Test 2

Question 1

Stitch class 100

Answer 1

aka chainstitch. Simplest stitch type. Has one or more needle threads and is formed by interloping. This stitch is very insecure and unravels easily. If a stick is broken or skipper or if that last loop is not fastened securely. This stitch is used for sewing buttons and buttonholes, hemming, basting, and pad stitching.

Question 2

Stitch class 200

Answer 2

aka hand stitch. Is made with a needle that is passed from one side of the material to the other as a single line of thread. The most important machine to duplicate this stitch is a pick stitching machine.

Question 3

Stitch class 300

Answer 3

aka lockstitch. The most common stitch type. Has two or more groups of threads that interlace to form the stitch. One group is called the needle threads and the other the bobbin threads. These stitches do not unravel easily and always require a bobbin. Very versatile. They are used for seaming, hemming, and setting zippers and pockets.

Question 4

Understitch

Answer 4

A stitch used on enclosed seams to precent the seam from rolling to the face side

Question 5

Edgestitch

Answer 5

A row of machine stitching close to a seamline or garment edge

Question 6

Topstitch

Answer 6

A row of stitching that shows on the face side of the garment. Generally topstitching is sewn with the garment face side up

Question 7

Easestitch

Answer 7

A seam that joins two piles of unequal length by easing the longer section to the shorter one so the difference in length is imperceptible.

Question 8

Grade

Answer 8

trimming your seam to various levels making each layer of fabric a different width. Doing this reduces bulk within the seam area.

Question 9

Trim

Answer 9

The process of cutting away some material during the construction process

Question 10

Facing

Answer 10

A garment component used to finish straight and curved edges. On a curved edge a separate facing is generally preferred.

Question 11

stitch class 500

Answer 11

aka the over edge stitch. formed with one or more groups of threads that interlope to from a thread sheath around the fabric edge. Used in an overlock machine and serger

Question 12

samplemaker

Answer 12

An indicudal who makes the sample garment

Question 13

patternmaker

Answer 13

An individual who makes any paper pattern, but especially the first paper pattern

Question 14

sample garment

Answer 14

The first garment made form the design sketch

Question 15

first pattern

Answer 15

The pattern created from a design sketch for the fist sample garment

Question 16

production pattern

Answer 16

A perfected patter used for cutting garments for mass production

Question 17

duplicates

Answer 17

A copy of the original prototype garment in the sample size. In the sewing room, duplicates are used as a guide and standard for production by the contractor or factory foreman. They are also used by the marketing staff to advertise the product in print and showrooms.

Question 18

Design ideas three categories

Answer 18

1. modification of new fabrications of successful styles from the current or previous season and adaptations of current trends
2. Knockoff or copies of more expensive high fashion designs
3. orignial trend setting designs

Question 19

croquis

Answer 19

A sketch of a design idea

Question 20

slopers

Answer 20

A manufactures pattern for a basic silhouette

Question 21

foundations pattern

Answer 21

The basic block for a pattern; also called a sloper

Question 22

trial garment

Answer 22

The first garment made from the design sketch

Question 23

underpressing

Answer 23

The group of pressing operations performed during the construction method

Question 24

model/ style number

Answer 24

A particular model or garment in the collection

Question 25

production patternmaker

Answer 25

an indicial responsible for perfecting the first pattern for the prototype and making the pattern that will be used for the production of the garment

Question 26

proofing

Answer 26

To make one or more garments using the perfected first pattern and industry techniques, to be sure the garment meets the firms fit, quality, and production standards

Question 27

costing

Answer 27

estimation of the cost to produce a garment. In some firms, the designer considers only the costs for materials and labor; in others he or she considers all costs and profits.

Question 28

production engineer

Answer 28

an individual responsible for using for using the equipment, labor, and materials of the factory

Question 29

grading

Answer 29

a method for increasing and decreasing the sizes of the individual pattern pieces so that garments in larger and smaller sizes will have the same appearance, fit, and proportion as the sample garment.

Question 30

cut-make-trim

Answer 30

an outside firm that cuts and sews garments

Question 31

marking

Answer 31

planning the layouts and making markers

Question 32

spreading

Answer 32

the fabrics to create a spread of lay

Question 33

cut parts

Answer 33

cutting the lay into cut parts -> the individual garment components or garment parts

Question 34

bundling

Answer 34

the cut parts so they are ready for sewing or other procedures such as fussing interfacing, pleating, shirring, or silk screening.

Question 35

stacking up / laying up the cut

Answer 35

the process of stacking the material one layer on top of another to create a lay. Whether it is done manually or with a spreader it is a slow, time consuming process because it must be done with precisely to avoid fabric waste and to ensure that the piles are aligned so the parts can be cut accuratly

Question 36

whole garment / single- hand production

Answer 36

A production in which one person assembles all or most of the garment

Question 37

operators

Answer 37

individuals who assemble garment components at sewing machines

Question 38

finishers

Answer 38

individuals who do finishing or hand sewing on garments

Question 39

pressing

Answer 39

the the process of shaping the material, garment components, and completed garments with heat, moisture, pressure, and time. The two types of pressing operations are underpressing and off-pressing

Question 40

Underpressing

Answer 40

incldues all pressing operations performed during the construction of the garment. It prepares each component for the next sewing operation and included busting seams, pressing darts and pocket, molding and shaping garment parts, fusing, creasing, and shrinking. Although underdressing adds to the quality of the garment it is generally kept to a minimum because it increases the cost of production. On better garments underdressing occurs at various stages of assembly

Question 41

Top pressing / Finish pressing/ off pressing

Answer 41

Is the final pressing. It describes the pressing operations performed after the garment has been assembles. It includes pressing edges, reviving the nap, removing any glazing, and smoothing the fabric.

Question 42

centered zipper

Answer 42

visible zipper. What I used in skirt

Question 43

lapped zipper

Answer 43

covers zipper chain. One side of zipper welt laps over another

Question 44

invisible zipper

Answer 44

looks like a continuation of seam.

Question 45

fly zipper

Answer 45

type of welt or lapped zipper that is decorative and functional. Most jeans. top is usually finished with a waistband

Question 46

double turn hem

Answer 46

is commonly used on casual and washable garments. It can be narrow as on jeans and shirts, or wiser for tops and pockets.

Question 47

Narrow hems

Answer 47

(rolled and chiffon) are used on lightweightt and transparent garments.

Question 48

Hand hemming

Answer 48

on better garments hems are generally finished inconspicuously by hand.