Clothing 1 State Test Review

STRAIGHT cuts in the seam allowance, (but not through the stitching), is called:

What is this?

What is this?

TRIANGULAR cuts in the seam allowance, (but not through the stitching), is called:

Fibers are blended to utilize the positive characteristics of each fiber.

What is this?

What is the warmest fiber?

Which  type of sewing machine needle can be used on most knit and woven fabrics?

What are notches on a pattern used for?

An advantage of using the serger is that it takes more time.

This is the TYPE OF FABRIC made by the continuous interlocking of yarns into loops.  

How should you remove blood stains?

This is the TYPE OF FABRIC made by fibers matted together and set with heat and moisture. 

The FIRST thing you should check if your machine is not sewing properly is:

What does the thread tension on the sewing machine control?

What is this?

When determining your pant size, you want to use your waist measurement.

When sewing, you should always sew over your pins to keep things in place.

This controls the speed of the machine

Thisis the term for the methods of finishing seam allowances so that they won’tfray or unravel.

What is this?

These are long, temporary stitches used to hold fabric pieces together.  

Which fiber comes from the flax plant?

What piece of sewing equipment is used to press curved areas of a project?

What type of fabric is the easiest to sew on?

This shows guidelines for stitching.

The number one rule of pressing is:

When treating stains, you should wait until you wash the item of clothing to treat it.

A disadvantage of cutting on the bias is the STRETCH

Everything needed to complete a project except the fabric and patterns are called NOTIONS

This is the TYPE OF FABRIC made by two or more yarns interlocking each other at right angles.

What is the standard seam allowance for most commercial patterns?

Which synthetic fiber is stretchy and used a lot in sports wear?

This is the term for the distance from the raw edge of the fabric to the stitching line.  

Elastic,cording or drawstring is usually threaded through a CASING

What is this?

This is how to quickly turn corners while stitching without taking thefabric out of the machine

What is this symbol? 

This is used to take body measurements.

What direction should you ALWAYS turn the hand wheel?

What is this?

Synthetic fibers are manufactured from _______.

What is this symbol?

The bias of the fabric runs parallel to the selvage.

This is used to raise and lower the presser foot:

What measurement should be used to determine shirt size?

Following the outside edge of the presser foot will give you what size of seam allowance?  

When making pockets, what is this type of pocket called?

The lengthwise grainline should always run _______ to the selvage.

Natural fibers come from _______ and _______.

This sewing tool is used to measure distances of 6-inches or less.

The most commonly used thread is called what?

The most common fiber blend is cotton/polyester.

What can be used to remove ink stain?

Before you can begin sewing, the thread take-up lever must be at its _________ point.