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