Part 1 - Garment Construction Flashcards
Bias binding is
- A strip of fabric cut on length grain used to decorate a garment
False
Bias binding is
- fabric strips cut on bias used to finish a raw edge
True
Bias binding is
- a type of facing
True
Diagonal and angled are examples of
- two kinds of sleeves
- two kinds of necklines
- two kinds of facings
Two kinds of facings
When finishing a hem of a heavy woolen fabric that drags easily, what is the appropriate hem finish?
- bound hem finish
- twin needle finish
- zig zag finish
Bound hem finish
You have to hem your prom dress and you Mark and finish it without the shoes you will wear that night. You then buy shoes that have 2 inch heels for prom night, you cannot change the hem therefor you go with it . How till the hem appear prom night?
Shorter in the back and longer in the front
The appropriate term used in the industry when using an iron, which when describing the action is using up and down motions while raising and lowering the iron on the fabric is
- steaming
- pressing
- beating
Pressing
A way to prevent fabric from stretching while you are sewing seams together is
Staystitching
Buttons and buttonholes on men’s garments are positioned in the following way
Buttons go on the right side while buttonholes go on the left side of a men’s garment
To achieve patch pockets with a professional look, that have smooth right angles, the corners:
Are mitered
What sleeve is unique because it is included with the bodice, meaning they are cut as one piece?
Kimono
To strengthen thread when seeing on buttons and when hand sewing, the item that is used is
Beeswax
To obtain mirror image pieces of a pattern piece when laying it on unfolded fabric, you must lay out the patter piece twice on the same side
False
To obtain mirror image pieces of a pattern piece when laying it on unfolded fabric, you must fold the fabric grain to grain, then layout the pattern to cut down on time
True
To obtain mirror image pieces of a pattern piece when laying it on unfolded fabric, you must lay out the pattern once on the right side then flip it to the other side on the unfolded fabric
True
What item is used in accentuate outerwear, such as coats and jackets that adds symmetry and shape
Shoulder pads
When making a tailored jacket with a loosely woven wool fabric, you must reinforce or stabilize the pattern pieces before sewing it together. What is the item that must be used?
Underlining
A type of sleeve that does not have a shoulder seam is called
Dolman
Commercial patterns are not alike from industry patterns in the sense that the seam allowance is 5/8 inch, while industry seam allowance is determined by the company
True
Commercial patterns are not alike from industry patterns in the sense that commercial patterns are offered in various sizes on the same sheet, while industry patterns are one size
True
Commercial patterns are not alike from industry patterns in the sense that they do not come with instructions, whereas industry pattern come with a step by step instruction manual
False
The best way to iron a garment to avoid damage is
Use the tip of the iron
To add body to a collar when sewing it together, include
Interfacing
What is the primary purpose of a dart?
Direct the fullness in a certain location and give shape to a garment
Horizontal darts such as the bust dart are ironed in the following direction
Down
When sewing a pocket in a seam, in order to reinforce the pockets at the seam, what must you add?
Interfacing
Darts that are placed in a vertical position like the waist dart are pressed in what direction?
Towards the center
Interfacing is
A third layer of fabric used between the garment and a facing to give support and shape to the garment
How to layout and cut a commercial pattern, as well as constructing it , can be found
- commercial pattern guide sheet
- commercial pattern itself
- commercial pattern envelope
Commercial pattern guide sheet
To construct the lining of a jacket the three pieces you need from the jacket itself are
Bodice front, bodice back, and sleeve
The best guide to remember when determining how wide a hem should be on a skirt is
The more volume in a skirt, the smaller, narrower the hem should be
What are some tools/techniques used to transfer information from pattern pieces to fabric? Tailors chalk Tailors tracks Tracing paper Pencil and ink
Tailors chalk tailors track and tracing paper
When sewing a seam together, if one side is longer and the other side is shower, you achieve to fit the longer side to the short with gathers or creating tucks. This action is called
Easing
When comparing the bottom part of a collar to the top part of a collar, the bottom is
1/4 inch smaller
When trimming the seam allowance from the lower part of the armhole, to reduce bulk, cut off
1/8 of an inch from the half inch seam allowance
3/8 of an inch from the half inch seam allowance
1/4 of an inch from the half inch seam allowance
1/4 of an inch from the 1/2 seam allowance
Facing is
Fabric that is cut on the same grain as the pattern piece, sewn an used to finish the raw edge
Fabric that is used to fully line a garment
Fabric that is sewn to accentuate the design
Fabric that is cut on the same grain as the pattern piece, sewn an used to finish the raw edge
Stitched and pinked refers to
Sewing a seam and trimming the edge with pinking shears
When hemming a circular skirt, which has bias in it , you must let it hang for — before hemming it
24 hours
To prevent the rolling out of a bottom collar, use the following stitch
Understiching
Patch, side, in seam, and welt are all kinds of
Pockets
The first type of fastener and most commonly used is
Buttons
You can insert and apply a zipper in a garment by lapped
Yes
You can insert and apply a zipper in a garment by centered or slot
True
You can insert and apply a zipper in a garment by bias
False
You can insert and apply a zipper in a garment by invisible
True
To reduce the bulk along the waistband of a lined pair of pants, the lining darts, as oppose to the fabric of the pants, are pressed in what direction?
Both darts towards the side seams
The type of pocket that can be included within the pattern of the garment as well as cut out from the same fabric or cut out in different fabric then inserted into the seam is
In-seam pocket
To identify the back and front of a sleeve sloper
The front of the cap has 1 notch while the back had two notches
Overlooking is a sewing technique used to prevent a seam from fraying
True
Overlooking is a sewing technique that uses only one spool of thread
False
Overlooking is a sewing technique used to finish a raw edge
True
Select that parts of a sleeve sloper Princess Apex Bicep Cap
Bicep
Cap
To obtain sharp points at corners such as those in collars the best practice is
Take one or two diagonal stitches across the corner
Velcro is best described as
A fastener that is made up of two strips of material, one being a fuzzy surface and the other made of many tiny plastic loops
