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.
The act of changing or remaking clothes to fit better.
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Putting thread inside a needle.
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Making lines by pressing, folding, or wrinkling.
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Finishing hem by using overlock.
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Forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.
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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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Making a decorative stitch on the top of material.
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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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Forming by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material.
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Discovering the exact size or amount of something.
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Using a narrow fabric to finish raw edges.
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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 garments different in some particular, as size, style, length etc.
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Adding decorative or fanciful details such as sequins, beads, crystals, lace etc.
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Sewing temporarily with loose stitches.
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Making a small cut on textile.
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Converting fiber (cotton or rayon) into continuous yarn or thread.
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Carving a pattern from paper or textile.
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Removing seams with a ripper.
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Smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
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Buttoning up or zipping up.
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Tightening cloth during alterations.
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Sewing small pieces of cloth into patterns.
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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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Bringing together a piece of fabric to manage fullness e.g. when a skirt is attached to a bodice.
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Inserting an inner layer of fabric or fur into clothing, hats etc.
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Undoing twisted, knitted, or woven threads.
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Arranging folds formed by doubling fabric (to gather a wide piece of fabric to a narrower circumference).