Across
- 3. the tightly woven edge of a fabric.
- 4. the line where two pieces of fabric are tightly held together by thread.
- 7. line- a line that runs parallel to the warp threads in a piece of fabric. Marked with a long arrow on pattern pieces
- 11. outermost edge of a pattern piece that you cut along.
- 14. parallel rows of stitching are made along the edge of the fabric to be gathered.
- 15. has an eye but no head
- 16. very sharp scissors used ONLY for cutting fabric
- 18. created by stitching out a wedge of fabric to create a three dimensional shape
- 19. The “back” of a piece of fabric that has a distinct front and back
- 22. paper or cardboard templates from which parts of a garment or object are traced onto fabric before sewing.
- 24. joining fabric with long removable stitches
Down
- 1. threads in a woven fabric that run the length of the fabric.
- 2. the area between the edge of the fabric and the stitching line.
- 5. a protective shield worn on the finger or thumb
- 6. threads in a woven fabric that run the width of the fabric
- 8. The “front” of a piece of fabric
- 9. has a head but no eye
- 10. multiple threads twisted together to make a length of very small rope, used for light weight tasks
- 12. a fine strand of twisted fibers used for sewing.
- 13. used to invisibly join two folded edges of fabric.
- 17. loose fiber used for filling three-dimensional objects.
- 20. stretchy direction that exists in woven fabric at 45 degrees to the warp and weft threads.
- 21. a piece of fabric inserted into a seam to increase width.
- 23. a small mark on a pattern that matches up to the pattern piece next to it, and V-shaped cut from seam allowance along a curve to allow curves to lie flat
