basic sewing verbs

When you sew or make clothes you are introduced to new vocabulary words and phrases. To help you understand them, and be more conversational about your new craft, I have put together this English-Polish glossary of sewing verbs.

to alter                                                                                       przerabiać

to apply                                                                                      nakładać

to assemble                                                                              montować

to attach                                                                                    doczepiać

to baste                                                                                      fastrygować

to braid                                                                                      zaplatać

to button up                                                                             zapiąć (na guziki)

to carve                                                                                      wycinać

to carve up                                                                                ciąć na kawałki

to change                                                                                   przebrać się

to come apart                                                                           pruć się (o sukience)

to copy                                                                                       kopiować

to count                                                                                     liczyć

to cover (a button)                                                                  powlekać

to cover stitch                                                                          stębnować wierzchem

to crease                                                                                    miąć/gnieść/pognieść się

to crease (trousers)                                                                 uprasować (spodnie) na kant

to crinkle                                                                                   marszczyć

to crochet                                                                                  szydełkować

to cut out                                                                                   wycinać

to darn                                                                                       cerować

to double                                                                                   składać na pół

to draft                                                                                       rysować szkic/projekt

to dye                                                                                         farbować

to edge row stitch                                                                   stębnować brzegiem

to embellish                                                                              ozdabiać/upiększać

to embroider                                                                            haftować

to examine                                                                                analizować

to face                                                                                        obkładać

to fall up                                                                                    podszywać

to fasten                                                                                    zapiąć

to finish                                                                                      wykańczać

to fit                                                                                            odpowiadać/pasować (rozmiar)

to foot row stich                                                                      stębnować na stopkę

to fuse                                                                                        podklejać

to gather                                                                                    marszczyć

to get dressed                                                                          ubrać się

to grade                                                                                     klasyfikować

to hang                                                                                       wieszać

to incise                                                                                     nacinać

to iron                                                                                        pracować

to knit                                                                                         robić na drutach

to lay out                                                                                   wykładać

to lengthen                                                                               wydłużać

to let (the hem) down                                                            przedłużać

to let out                                                                                    poszerzać (ubranie)

to let the hem out                                                                   wypuścić nogawkę

to line                                                                                         podszywać

to mark                                                                                      oznaczać/plamić

to match                                                                                    dopasowywać

to measure                                                                                mierzyć

to mend                                                                                     cerować

to order                                                                                      zamawiać

to pin                                                                                          przypiąć

to plait                                                                                        zaplatać

to pleat                                                                                      plisować

to press off                                                                                rozprasować

to print                                                                                       drukować

to put on                                                                                    zakładać (ubranie)

to quilt                                                                                       pikować

to remake                                                                                  przerabiać

to remove                                                                                  usuwać

to rip                                                                                           drzeć/pruć

to rip up                                                                                     rozdzierać na kawałki

to roll up                                                                                    podwijać

to run                                                                                         pruć się (o swetrze)

to serge                                                                                      obrzucać overlockiem

to sew                                                                                        szyć

to sew together                                                                       zszywać

to shorten                                                                                 skracać

to shrink                                                                                    kurczyć/dekatyzować

to slit                                                                                          rozcinać

to spin                                                                                        prząść

to spin dry                                                                                 odwirowywać

to spread                                                                                   rozkładać

to stitch                                                                                      zszywać

to string                                                                                     nawlekać (na sznurek)

to suit                                                                                         pasować (kolor/styl)

to tuck                                                                                        fastrygować

to tuck clothes                                                                          składać ubrania

to tuck (the shirt) in                                                                wkładać koszulę w spodnie

to take (the pocket) off                                                          odpruć (kieszeń)

to take (the sleeve) up                                                           skracać (rękaw)

to take (the waist) in                                                              zwężać (talię)

to take off                                                                                 zdjąć (ubranie)

to take to pieces                                                                      rozebrać na części (maszynę)

to thread                                                                                   nawlekać

to tie                                                                                           wiązać

to topstitch                                                                               stębnować

to trace                                                                                      kalkować/odrysowywać

to trim                                                                                        przyciąć/przystrzyc

to trim with sth                                                                        ozdabiać

to try on                                                                                     przymierzać

to turn (collar) up                                                                    postawić (kołnierz)

to turn in                                                                                   podwinąć

to undo                                                                                      pruć

to unfold                                                                                    rozkładać

to unpick                                                                                    rozpruć

to unravel                                                                                  rozwijać/rozplątać

to unstitch                                                                                 rozpruć

to weave                                                                                    tkać

to widen                                                                                    poszerzać

to wrap around                                                                        owijać

to zip up                                                                                     zapiąć (na suwak)