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.
Inserting an inner layer of fabric or fur into clothing, hats etc.
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Copying a pattern on a textile.
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Creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a special hook.
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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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Removing seams with a ripper.
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Interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as yarn, wire, hair etc.
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Using a narrow fabric to finish raw edges.
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Getting smaller after washing.
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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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Sewing temporarily with loose stitches.
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Making garments different in some particular, as size, style, length etc.
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Forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.
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Undoing twisted, knitted, or woven threads.
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Finishing hem by using overlock.
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Converting fiber (cotton or rayon) into continuous yarn or thread.
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Tightening cloth during alterations.
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Making a decorative stitch on the top of material.
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Making lines by pressing, folding, or wrinkling.
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Putting thread inside a needle.
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Buttoning up or zipping up.
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Shortening the garment.
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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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Making a small cut on textile.
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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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Repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone.
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Discovering the exact size or amount of something.
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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.
