1st Year HE Key Words

Embroidery

• Is used to transfer pattern markings from paper pattern pieces on to fabric 

• Is used to decorate fabrics, such as a floral design 

• Is a stitch used to make a wide piece of fabric fit into a narrower piece 

• Is a temporary stitch used to hold the fabric together 

Tacking stich is used… 

• As a decorative stitch 

• Is a temporary stitch that is removed when permanent stitching is done

• Is a machine stitch

• To fill in shapes such as leaves and petals 

Bias

• Is used to mark out fabric

• Are embroidery threads

• A measurement of fabric

• Refers to the diagonal line of a fabric  

 warp/ selvage threads 

• Are threads that run down the length of a fabric  

• Are loose threads

• Are threads that are sewing into fabric

• Threads removed after permanent stitching

Pins are used to…

• sew two pieces of fabric together

• hold fabric in position

• To cut out fabric and thread

• To sew seams

Pinking shears

• Use to chalk out a pattern onto fabric

• Used to sew seams

• Used to trim the edges of fabric

• Used to measure fabric

Permanent stitches are used to…

• Make a long-term stitch in a piece of fabric

• Decorate a piece of clothing or cloth

• Hold pieces of fabric together for a short period

• Collective name for machine stitching

A pattern..

• Is correcting choosing the fabric to be sewn

• Is the term to describe the design of a craft

• is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric before being cut out 

• Is the name for decorations attached to textiles

Textiles is …

• a type of cloth or woven fabric

• The study of sewing

• The stitches used in sewing

• Another word for fashion

Sustainability means..

• to recycle

• To reduce

• To not recycle

• avoidance of the use of natural resources in order to keep materials for longer so that we can keep the resources for future generations.