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2. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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   A sewing circle is a group of people, usually women, who meet and work on sewing projects together. sloper A sloper is a base pattern used to develop other patterns. Often called a Block or Master Pattern. This pattern is highly developed and very accurate pattern that is designed to fit a specific set of measurements.

3. List of sewing stitches - Wikipedia

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   types of hand sewing stitches. This is a list of stitches used in hand and machine sewing. The most common standard for stitches in the apparel industry is ASTM International ASTM D6193-16(2020) [1] The standard also covers various types of seams. Under this classification of stitches there are basic groups as follows:

4. Soutache - Wikipedia

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   Soutache is created by weaving a decorative thread around and between two parallel cords and completely covering the cores; this produces a piece of trim with a braided or herringbone pattern. [2] Often woven of metallic bullion thread, silk, or a blend of silk and wool, [ 1 ] : 239 soutache began to be made of rayon and other synthetic fibers ...

5. Trim (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   Elaborate gold metallic lace trim c. 1760–65. Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament, such as gimp, passementerie, ribbon, ruffles, or, as a verb, to apply such ornament. Before the Industrial Revolution, all trim was made and applied by hand, thus making heavily trimmed furnishings and garments expensive and ...

6. Rickrack - Wikipedia

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   Rickrack is a flat piece of braided trim, shaped like a zigzag. It is used as a decorative element in clothes or curtains. [2] Before the prevalence of sewing machines and overlockers, rickrack was used to provide a finished edge to fabric, [3] and its popularity was in part due to its sturdiness and ability to stand up to harsh washing ...

7. Ruffle (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   Portrait of a woman wearing a heavily ruffled cap, 1789 Mechanical ruffler by Singer, used on domestic sewing machines. In sewing and dressmaking, a ruffle, frill, or furbelow is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment, bedding, or other textile as a form of trimming.

8. Gimp (thread) - Wikipedia

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   Gimp is a narrow ornamental trim used in sewing or embroidery. It is made of silk, wool, polyester, or cotton and is often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it. Gimp is used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Originally the term referred to a thread with a cord or wire in the center, but now is mainly ...

9. Grosgrain - Wikipedia

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   A close-up of a piece of grosgrain ribbon. Note the ribs that go across the ribbon. Grosgrain ribbons in various colors and widths. Grosgrain (/ ˈ ɡ r oʊ ɡ r eɪ n / GROH-grayn, [1] also sometimes / ˈ ɡ r ɒ s ɡ r eɪ n / GROS-grayn) is a type of fabric or ribbon defined by the fact that its weft is heavier than its warp, creating prominent transverse ribs.