Sewing Terms

2. Short, stiff piece of wire with a pointed end. Ball pins have a plastic ball on the top. Used to hold cloth together before sewing it.
7. Attractive side of fabric that you want showing
10. Very sharp scissors for cutting fabric ONLY
12. The area between the edge of the fabric and the seam line. Can range from 1/4 inch to several inches. The most common allowance is 5/8 inch.
14. Opposite of the right side. Side that is on inside.
15. On a woven piece of fabric, like cotton, the ___ is the lengthwise or longitudinal thread in piece of fabric.

1. A fabric used for strength and stabilization
2. To leave the needle in fabric, raise the presser foot and turn the fabric at a 45-degree angle. Then lower the pressure foot and start sewing. Used to sew square seams.
3. The raised, hairy or downy surface on fabrics such as corduroy and flannel.
4. A tool with a small hook on one end that can slip under a stitch and get close enough to it to cut the stitch and not damage the fabric. Used to undo stitches.
5. On a woven piece of fabric, like cotton, the ____is woven through the warp to piece of fabric.
6. Holds the bottom thread on a sewing machine
8. Edge of fabric that has been cut
9. Tightly woven edge of fabric. Parallel to the weft and is created by the ends of the warp. Is usually cut off when fabric is used.
11. The line formed by sewing together two pieces of fabric
13. The diagonal grain of a fabric. The bias is at 45 degrees to its warp and weft.