Sewing terms Crossword

temporary long running stitches, made by machine or hand, that hold fabric together before the final permanent stitching.
refers to the diagonal of the fabric; a cut that’s made diagonally across the crosswise and lengthwise grain of the fabric
you make snips in the seam allowance, up to but not through the stitching, to allow the fabric to open around curves or to lay flat
a folded wedge of fabric used to shape a garment, particularly over curves.
the difference in the amount of fabric in a garment compared to the wearer’s measurements.
A line of stitching very close to a seam line or garment edge.
A fabric piece used to create a finished edge on a garment, mirroring the edge it is sewn to and creating a enclosed edge
The process of taking up a length of fabric in order to seam it to a shorter piece of fabric.
The imaginary line running lengthwise on the fabric, always parallel to the selvage edge
The finished bottom edge of a garment, usually folded up and sewn.
A layer of of fabric used to stabilize the fashion fabric in a garment
A fabric texture that runs in a specific direction (for example, velvets and corduroys).
The side of the fabric designed to be on the outside of the garment.
The line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together.
the distance from the edge of the cut fabric piece to the stitching, which can vary according to the pattern and fabric.
The woven edge of a fabric that runs parallel to the lengthwise grain.
a row of stitches seen on the outside of a garment.
A row of stitching that attaches the facing to the seam allowance on the inside of the garment.
The side of the fabric intended to be on the inside of the garment.
A length of fabric. Patterns will indicate required needed