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30 Cards in this Set
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Yarn
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the long, string like product made up of twisted or laid together fibers and that make up the crosswise and lengthwise structures in fabrics
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Trimming
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cutting off a part of a seam allowance edge in order to straighten and remove loose yarns
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Topstitching
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decorative machine stitching executed on the right side of the garment
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Thread
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the long, string like product made up of tightly twisted fibers and is held on a spool for the purpose of sewing component parts of a garment together.
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Tension
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the pressure applied to thread as it moves thru the loops and guides of the sewing machine and bobbin case during sewing
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Stitch Length
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number of stitches made per inch, known as spi
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Selvage
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the narrow, finished edge along both lengthwise edges of all woven fabric.
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Seam Line
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the stitching line inside the cutting line. standard seam line = 5/8 inch from cut line/raw edge
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Seam allowance
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distance from cut fabric edge to stitching line
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Seam
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the basic structural element of all garments, formed by joining 2 or more layers of fabrics together with a machine or hand stitch.
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Raw Edge
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any unfinished edge
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Back Stitch
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sewing back and forth for 3 or 4 stitches on the same line to prevent raveling of stitches.
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Bias
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any diagonal direction of a fabric. true bias = 45 degree angle to lengthwise or crosswise grainline
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Bobbin
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small spool of plastic around which the lower thread of the sewing machine is wound
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Bolt
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a long, flat cardboard piece that has fabric wrapped around it. generally 20-25 yards of fabric
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Casing
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a closed tunnel of fabric that encases elastic or a drawstring.
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Clean Finish
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a folding and sewing technique of enclosing a raw edge of fabric so it is not exposed and ravels
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Edge Stitch
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line of topstitching placed close to any folded edge or seam line.
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Fabric
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flat piece of cloth
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Grain
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direction in which the yarns run
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Crosswise grain
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yarns run from selvage to selvage edge
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Lengthwise grain
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yarns parallel to selvage edges (aka straight grain or grainline)
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Grainline
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warp yarn direction of the fabric
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Grainline markings
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arrow marked on pattern which indicates how to lay the pattern on the fabric
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Iron
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a gliding motion on fabric with a heated iron
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Nap
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soft surface in which fiber ends are brushed up onto the top of the fabric
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Pattern
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a drawing on paper of the component parts of a garment
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Pinking
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cutting off a part of the seam allowance edge to prevent raveling; using special shears known as pinking shears
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Press
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a lifting and setting down with pressure motion of heated iron on fabric
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Presser Foot
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a part of the sewing machine that holds the fabric in place to help it move through the machine evenly
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