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WorksheetsCostume Skills - Terminology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
In terms of construction, what is a Pattern?
The design on the fabric.
Template from which parts of a garment are chalked onto fabric before being cut & assembled.
A protective overshoe.
A particular & repetitive way something is assembled.
What is Seam Allowance?
The hem of a garment.
A tacking line
The area between the edge of the fabric and the sew line.
The amount of fabric that is required for a particular piece.
What is a Grain Line?
The direction of the bias of the fabric.
The direction of the vertical weave (warp) on a piece of fabric.
The seam allowance line.
The direction of the horizontal weave (weft) on a piece of fabric.
Which of these images shows a Selvedge?
What is Tailors Chalk?
Coloured chalk used to mark out pattern information onto fabric.
Specific chalk only used in tailoring.
A brand of blackboard chalk
A permanent marker
Which picture shows a Pattern Master?
What is Pressing?
Applying pressure to the fabric with your hand.
Applying pressure and heat to fabric using an iron.
Applying a weight to fabric on the cutting table to prevent it slipping whilst cutting.
Pinching the fabric between two fingers.
What is Calico?
100% natural fabric used for making toiles and garments.
100% synthetic fabric used for making toiles and garments.
A stretch fabric used for cutting on the stand.
A type of fake fur.
Which of these images shows a Hem?
Which of these is a Slip Stitch?
When would you use a Top Stitch?
To finish a hem or seam with invisible stitching.
To stitch the top end of the garment only.
To finish a hem or seam with visible stitching.
In millinery on top hats.
Is Flat Tacking........
A hand sewing technique used to mark sewing lines and other information onto fabric.
A specific machine stitch.
Using pins to hold the fabric together.
A hand stitch to hold up a hem.
Which item has been Gathered?
What is Overlocking?
A machine stitch used to secure the edge of a piece of fabric.
A hand stitch used to finish the edge of a garment.
A repetitive decorative hand stitch technique.
A kind of slipstitch.
Which image shows a Dart?
