Sewing Vocabulary

Small, sharp metal pieces with a hole in one end.

• Hand needle

• Fabric scissors

• Seam ripper

• Pins

A small tool with a pointed edge used to remove stitches from a piece of fabric.

• Hand needle

• Fabric scissors

• Seam ripper

• Pins

Small pillows used to hold pins when not in use.

• Pin cushion

• Tape Measure

• Seam ripper

• Pins

Use this to power your sewing machine.

• Foot pedal

• Presser foot

• Thimble

• Feed dog

The toothed metal piece underneath the stitch plate that moves up and down to push the fabric along.

• Foot pedal

• Presser foot

• Thimble

• Feed dog

The edge of the piece of fabric after it is cut but before it is hemmed.

• Raw edge

• Face

• Backstitch

• Seam

The line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together.

• Raw edge

• Face

• Backstitch

• Seam

The process of sewing a piece of fabric onto another piece of fabric, sewing close to the edges of the shape that you attach.

• Applique

• Baste

• Embroidery

• Sewing Notion

An item that is sewn or attached to a finished sewing project, such as a button or snap.

• Applique

• Baste

• Embroidery

• Sewing Notion

A long, thin strand of fibers, like cotton or wool.

• Thread

• Bobbin

• Pattern

• Thimble