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Semester 1 Flashcards

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On the front of a pattern envelope, you will find:

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The brand name
Sewing difficulty
Pattern number
The different views included identified by letters, numbers
Size range
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Pattern

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A set of tissue pattern pieces and instructions for creating an item from fabric

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On the back:

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Back views
Yardage charts
Finished garment measurements
Suggested fabrics
Notions
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Wearing ease

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Amount of fullness needed for movement and comfort

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Multi sized

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The pattern is printed with several sizes on each pattern piece

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Design ease

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The extra fullness a designer adds to create a particular style or silhouette

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Selecting fabric

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Some patterns are designed for only specific fabrics
Check for quality
Always check end of fabric bolt

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Notions

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Small items that become a permanent part of the garment, such as thread, buttons, etc.

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Interfacing

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A lining piece of fabric placed between 2 pieces of fabric to prevent stretching or add shape and crispness

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Every pattern consists of 3 parts:

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An envelope
Guide sheet
Tissue pattern pieces

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Guide sheet

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Gives step by step info for cutting layouts and general info

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Cutting layouts

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A diagrams how’s how to arrange pattern pieces on fabric
Select diagram that corresponds with your details
Separate layouts may be provided for different fabric types

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Fabric key

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Shows how shading and texture may indicate right or wrong sides of fabric

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13
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Each pattern piece is marked with:

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A number or letter
A specific name, such as sleeve, collar, etc
The number of fabric pieces to be cut

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Selvage

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The finished edges of the fabric

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Lengthwise grain

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Threads running lengthwise along the length of the fabric parallel to the selvage.

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Crosswise grain

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Threads running across fabric from selvage to selvage

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Right side of fabric with print

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Printed side of fabric that will be the outside of your garment

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Wrong side of print fabric

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The back of printed fabric that will be on the inside of your garment.

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Right and wrong side of solid fabrics

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Small pinholes along selvage will be pushed out along the right side and will be smooth on the wrong side

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Seam allowance

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The distance between the seam line and the cut edge of the fabric

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Standard seam allowance

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5/8”

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Element of design: color

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Can emphasize a special feature, create height and size illusions, and draw attention to or away from certain parts

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Hues

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12 in the spectrum of color: primary, secondary, and tertiary colors

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Primary colors

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Red, yellow, and blue. Cannot be created from mixing any colors together

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Value

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Adding white or black to a color changes this

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Secondary colors

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Green, violet, orange. Made by combining primary colors

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Tint

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Color that is lightened by adding white

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Shade

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Color that is darkened by adding black

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29
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Name 3 things that you should check before sewing

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Stitch length
Stitch width
Presser foot down

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30
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Which way do you turn the hand wheel? What happens if you turn it the opposite way?

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Towards you- becomes tangled

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31
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Very important step in beginning and ending of a stitch line?

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Backstitch

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32
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5 steps for sewing with a pattern

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Determine size
Cut out paper pattern pieces
Cut out fabric pattern pieces
Transfer markings
Begin sewing
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33
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Stitch length should always be

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2.5

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34
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For straight stitch, the width should be set at

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5

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Elements of design include:

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Color, line, texture, shape, and pattern

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Line

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Refers to an elongated mark that connects two or more points

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Structural lines

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Are required to maintain the structure of the garment. Seams, darts, pleats

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Decorative lines are

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Created by the designer purely for decoration and interest. Ruffles, buttons, lace

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Line types

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Straight
Curved
Jagged

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Line directions

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Vertical and horizontal, diagonal

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Vertical

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Add height and slim ness

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Horizontal

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Less height, more width, where you want to look fuller

43
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Diagonal

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With vertical they are slenderizing and with horizontal they add width. They draw attention to area used

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Line types

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Chart in packet

45
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Element of design: shape

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Outline that forms when 1 or more lines come together to enclose an area

46
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Aka

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A silhouette

47
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Most clothes fit 4 basic shapes:

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Natural
Tubular
Bell
Full

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Natural

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Follows body’s outline, fit closely to body, loungewear, khakis, fitted knits

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Tubular

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Rectangle with vertical emphasis. Adds height and thinness, tshirt dress, straight leg pants

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Bell

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Both diagonal and horizontal lines, can add or subtract width, Aline, flared pants

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Full

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More horizontal and curved lines, makes body look larger, gathered skirts, full sleeves, wide leg pants

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Element of design

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Texture

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Where is texture found?

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In thickness and appearance of fabrics

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What is it?

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The one element that you can see and feel

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2 types of textures

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Tactile and visual

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Tactile

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Can be felt by touch. Rough, prickly

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Visual

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Texture that can be seen. Shiny, dull, matte

58
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Drape

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Way fabric moves when worm or hangs in folds. It can increase or decrease body size

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What textures would increase the appearance of body size?

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Shiny, glossy, thick, bulky, fuzzy, wrinkled

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Decrease?

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Dull, thin, smooth

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Element of design : pattern

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.

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What is a pattern?

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When the elements of design are brought together in a fabric

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Examples

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Stripes, plaids, florals, etc

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The qualities of the pattern affect how a fabric looks on you…

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A small pattern tends to decrease apparent size, while a longer pattern increases size.
A bold pattern adds size, yet a subtle pattern does not.
A widely spread design can make you appear wider.

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Grain line

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A heavy and solid line with an arrow at each end and appears on all pattern pieces not placed on fold.

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Cutting line

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Line that outlines pattern pieces. To cut

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Notches

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Diamond shaped symbols that extend beyond the cutting line. Used for matching seams and joining garment pieces.

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Stitching line

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Broken line that indicates where to sew

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Place on fold

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Bracketed grain line that indicates the pattern edge is to be placed exactly on the fold

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Dots

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Symbol used to match and join garment sections that are gathered or eased

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Buttonholes

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Solid lines that show the exact locations and lengths of buttonholes

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Placement lines

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Single, solid, or broken lines that show exact locations of pockets, pleats, zippers, and trims

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Adjustment lines

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Double parallel lines that show where the pattern pieces can be lengthened or trimmed

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Hemline

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Solid line that indicates the finished edge of the garment and the depth of the hem

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Hemming stitch

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Used on hems with almost any type finish

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Slip stitch

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Used for hems with a turned and stitched finish or a bias binding finish

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Blind stitch

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Often used on knits

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Pins

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Used to secure pattern pieces to the fabric cutting and to hold pieces together for sewing

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Seam gauge

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A 6” metal ruler with sliding guide

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Seam ripper

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Small sharp, handheld sewing tool used to rip out basting stitches and sewing mistakes

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Fabric marking tools

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Transfer markings to fabric

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Needle threader

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Used for easily inserting the thread through the eye of the needle

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Thimble

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Small cap that slips over finger to help push needle through fabric while hand sewing

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Basic functions of clothing

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Protection, identification, modesty, status, adornment

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Purpose of clothing

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To protect us, express ourselves, our jobs

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Bust measurement

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Around fullest part of the bust and straight across the back

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Hip measurement

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Around body at fullest part, usually 7-9” below the waist

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Falling between sizes

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Consider bone structure, fitting preference, and fashion silhouette.

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