Dressmaking Made Easy

ALTERING PATTERN animal fiber backstitch band baste and stitch belt Bias Binding bias edge bias strip blanket stitches blouse brush button buttonhole stitch camisole center front coat collar and facing cord corner cotton crêpe cuff cupboard dart decoration diagonally dress form Edge Fig fagoting fasten fiber finish fitting folded edge French seam front and back Fuller's earth fulness gathers hemmed hemstitching hole Inserted Pocket iron length lengthwise line of basting linen lower edge mark muslin necessary neck needle overcasted Placket plain seam plain weave pocket piece pressed open raw edge remove right side running stitches Seam Fig seam line sewing lines shoes shoulder seam shrink side of garment silk skirt sleeve seam Snap Fasteners Stitch Fig straight straight edge strip of material tailored garments tape Testing Pattern trim tucks turned edge twill under-arm seam virgin wool weave welt width woolen wrong side