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