Sewing Terms Assessment - 7th Grade

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

A guide for cutting, pinning and stitching.

• Pattern

• Backstitch

• Layout

• Fabric

to remove wrinkles or smooth fabrics with a heated iron

• iron
• notions
• pattern
• layout

A whip stitch looks like...

• a dashed line. - - - -

• a solid line. _

• a line of slashes. ///

• a line of hashtags. ###

A line of stitching is called a ...

• Seam

• Backstitch

• Pivot

• Seam Allowance

A backstitch is formed by ...

• Sewing up through the fabric, pulling snug, then down through the fabric and pulling snug. Repeat.

• Sewing up forward a stitch through the fabric, pulling snug, then down through the fabric back to the last stitch, and pulling snug. Repeat.

• Sewing up through the fabric, pulling snug, then whip it around the edge to the back of the fabric. Repeat.

• Sewing down through the fabric, pulling snug, then up through the fabric and pulling snug. Repeat.

material, or cloth, made from yarn/thread/etc.

• fabric
• grade
• grain of fabric
• layout

A backstitch looks like...

• a dashed line. - - - -

• a solid line. _

• a line of slashes. ///

• a line of hashtags. ###

A straight stitch looks like...

• a dashed line. - - - -

• a solid line. _

• a line of slashes. ///

• a line of hashtags. ###

A straight stitch is formed by ...

• Sewing up through the fabric, pulling snug, then down through the fabric and pulling snug. Repeat.

• Sewing up forward a stitch through the fabric, pulling snug, then down through the fabric back to the last stitch, and pulling snug. Repeat.

• Sewing up through the fabric, pulling snug, then whip it around the edge to the back of the fabric. Repeat.

• Sewing down through the fabric, pulling snug, then up through the fabric and pulling snug. Repeat.