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Details Flashcards

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Define 5 ways details are created

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  1. Additional fashion elements: Pleats, pockets, collars, yokes, plackets, inserts, godets, peplums…
  2. Closures: buttons, eyelets, frogs, studs, ties, toggles, laces, zippers…
  3. Colour and colour combos
  4. fabric and fabric combos
  5. surface interest: printing, tie-dying, hand printing, stone-washing and quilting …
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Applique

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ornamental needlework in which pieces of fabric are sewn or stuck onto a large piece of fabric to form pictures or patterns.

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Arrowhead

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Metal Head that keeps clothing together

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Beading

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Couture art form. material or a part or a piece consisting of a bead.

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What are two forms of beading discussed in class?

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  1. Seed beads - typically small beads that you can add to your jewelry-making projects in a variety of ways. They are often used for bead weaving and stitching, bead embroidery, and even stringing projects.
  2. Bugle Beads- long, tube shaped glass beads with flat ends.
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Binding

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a narrow strip of fabric attached along the edge of a project. It hides raw edges, so they don’t show or fray, and makes them look nice and finished. ( Inside )

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Piping

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a trim or edging formed by sewing a thin strip of folded fabric — typically bias binding — into a narrow tube and attaching it to the edge of a piece of fabric. It can also include a cord to give it an extra body. ( Outside )

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Braid

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a narrow band of material formed by twisting threads together, used to decorate the edges of clothes

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Buckles

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clasp or catch, particularly for fastening the ends of a belt; or a clasp like an ornament, especially for shoes.

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Bows

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Bows add beauty and enhancement to the finished garments.

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Buttons

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a small, usually circular object that is sewn on a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing, and is used to fasten it.

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Chain

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Metal interloped accesorie

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Clocks

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Decorative and strengthening embroidery on stockings in Europe and America during the 16th-19th centuries.

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Cord

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a trimming made by twisting or plying two or more strands of yarn together ( round )

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Cutouts

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having cut-out sections it which reveal the skin.

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Cutwork

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an embroidery technique where small portions of the fabric are cut out and the raw edges are completely covered with stitches

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Diamante

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fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones.

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Drawstring

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a cord, ribbon, etc, run through a hem around an opening, as on the bottom of a sleeve or at the mouth of a bag, so that when it is pulled tighter, the opening closes

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Embroidery. list two types

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embellishment or exaggeration in the description or reporting of an event.
Satin Stitch
Blanket Stitch

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Entre Deux

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something, most likely fabric, placed between two things portions of a garment

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Epaulets

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ornamental shoulder decorations that showed military rank

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Eyelet

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a small hole or perforation that is used as a fastening, with a cord or hook. Usually, the eyelet is set with a metal, cord or fabric ring. The ‘little eye’ ring reinforces the hole and prevents it from stretching, while the small eye is for threading lace, string or rope through.

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Faggoting

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Form of Entre-Deux ) open a technique of sewing two hemmed pieces of textile together with (decorative) stitching, creating a zigzag pattern, but leaving a narrow gap in between.

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24
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Feathers. List two feathers discussed in class

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faux and real bird feathers. A decorative touch to garments.
1. Ostrich Feathers -
2. Marabou - a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from turkey feathers or the coverts of marabous and used primarily for trimming women’s hats or clothes.

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25
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Flocking

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a method of creating another surface, imitating a piled one. In flocking, fibers or a layer are deposited over a base layer with the help of adhesive. Flocking in fabrics is possible all over the surface or in a localized area as well.

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Flyaway Panel

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27
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Fringe

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an ornamental textile trim applied to an edge of a textile item, such as drapery, a flag, or epaulettes.

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Fur

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globally is from farmed animals such as mink, foxes, and rabbits.

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Grommets

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a ring or edge strip inserted into a hole through thin material, typically a sheet of textile fabric, sheet metal or composite of carbon fiber, wood or honeycomb. Grommets are generally flared or collared on each side to keep them in place, and are often made of metal, plastic, or rubber.

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Foliated Hem

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31
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Handkerchief hem

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when the hemline of a dress or a skirt is made up of panels of fabric that fall in points — like the corners of a handkerchief. The technique is particularly suited to bias cutting, drawing the eye away from the hips and thighs and creating the illusion of an elongated lower half of the body.

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hardware

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Details that incorporate metal and metalware ( hooks and eyes and zippers )

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Jewels

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any jewelry that is not made from precious metals

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Lace / Laces / Laced

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a fine, openwork fabric, typically created from cotton, line, silk or metallic threads to make net mesh patterned work.

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Monogram

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a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or logos.

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Motif

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the basic elements or theme of a piece of art or design. ( source material )

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overstitching

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putting an additional stitch over an area that has already been stitched, usually using a thinner thread

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Paillettes

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a small shiny object (such as a spangle) applied in clusters as a decorative trimming (as on women’s clothing).

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Passementerie

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an ornamental edging or trimming (such as tassels) made of braid, cord, gimp, beading, or metallic thread.

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Patchwork

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a technique of sewing small pieces of shaped fabrics, of mixed patterns, colours and textures, all together to create larger geometric designs.

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pavé

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Pavé is a type of stone setting. As we mentioned pavé essentially means pavement. The reason that this stone setting is called pavé is because the stones are “paved” onto the surface of the metal, much like gravel is paved on streets. Pavé is a setting made up of lots of small gemstones set closely together, usually held on by small beads of metal in between.

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perforations

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hole or pattern made by or as if by piercing or boring. : one of the series of holes (as between rows of postage stamps) in a sheet that serve as an aid in separation.

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pinking

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zigzag cuts in fabric or wood

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piping

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a trim or edging formed by sewing a thin strip of folded fabric — typically bias binding — into a narrow tube and attaching it to the edge of a piece of fabric. It can also include cord to give it extra body. Piping is often used to define or reinforce the style lines of a garment.

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pleats

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a fold or doubling of fabric that is pressed, ironed or creased into place.

46
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pompoms

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a fluffy ball used as trimming on clothing. : a handheld usually brightly colored fluffy ball waved by cheerleaders.

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quilting

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a technique where two or more layers of fabric, usually with light padding in between, are sewn together with lines of stitching. The stitches are often worked in parallel lines, forming squares or diamonds in a geometric pattern.

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rhinestones

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used throughout the clothing and fashion industry on accessories to decorate everything from fingernails to cell phones. They are mostly applied or attached to fabric surfaces using glue, heat or metal settings.

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Ribbing

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covered in rows of raised lines, like a ribbed sweater or a pair of ribbed corduroys. You probably have ribbed clothes in your wardrobe, like a ribbed jacket or ribbed knit cap. Your sofa might also be ribbed, with a pattern of raised bands on its surface.

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ribbon

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a narrow, woven strip or band of fine material which is finished off on all edges. Different types of fabrics fashion each ribbon. The most common are organza, satin and polyester. These materials are frequently used for ornaments, decorations, bow-tying and accessories.

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Rouleau

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A decorative technique that involves creating patterns with piping, cording or bias tape. A rouleau loop uses the same cord or piping as a way of fastening buttons, most notably down the back of bridal gowns.

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Ruching

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a gathered overlay of fabric strips that are pleated, fluted, or gathered together to create a ripple-like effect. The frill or pleat of the fabric, often lace, chiffon or muslin, has evolved from the 16th century ruff.

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Scallops

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a series of convex curves, commonly at the edge of a piece of fabric fabric, that look the edge of a scallop shell when repeated. As a motif, scalloping is particularly popular in haute couture, on collars, hems and necklines.

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Sequins

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a small piece of shiny metal or plastic used as an ornament especially on clothes.

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Shirring

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a decorative sewing technique that involves stitching together many rows of gathered fabrics. Shirring reduces the size of the original fabric while adding texture to the resulting decorative fabric.

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smocking

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an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable.

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Soutache

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known as Russia braid, is a narrow flat decorative braid, a type of galloon, used in the trimming of drapery or clothing.

a narrow braid with herringbone pattern used as trimming

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Studs

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a decorative fastener that fits onto a buttonhole on the front of a pleated shirt, or onto the starched bib of a stiff-front shirt. Such shirts have special buttonholes solely for shirt studs.

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Tassels

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a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.

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Toggles

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Similar to a frog closure, toggles come in two parts: a loop and a button or piece of horn that the loop goes over.

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topstitching

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a sewing technique where the line of stitching is designed to be seen from the outside of the garment, either decorative or functional.

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