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A standard zipper has exposed teeth sewn next to a seam with visible topstitching, while...
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Textile elastic is a narrow stretchable webbing that recovers 80 to 95 percent of its...
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Pattern making produces two-dimensional templates for garment components, with flat drafting applying 12 to 25...
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A 3-needle, 6 mm coverstitch produces a double-row top hem at 2.5 to 3.5 mm...
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A serger (overlock) machine uses three to four cone threads and a built-in blade to...
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A plain seam (ISO 4916 class 1, superimposed seam) is constructed by placing two fabric...
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ISO 4915 groups commercial sewing stitches into seven primary numeric classes (100 through 700, with...
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A flat collar sits flush against the garment with 0 to 1.5 cm of neckline...
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The three principal sleeve constructions used in modern garment making are set-in (a sleeve cap...
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A shirt placket is a finished fabric opening reinforced with a separate strip and stitched...
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Pattern grading is the engineering process of scaling a single master pattern up and down...
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A standard shirt buttonhole measures 1.0 to 1.5 cm in cut length, sized to the...
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