Apparel 1 3.03-Construction Part 2

When stitching a facing to a skirt, which stitch will prevent the facing from rolling to the outside of the garment?

• Understitching

• Reinforced stitch

• Slipstitching

• Stay-stitching

Which hem should be used for the bottom of a man's dress shirt?

• fused hem

• machine blind hem

• rolled hem

• turned-and-stitched hem

After sewing your seam, you notice that the fabric edges are raveling badly. To prevent this problem what seam should you use?

• finish

• enclosure

• allowance

• grade

Casey was attempting to finish the seams of her pajama pants when the serger threads broke. She does not have time to rethread the serger. How can she finish the seams on a regular sewing machine?

• Baste

• French seam

• Overlock

• Zig-zag the seam edges

What type of fastener should be used in a 9-inch side seam opening of a dress?

• Elastic

• Interfacing

• Zipper

• Hook and loop tape

The side seams of a knit skirt is completed. Which machine seam finish should be used that would give it a professional appearance?

• Pinked

• Zigzag

• Serged

• Bound

What additional fastener should be used at the top of a zipper to keep it from coming unzipped?

• Zipper

• Buttons

• Hook-and-eye

• Snaps

When choosing interfacing, it should be:

• Heavier in weight than fabric

• Similar in weight to fabric

• based thread type

• based on garment type

You need to baste two fabric pieces together to apply a zipper. Which stitch length setting should be used?

• 2-3 stitches per inch

• 6-8 stitches per inch

• 10-12 stitches per inch

• 15-20 stitches per inch

A hook-and-eye fastener is being added directly above a zipper. How should the fastener be hand stitched?

• Double thread

• Single thread

• Fusible web

• Triple thread