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Seam ripper
Your best friend in the sewing room. It is a tool with a small hook on one end that can slip under a stitch and get close enough to it to cut the stitch. I personally have learned as much about sewing [..]
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calico
Usually thought of as a small printed (often flowers) cotton or blend used for quilting or applique, garments, or home decorating. Tightly woven. Calico popularity tends to come and go, but for quilti [..]
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Shank button
A button with space left between the button and fabric. A shank button is one made with a shank, an extension on the back of the button through which the thread passes to sew the button onto the garme [..]
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Bobbin case
The part of the sewing machine that holds the bobbin. In some machines, it's under the needle plate. Some older machines had them next to the needle plate with a clear lid that slides in order to [..]
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Seam allowance
The fabric between the edge of the fabric and the line of stitching, about 5/8" for most patterns. (Craft patterns often allow 1/4" seam allowance.)
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Absorbant
Fabric that has the capability to absorb moisture.
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acetate
A shiny fabric that is not very strong, dries quicky and rarely shrinks. Triacetate is a newer acetate that doesn't seem to melt like acetate. Can be melted with nail polish remover. Acetate may [..]
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acrylic
Fabric made from petroleum products. Colorfast, washable and able to be dried in the machine, wrinkle resistant, with a wool-like texture, though does not take heat well. Don't iron this wonder f [..]
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adaptor
On a sewing machine, an adaptor is used to change your sewing foot easily.
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A-line
Skirt term which describes a garment smaller at the waist than the hem, flaring out in the shape of an A.
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