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.
Sewing temporarily with loose stitches.
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Sewing small pieces of cloth into patterns.
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Making a decorative stitch on the top of material.
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Interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as yarn, wire, hair etc.
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Converting fiber (cotton or rayon) into continuous yarn or thread.
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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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Buttoning up or zipping up.
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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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Creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a special hook.
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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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Carving a pattern from paper or textile.
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Removing seams with a ripper.
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Making garments different in some particular, as size, style, length etc.
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Putting thread inside a needle.
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Finishing hem by using overlock.
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Smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
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Undoing twisted, knitted, or woven threads.
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Forming by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material.
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Copying a pattern on a textile.
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Inserting an inner layer of fabric or fur into clothing, hats etc.
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Tightening cloth during alterations.
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The act of changing or remaking clothes to fit better.
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Discovering the exact size or amount of something.
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Adding decorative or fanciful details such as sequins, beads, crystals, lace etc.
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Shortening the garment.
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Repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone.
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Using a narrow fabric to finish raw edges.
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Making a small cut on textile.
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Bringing together a piece of fabric to manage fullness e.g. when a skirt is attached to a bodice.
