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4.01 fashion vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ball-head Pins | Pins with colorful glass or plastic heads that are easy to pick up and are used to hold fabric pieces together. |
| Ballpoint Pins | Pins with a rounded point that slide between the yarns of knit fabric and help prevent snags. |
| Bobbin | The small spool that holds the lower thread in a sewing machine. The machine uses the bobbin thread with the upper thread to make a stitch. |
| Bobbin Case | The part of a sewing machine that holds the bobbin and controls the tension of the bobbin thread. |
| Bobbin Cover or Slide Plate | The cover that protects the bobbin area while sewing. It can be removed or slid aside to load the bobbin. |
| Bodkin | A large, blunt sewing tool used to pull elastic, cord, or other materials through a casing. |
| Dressmaker Shears | 7–8 inch fabric-cutting scissors with a bent handle that helps fabric lie flat while cutting. |
| Embroidery Scissors | Small 3–4 inch scissors with very pointed tips used for cutting buttonholes and trimming embroidery threads. |
| Fabric Marking Pen | A pen used to mark darts, notches, circles, squares, and other symbols on fabric. The marks disappear with water or over time. |
| Feed Dog or Feed | The sewing machine mechanism that moves the fabric under the needle as you sew. |
| Hand Sewing Needles | Needles used for hand sewing tasks such as basting, hemming, and attaching buttons, snaps, hooks, and eyes. |
| Hand Wheel | The wheel on a sewing machine that moves the needle and take-up lever. It should always be turned toward you. |
| Hem Gauge | A measuring tool used to measure and mark straight and curved hems. |
| Iron | A heated appliance used to press and steam fabric during and after sewing. |
| Ironing Board | A sturdy, flat surface with a padded cover used for ironing, pressing, and steaming fabric. |
| Loop Turner | A long metal sewing tool with a hook used to turn narrow tubes, casings, or bias tubing right side out. |
| Needle | A thin, pointed piece of metal with an eye for thread, used for sewing. |
| Needle Threader | A small tool with a thin wire that helps put thread through the eye of a needle. |
| Pincushion | A cushion used to safely store pins. Some pincushions contain emery that can help sharpen dull pins. |
| Pinking Shears | Scissors with zigzag edges that help finish raw fabric edges and prevent raveling. They should not be used to cut pattern pieces. |
| Point Presser | A narrow wooden pressing tool with a pointed end used to press collar points and curved or straight edges. |
| Pointer | A wooden sewing tool with a pointed end for pushing out corners and a rounded edge for holding a seam open while pressing. |
| Press Cloth | A lightweight cloth placed between an iron and fabric to prevent shine, marks, or scorching. |
| Presser Foot | The sewing machine part that holds the fabric down while the feed dogs move it under the needle. |
| Rotary Cutter | A cutting tool with a round blade that makes clean, straight cuts through layers of fabric. It must be used with a self-healing cutting mat. |
| Seam Ripper | A small tool used to remove stitches. Its blade lifts the thread away from the fabric before cutting it. |
| Seam Roll | A long, narrow, tube-shaped cushion used for pressing seams and small curved areas. |
| Serger | A special sewing machine that finishes fabric edges and helps prevent them from fraying. |
| Sewing Scissors | Scissors with small round handles and 4–6 inch blades used for detail work such as clipping curves and corners. |
| Sewing/Seam Gauge | A measuring tool used to measure seam allowances and hems. |
| Silk Pins | Fine pins made of stainless steel or brass that are used with many types of fabric to hold pieces together. |
| Skirt Marker | A measuring tool used to measure and mark a skirt hemline with pins or chalk. |
| Sleeve Board | A small ironing board, about 20 inches long, used to press narrow areas such as sleeves. |
| Tailor's Chalk | A small piece of chalk or pencil used to mark pattern symbols on fabric. The marks can be brushed away or removed with pressing. |
| Tailor's Ham | A firm, rounded cushion used to press curved areas of garments, such as darts and curved seams. |
| Tape Measure | A flexible measuring tool used to take body measurements and measure fabric or pattern pieces. |
| Thimble | A metal or plastic tool worn on the finger to protect it while hand sewing and help push the needle through fabric. |
| Thread Clipper | A small cutting tool with spring-action blades used to cut thread ends. |
| Thread Markings | Simple hand-sewn stitches used to transfer pattern symbols and construction lines onto fabric. |
| Thread Tension | The amount of tension on the thread as it passes through the sewing machine to form a stitch. |
| Tracing Wheel | A tool with a wheel that transfers pattern symbols onto fabric, usually with special carbon paper. |
| Transparent Ruler | A clear measuring tool used to measure and mark buttonholes, pleats, tucks, and bias strips. |
| Yard Stick | A long, rigid measuring tool used for skirt hems and other sewing tasks requiring long measurements. |
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