Sewing Terms

4. ______The amount of fabric between the edge of the fabric and the stitching line.
6. ______The front or finished side of the fabric that is meant to be visible on the finished garment.
8. ______A single loop or movement of thread through fabric made by hand or machine.
9. ______A small spool that holds the lower thread of a sewing machine.
11. ______A small tool with a sharp point and blade used to carefully remove stitches.
13. ______A thin strand of cotton, polyester, or another material used to sew fabric together.
14. ______The finished edge of a garment, usually created by folding and sewing the fabric edge.
15. ______Material made from fibers that is used to create clothing, accessories, and other sewing projects.
17. ______The process of using sewing pins to temporarily hold pieces of fabric together before they are sewn.
19. ______The back or unfinished side of the fabric that is normally hidden inside the garment.
22. ______The part of the sewing machine that holds the spool of thread in place.
23. ______A line marked on a sewing pattern that indicates where a ¾-inch seam allowance or stitching line should be used.

1. ______A paper template used to cut fabric into the correct shapes and sizes for a garment or project.
2. ______A sewing machine stitch used at the beginning and end of a seam to keep the stitches from coming undone.
3. ______A machine that uses a needle and thread to stitch pieces of fabric together.
5. ______Small marks or triangles cut into the edge of a pattern and fabric to help match pieces together correctly.
7. ______The process of putting thread through the sewing machine or the eye of a needle.
10. ______The line on a sewing pattern that shows where the fabric should be cut.
12. ______The sewing machine part that holds fabric flat against the feed dogs while sewing.
16. ______The unfinished edge of fabric that has been cut and may fray.
18. ______A thin, pointed tool used to pass thread through fabric when sewing by hand.
20. ______A raised or textured surface on fabric that can look different depending on which direction it is brushed or viewed.
21. ______The finished edge of fabric that runs along the length of the fabric and does not easily unravel.
22. ______The line where two or more pieces of fabric are sewn together.