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.
Converting fiber (cotton or rayon) into continuous yarn or thread.
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Making a small cut on textile.
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Removing seams with a ripper.
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Creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a special hook.
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Tightening cloth during alterations.
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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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Putting thread inside a needle.
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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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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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Making lines by pressing, folding, or wrinkling.
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Shortening the garment.
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Undoing twisted, knitted, or woven threads.
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Making a decorative stitch on the top of 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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Interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as yarn, wire, hair etc.
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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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Carving a pattern from paper or textile.
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Getting smaller after washing.
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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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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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Finishing hem by using overlock.
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Sewing temporarily with loose stitches.
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Repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone.
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Forming by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material.
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Sewing small pieces of cloth into patterns.
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The act of changing or remaking clothes to fit better.
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Inserting an inner layer of fabric or fur into clothing, hats etc.
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Sewing where the line of stitching is designed to be seen from the outside of the garment.