Making clothes and sewing require from a dressmaker / seamstress many activities. Before you get a final custom-made garment she measures, selects, adjusts, draws, cuts and finishes. Do you know all the sewing activities? Take the test to verify your knowledge concerning verbs.
Making garments different in some particular, as size, style, length etc.
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Putting a small piece of fabric to finish fabric edges (usually in necklines, armholes, hems and openings).
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Making a small cut on textile.
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Smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
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Finishing hem by using overlock.
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Sewing where the line of stitching is designed to be seen from the outside of the garment.
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Sewing small pieces of cloth into patterns.
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Using a narrow fabric to finish raw edges.
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Forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.
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Repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone.
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The act of changing or remaking clothes to fit better.
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Making a decorative stitch on the top of material.
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Carving a pattern from paper or textile.
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Shortening the garment.
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Sewing temporarily with loose stitches.
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Forming by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material.
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Bringing together a piece of fabric to manage fullness e.g. when a skirt is attached to a bodice.
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Discovering the exact size or amount of something.
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Converting fiber (cotton or rayon) into continuous yarn or thread.
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Buttoning up or zipping up.
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Undoing twisted, knitted, or woven threads.
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Inserting an inner layer of fabric or fur into clothing, hats etc.
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Creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a special hook.
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Interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as yarn, wire, hair etc.
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Arranging folds formed by doubling fabric (to gather a wide piece of fabric to a narrower circumference).
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Putting thread inside a needle.
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Adding decorative or fanciful details such as sequins, beads, crystals, lace etc.
