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