Part 1 - Garment Construction

Question 1

Bias binding is

• A strip of fabric cut on length grain used to decorate a garment

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Bias binding is

- fabric strips cut on bias used to finish a raw edge

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Bias binding is

- a type of facing

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Diagonal and angled are examples of

• two kinds of sleeves
• two kinds of necklines
• two kinds of facings

Answer 4

Two kinds of facings

Question 5

When finishing a hem of a heavy woolen fabric that drags easily, what is the appropriate hem finish?

• bound hem finish
• twin needle finish
• zig zag finish

Answer 5

Bound hem finish

Question 6

You have to hem your prom dress and you Mark and finish it without the shoes you will wear that night. You then buy shoes that have 2 inch heels for prom night, you cannot change the hem therefor you go with it . How till the hem appear prom night?

Answer 6

Shorter in the back and longer in the front

Question 7

The appropriate term used in the industry when using an iron, which when describing the action is using up and down motions while raising and lowering the iron on the fabric is

• steaming
• pressing
• beating

Answer 7

Pressing

Question 8

A way to prevent fabric from stretching while you are sewing seams together is

Answer 8

Staystitching

Question 9

Buttons and buttonholes on men’s garments are positioned in the following way

Answer 9

Buttons go on the right side while buttonholes go on the left side of a men’s garment

Question 10

To achieve patch pockets with a professional look, that have smooth right angles, the corners:

Answer 10

Are mitered

Question 11

What sleeve is unique because it is included with the bodice, meaning they are cut as one piece?

Answer 11

Kimono

Question 12

To strengthen thread when seeing on buttons and when hand sewing, the item that is used is

Answer 12

Beeswax

Question 13

To obtain mirror image pieces of a pattern piece when laying it on unfolded fabric, you must lay out the patter piece twice on the same side

Answer 13

False

Question 14

To obtain mirror image pieces of a pattern piece when laying it on unfolded fabric, you must fold the fabric grain to grain, then layout the pattern to cut down on time

Answer 14

True

Question 15

To obtain mirror image pieces of a pattern piece when laying it on unfolded fabric, you must lay out the pattern once on the right side then flip it to the other side on the unfolded fabric

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What item is used in accentuate outerwear, such as coats and jackets that adds symmetry and shape

Answer 16

Shoulder pads

Question 17

When making a tailored jacket with a loosely woven wool fabric, you must reinforce or stabilize the pattern pieces before sewing it together. What is the item that must be used?

Answer 17

Underlining

Question 18

A type of sleeve that does not have a shoulder seam is called

Answer 18

Dolman

Question 19

Commercial patterns are not alike from industry patterns in the sense that the seam allowance is 5/8 inch, while industry seam allowance is determined by the company

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Commercial patterns are not alike from industry patterns in the sense that commercial patterns are offered in various sizes on the same sheet, while industry patterns are one size

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Commercial patterns are not alike from industry patterns in the sense that they do not come with instructions, whereas industry pattern come with a step by step instruction manual

Answer 21

False

Question 22

The best way to iron a garment to avoid damage is

Answer 22

Use the tip of the iron

Question 23

To add body to a collar when sewing it together, include

Answer 23

Interfacing

Question 24

What is the primary purpose of a dart?

Answer 24

Direct the fullness in a certain location and give shape to a garment

Question 25

Horizontal darts such as the bust dart are ironed in the following direction

Answer 25

Down

Question 26

When sewing a pocket in a seam, in order to reinforce the pockets at the seam, what must you add?

Answer 26

Interfacing

Question 27

Darts that are placed in a vertical position like the waist dart are pressed in what direction?

Answer 27

Towards the center

Question 28

Interfacing is

Answer 28

A third layer of fabric used between the garment and a facing to give support and shape to the garment

Question 29

How to layout and cut a commercial pattern, as well as constructing it , can be found - commercial pattern guide sheet - commercial pattern itself - commercial pattern envelope

Answer 29

Commercial pattern guide sheet

Question 30

To construct the lining of a jacket the three pieces you need from the jacket itself are

Answer 30

Bodice front, bodice back, and sleeve

Question 31

The best guide to remember when determining how wide a hem should be on a skirt is

Answer 31

The more volume in a skirt, the smaller, narrower the hem should be

Question 32

``` What are some tools/techniques used to transfer information from pattern pieces to fabric? Tailors chalk Tailors tracks Tracing paper Pencil and ink ```

Answer 32

Tailors chalk tailors track and tracing paper

Question 33

When sewing a seam together, if one side is longer and the other side is shower, you achieve to fit the longer side to the short with gathers or creating tucks. This action is called

Answer 33

Easing

Question 34

When comparing the bottom part of a collar to the top part of a collar, the bottom is

Answer 34

1/4 inch smaller

Question 35

When trimming the seam allowance from the lower part of the armhole, to reduce bulk, cut off 1/8 of an inch from the half inch seam allowance 3/8 of an inch from the half inch seam allowance 1/4 of an inch from the half inch seam allowance

Answer 35

1/4 of an inch from the 1/2 seam allowance

Question 36

Facing is Fabric that is cut on the same grain as the pattern piece, sewn an used to finish the raw edge Fabric that is used to fully line a garment Fabric that is sewn to accentuate the design

Answer 36

Fabric that is cut on the same grain as the pattern piece, sewn an used to finish the raw edge

Question 37

Stitched and pinked refers to

Answer 37

Sewing a seam and trimming the edge with pinking shears

Question 38

When hemming a circular skirt, which has bias in it , you must let it hang for — before hemming it

Answer 38

24 hours

Question 39

To prevent the rolling out of a bottom collar, use the following stitch

Answer 39

Understiching

Question 40

Patch, side, in seam, and welt are all kinds of

Answer 40

Pockets

Question 41

The first type of fastener and most commonly used is

Answer 41

Buttons

Question 42

You can insert and apply a zipper in a garment by lapped

Answer 42

Yes

Question 43

You can insert and apply a zipper in a garment by centered or slot

Answer 43

True

Question 44

You can insert and apply a zipper in a garment by bias

Answer 44

False

Question 45

You can insert and apply a zipper in a garment by invisible

Answer 45

True

Question 46

To reduce the bulk along the waistband of a lined pair of pants, the lining darts, as oppose to the fabric of the pants, are pressed in what direction?

Answer 46

Both darts towards the side seams

Question 47

The type of pocket that can be included within the pattern of the garment as well as cut out from the same fabric or cut out in different fabric then inserted into the seam is

Answer 47

In-seam pocket

Question 48

To identify the back and front of a sleeve sloper

Answer 48

The front of the cap has 1 notch while the back had two notches

Question 49

Overlooking is a sewing technique used to prevent a seam from fraying

Answer 49

True

Question 50

Overlooking is a sewing technique that uses only one spool of thread

Answer 50

False

Question 51

Overlooking is a sewing technique used to finish a raw edge

Answer 51

True

Question 52

``` Select that parts of a sleeve sloper Princess Apex Bicep Cap ```

Answer 52

Bicep | Cap

Question 53

To obtain sharp points at corners such as those in collars the best practice is

Answer 53

Take one or two diagonal stitches across the corner

Question 54

Velcro is best described as

Answer 54

A fastener that is made up of two strips of material, one being a fuzzy surface and the other made of many tiny plastic loops