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