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armhole baste to place beading belt bias strip binding blanket stitch bottom box plait braid buttonhole buttonhole stitch buttons cambric center back center front chroma cloth cord corset cover costume cotton crease crêpe cuff curve decoration desired drafted draping drawers dress embroidered embroidery entre-deux equals one-half equals one-quarter fabrics fasten featherstitching fiber finished fitting flounce folded edge fulness garment gathers gown guimpe hand measure hems hemstitching hip line lace length linen lingerie lower edge machine mark material middy blouse nainsook neck line needle one-eighth inch one-half inch one-quarter inch overhanded peplum petticoat piece raw edge right side ruffle running stitches seam lines selvedge sewing shirtwaist pattern shoulder seam side gore silk skirt pattern sleeve snap fasteners straight straight edge tape three-quarter inch trace trimming tucks turned edge twilled underarm seam undergarments upper waist line warp wear weave width wool wrong side yoke