Sewing Terminology Assessment - 8th Grade

material, or cloth, made from yarn

• fabric
• grade
• grain of fabric
• layout

to remove wrinkles or smooth fabrics with a heated iron

• iron
• notions
• pattern
• layout

Raising and lowering the iron from one area to the next, often used to create a crease or smooth a detailed area.

• iron
• pattern markings
• pattern guide
• press

The term meaning: To tie a knot on the sewing machine.

• Straight Stitch

• Whip Stitch

• Backstitch

• Running Stitch

When making a backstitch, how many stitches do you go forward, backward and then forward again? How many layers of stitching does this create?

• 3 & 3

• 2 & 2

• 4 & 4

• 3 & 4

A guide for cutting, pinning and stitching.

• Pattern

• Backstitch

• Layout

• Fabric

The seam allowance is the distance between....

• The stitching and the edge of the fabric

• The line and the edge of the fabric

• The needle and the stitching

• the pin and the needle

A line of stitching is called a ...

• Seam

• Backstitch

• Pivot

• Seam Allowance