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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Finishing hem by using overlock.
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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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Getting smaller after washing.
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Putting thread inside a needle.
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Removing seams with a ripper.
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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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Buttoning up or zipping up.
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Interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as yarn, wire, hair etc.
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Forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.
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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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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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Sewing small pieces of cloth into patterns.
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Making lines by pressing, folding, or wrinkling.
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Converting fiber (cotton or rayon) into continuous yarn or thread.
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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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Creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a special hook.
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Using a narrow fabric to finish raw edges.
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Inserting an inner layer of fabric or fur into clothing, hats 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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Making garments different in some particular, as size, style, length etc.
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Carving a pattern from paper or textile.
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Repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone.
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Tightening cloth during alterations.
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Smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
