Fabrics & Their Uses
This process binds two layers of fabric together with heat and pressure, often used in interfacing.
What is fusing?
This type of seam is often used to enclose raw edges for a neater finish, especially in sheer fabrics.
What is a french seam?
This tool is essential for making precise cuts in fabric.
What are fabric shears?
This diagram shows how to position pattern pieces on fabric for efficient cutting.
What is a layout guide?
The process of removing wrinkles with heat and pressure.
What is pressing?
The fabric made from the fibers of the flax plant, known for its coolness and freshness in hot weather.
What is linen?
The step of temporarily holding fabric pieces together with long, easily removable stitches.
What is blasting?
Used to temporarily hold fabric pieces together before sewing.
What are straight pins?
These markings indicate where to join pieces or make adjustments.
What are notches?
This method is used to clean delicate fabrics without water.
What is dry cleaning?
This durable weave is commonly used in making denim jeans.
What is twill?
This finish is added to a garment to prevent fabric edges from fraying and to add durability.
What is serging (or overlocking)?
This small, pointed tool helps remove unwanted stitches.
What is a seam ripper?
The line on a pattern that should run parallel to the fabric’s selvage.
What is the grainline?
These instructions on a garment label tell you how to wash and care for it.
What are care lables?
The term for the direction in which the threads run in a woven fabric, crucial for cutting patterns.
What is grain?
The first step in constructing a garment after cutting out the pattern pieces.
What is marking (or transferring markings)?
Used to measure body dimensions and pattern pieces.
What is a tape measure?
The space added around pattern pieces for sewing the garment together.
What is the seam allowance?
A technique used to repair holes or tears in garments.
What is mending?
This is the edge of the fabric that is finished to prevent unraveling.
What is the selvage?
This tool is used to press open seams and give garments a crisp finish.
What is an iron?
This board is used to press seams and garments.
What is an iron board?
This symbol tells you where to fold the fabric before cutting.
This product helps protect clothing from moths and insects in storage.
What are mothballs?