Equipment
Situations/ Techniques
Seam Finishes
Embroidery/Specialty Threads
General Threads
100
Basic
What is the function of a standard sewing machine?
100
Needle is down, Presser foot is up, and then you just turn the piece fabric
What is it that you do when you come to a corner?
100
not prone to a lot of fraying. It is also used on non-fraying bulky fabric, to eliminate the solid heavy line a seam allowance may make on the outside of the item once it is pressed.
What is pinked seam?
100
fun to use to add sparkle and shimmer to holiday projects. It's also great for adding a bit of "bling" to garments, too!
What is Metallic thread?
100
the soft white downy fiber of these plants: used to manufacture textiles
What is Cotton?
200
Decoration
What is the function of an Embroidery machine?
200
Just turn the fabric piece
What is it that you do when you come to a curve?
200
Geometry stitch
What is zigzag seam finish?
200
in 388 colors. It is a light weight, but exceptionally strong, silky rayon thread
What is forty weight rayon?
200
used extensively in apparel and home furnishings, from shirts and pants to jackets and hats, bed sheets, blankets, upholstered furniture and computer mouse mats
What is polyester thread?
300
To isolate and open the seam. Also known as the Clapper
What is a Point presser?
300
Usually seen on jeans
What is a flat felled technique?
300
another option to have so your frayed seams do not show. are great for professional looking items
What is cleaned finish?
300
This highly twisted, thicker rayon, threadlike cord is a versatile decorative thread that will fit many of your creative needs, both on the serger and the sewing machine.
What is pearl crown rayon?
300
used most often on garment edges such as necklines and hems, where it helps facings to stay in place and gives a crisp edge.
What is topstitching thread?
400
It removes the seam from a garment
What is seam ripper?
400
encloses the seam allowance on the inside of a sewn item
What is the french technique?
400
A seam stitched with a flat straight grain or bias strip, made with the same or contrasting fabric of suitable texture and thickness, inserted between the plies to show on the face of the garment.
What is piped finish?
400
thread is specially formulated thread usually made from mercerized cotton for crafting decorative crochet items such as doilies
What is Crochet thread?
400
the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
What is upholstery thread?
500
Scissors that is slightly off angle and allows the bottom blade to stay on the flat surface to which you are working on.
What is Bent-handled shears?
500
great way to help reduce bulk when it comes to sewing certain fabrics like fleece, and many heavy wools whose raw edges won't fray.
What is lapped technique?
500
haskell thread that is bound to an operating system thread
What is bound finish?
500
Great for quilt binding, appliqué, and crazy quilts, or trapunto Works when installing zippers or hemming Use in your needle, bobbin, or lower looper
What is fusible thread?
500
sewing of two or more layers of material together to make a thicker padded material.
What is Quilting thread?
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