#4 sewing terms

1. The front, or face of the fabric. This is the side of the fabric designed to be on the outside of the garment. 

• right side

• bias

• bobbin

• binding

1. A direction of a piece of woven fabric

• right side

• bias

• bobbin

• binding

1. A self-healing board used for cutting fabric on. That is often marked with measuring grids. 

• frogging

• ruching

• yarn

• cutting mat

1. The art of unpicking stitches

• frogging

• ruching

• yarn

• cutting mat

1. A continuous length of interlocking fibers. It can be made from natural or synthetic fibers. 

• frogging

• ruching

• yarn

• cutting mat

1. Also known as gathering, sections can be gathered into seams.

• frogging

• ruching

• yarn

• cutting mat

1. A tangled loop of stitching on the bobbin side of the fabric, that is a result of improper tension applied to the sewing machine

• tacking

• feed dogs

• grain

• bumblebunching

1. Describes the direction of the warp and the weft in a woven fabric

• tacking

• feed dogs

• grain

• bumblebunching

1. Small jagged feet that sit under the presser foot of a sewing machine

• tacking

• feed dogs

• grain

• bumblebunching

1. Big stitches used to hold 2 pieces of cloth together to make it easier to sew. These temporary stitches are removed once a permanent seam is completed. 

• tacking

• feed dogs

• grain

• bumblebunching