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