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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Sewing where the line of stitching is designed to be seen from the outside of the garment.
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Creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a special hook.
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Shortening the garment.
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Undoing twisted, knitted, or woven threads.
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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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Getting smaller after washing.
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Making lines by pressing, folding, or wrinkling.
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Tightening cloth during alterations.
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Interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as yarn, wire, hair etc.
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Putting thread inside a needle.
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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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Making a decorative stitch on the top of material.
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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 temporarily with loose stitches.
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Forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.
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Using a narrow fabric to finish raw edges.
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Forming by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material.
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Adding decorative or fanciful details such as sequins, beads, crystals, lace etc.
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Making a small cut on textile.
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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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Removing seams with a ripper.
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Inserting an inner layer of fabric or fur into clothing, hats etc.
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Buttoning up or zipping up.
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Sewing small pieces of cloth into patterns.
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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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Copying a pattern on a textile.
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The act of changing or remaking clothes to fit better.
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Carving a pattern from paper or textile.
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Repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone.
