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Sewing Vocabulary

learn words and definitions involved in sewing

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Backstitch / Back tack 2 or 3 reverse stitches to secure the stitches at the beginning and end of a seam. A backstitch or a back tack will secure the stitches and prevent your seam from coming undone.
Bobbin A small spool that goes into your sewing machine to supply the bottom thread in your stitches. It's loaded into the bobbin case and then inserted into your sewing machine.
Notch A notch can also mean a marking on the pattern to help align two pieces on a long seam or curved pattern pieces.
Feed dogs The feed dogs are the teeth that transport the fabric through your sewing machine. They are located under the presser foot and can be dropped when you are sewing buttons on your sewing machine.
Hem The bottom edge of a garment often folded up towards the inside of the garment.
Pins There are many different pins. They can vary in length and thickness, with colorful ball-shaped glass heads or without.
Pressing Use an iron to press seams open or to one side. Do this while you work on your garment to get the best results. This is different than ironing the fabric, so lift the iron slightly when you move then press down.
Presser foot It presses the foot against the feed dogs of your sewing machine while you sew.
Running stitch A simple hand-sewn stitch that weaves up and down through the fabric, creating a dashed line of stitches. Use this for basting or gathering fabric.
Seam The line where you sew together two pieces of fabric.
Seam ripper A small tool to unpick a row of stitches. Replace these occasionally when the knife is dull.
Straight stitch The most basic machine stitch, that produces a single row of straight, even stitches. It's used to construct a garment and for topstitching.
Zigzag stitch Z-shaped stitch that can be used on knits, stretch fabrics, to sew buttonholes and as a finish for raw edges.
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