I'm a retired teacher as many of you know and once a teacher , always a teacher I guess because I couldn't end this session of lessons without testing my ladies! I surprised them with this little quiz/review of the sewing techniques we covered in the last two months. I didn't include any of the fitting/alteration points that we covered . I feel it takes a lot of trial and error before we can master those techniques.
Here is a list of sewing terms. Please choose from this list to fill in the blanks of the following statements. . You may need to use an answer more than once.
basting stitches stabilizer
stay stitching interfacing
under stitching down
bias narrow
5/8" shoulder
1/2" tear away stabilizer
3/8" center
one inch stitch crowding
fusible vertical
Wonder Tape Fray Check
horizontal underarm
Steam-a-Seam stitch in the ditch
1. For most pattern companies the traditional seam width is .
2. To sew a Hong Kong finish to the inside seams of a garment use strips of a light weight fabric.
3. The stitching that is sewn on the facing of a garment and through all thicknesses of the seams
and just beside the "ditch ' of the seam to help the facing turn to the inside of the garment is called
.
4. To shorten the seam of an armhole or neckline it is helpful to sew with your finger
at the back of the presser foot to form little puckers. This is called .
5.When inserting a zipper, always stabilize the back of the area with
.
6.Stitching sewn at 1/2" along the seam allowance to stabilize an area is called
7.When inserting a sleeve,you should sew two rows of
between the front and back notches.
8. The two spots that must be matched on a sleeve and bodice are the seam and the
seam.
9. It is important to finish a dart with a very point.
10.Bust darts are pressed and waist darts in both front and back are pressed toward the .
11.Buttonholes are sewn inch from the edge of your garment. They are
for shirts and blouses, and for jackets and coats .
12. The technique where you sew between the two sides of a seam and from the outside of your garment
is called .
13. Two products helpful when sewing buttonholes are and ..
14. A product that is helpful when applying a zipper is .
15. A product useful when finishing a hem, cuffs, or positioning a pocket when you are sure you won't want to move it is .
Click here for the answers.
And finally, a couple of pics of my students with their made by them garments. I had intended to take more pics featuring all their finished garments, but left it too late . Darn!
From left to right, Karen and Donna wearing their Sandra Betzina fluted blouse/jackets ( V1385) and Dorothy wearing her New Look 6762 knit top and her Silhouette Patterns yoga pants # 3400. Donna is also wearing a slim version which we developed of the yoga pants pattern.
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