Sewing Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Sewing
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Sewing
Sewing Final UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
armscye - CORRECT ANSWER- the opening in a garment for insertion of the arm. Also
called an Armhole
basting - CORRECT ANSWER- to make a long, loose, temporary stitch by machine, hand, or
with pins to park portions of a garment, such as...
Sewing Final UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
armscye - CORRECT ANSWER- the opening in a garment for insertion of the arm. Also
called an Armhole
basting - CORRECT ANSWER- to make a long, loose, temporary stitch by machine, hand, or
with pins to park portions of a garment, such as a center front, pocket placement, pleats; to
hold 2 pieces of fabric together until permanently stitched. The length of the stitches depends
on the purpose of the basting and its placement
bias - CORRECT ANSWER- any direction on a fabric that dos not exactly follow a
lengthwise or crosswise yarn, Garment bias: any angle between the lengthwise or crosswise
grain and true bias
blanket stitch - CORRECT ANSWER- a decorative hand stitch used to cover fabric edges or
to attach fasteners such as snaps and hooks and eyes
blind lock stitch - CORRECT ANSWER- a hand stitch that is almost invisible from either the
right or wrong side of the garment. the thread is concealed by slipping the needle through a
fold in the cloth through layers of a seam allowance or under the edge o a garment piece such
as a waistband or hem
bobbin - CORRECT ANSWER- holds the bottom thread; is placed in the bobbin casing then
into the bottom of the machine
capline - CORRECT ANSWER- widest part of the sleeve
center fold - CORRECT ANSWER- the crease created by placing the salvages together
clip - CORRECT ANSWER- a short cut made with the point of the shears into the seam
allowance to but not through the stitching line. used on concave curved seams such as a
neckline to allow them to lie flat when turned
, closed construction - CORRECT ANSWER- a method of garment assembly whereby as
much construction as possible is finished on individual units before combining to form larger
units. also called unit construction
concave - CORRECT ANSWER- an inward curve such as a neckline curve
course - CORRECT ANSWER- crosswise row of stitches in knitted fabric. corresponds to
crosswise grain in woven fabric
dart - CORRECT ANSWER- a fold of fabric stitched at a specified width and tapering to
nothing at one or both ends, shaping the fabric to a curved surface
design ease - CORRECT ANSWER- fitting two seam lines of uneven length together without
gathers or puckers
ease stitching - CORRECT ANSWER- a slightly lengthened stitch, 8 to 10 stitches per inch
or a setting of 3 on the metric dial, used for easing slight fullness at seam lines or at the hem
edge
edge stitch - CORRECT ANSWER- raw edge machine stitched 1/8th in or less from the edge
exposed seams - CORRECT ANSWER- seams that are visible on the inside of the finished
garment and usually require an edge finish on woven fabrics
grading - CORRECT ANSWER- to trim seam allowances to different widths to reduce bulk
within the seam allowance. also called layering, stagger or bevel
grain - CORRECT ANSWER- the lengthwise and crosswise direction of yarns in a fabric.
also called grainline
interfacing - CORRECT ANSWER- fabric placed between two layers of fashion fabric used
to give support and body to garment areas such as buttons and buttonholes collar cuffs and
waistband
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