Practical Sewing: Step-by-step to Perfect Dressmaking and Home Sewing |
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adjust alteration armhole attach backstitch Baste and stitch basting and press belt binding bobbin bodice bottom button buttonhole center back center front chalk cloth cm/in collar color cord corners cotton cover cuff curtain curved dart decorative diagonal basting dress embroidery embroidery stitch facing Fasten fibers finish flat fold line foot gathers gusset hem stitch hems hole hook insert interfacing iron join knit knot length loop lower edge machine embroidery matching measure mm/in motif neck edge neckline patch pattern pieces petersham piece of fabric piping pleat pocket polyester position Press seam open pull quilting raw edges Remove basting Remove pins running stitch satin stitch seam allowances seamline sewing shape shoulder seams side seams silk skirt Slip stitch snip straight grain straight stitch strip synthetic tape thread top edge top stitching topstitched trousers tucks Turn underarm Velcro waist width WS of garment yoke zigzag zipper