size or amount of something.
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Putting thread inside a needle.
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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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Carving a pattern from paper or textile.
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Sewing where the line of stitching is designed to be seen from the outside of the garment.
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Getting smaller after washing.
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Creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a special hook.
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Smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
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Making a small cut on textile.
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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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Using a narrow fabric to finish raw edges.
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Tightening cloth during alterations.
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Sewing small pieces of cloth into patterns.
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Converting fiber (cotton or rayon) into continuous yarn or thread.
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Sewing temporarily with loose stitches.
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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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Undoing twisted, knitted, or woven threads.
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Shortening the garment.
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Adding decorative or fanciful details such as sequins, beads, crystals, lace etc.
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Making a decorative stitch on the top of material.
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Repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone.