Textiles Vocabulary 1

Joins 2 pieces of fabric together with a permanent stitch; sewn 5/8 inch from the raw edge

• basting stitch

• seam

• ironing

• seam finish

smoothing away wrinkles with a back and forth motion of the iron

• pressing

• seam

• seam finish

• ironing

Cloth of any kind is called

• fiber

• seam

• fabric

• backstitch

changing a regular stitch to make it longer; used to hold temporarily

• pressing

• basting stitch

• regulation stitch

• ironing

The small, hair like structures that make fabric

• fiber

• fabric

• hem

• seam finish

Placing the iron using an up and down motion

• ironing

• pressing

• finishing

• hemming

Securing stitches at the beginning and end of a seam by reversing your stitch

• regulation stitch

• seam finish

• backstitch

• notch

the permanent stitch used to create a seam; 10-12 stitches per inch and #1 code

• basting stitch

• backstitch

• regulation stitch

• hem stitch

prevents the seam from raveling; can be created using a regular machine or a serger

• hem

• seam finish

• backstitch

• basting

the 2 lengthwise finished edges on a piece of fabric created when the fabric is woven

• bias

• staystitching

• straight of grain

• selvages