TLE 4TH QUARTER EXAM REVIEW

Used to take body measurements

Tape measure

Used to measure small details

Ruler

Used to measure and to help establish the crosswise grain and the bias grain on the fabric

Tailors square

Used to measure and mark hemline

Skirt marker

Used to draw curve lines such as armholes or neckline

French curve

Used to take detailed measurements such as the distance between buttons, buttonholes, pleats, and hems

Dressmaker’s gauge

Used to cut the fabric

Dressmaker’s shears

Used to finish seam edges to prevent from raveling

Pinking shears

Used to remove stitches from the seam

Seam ripper

Used to cut hanging thread

Thread clipper

Used to cut buttonholes

Buttonhole scissors

Used to transfer marks on the fabric with the aid of a tracing wheel

Tailor’s chalks

Used to transfer marks on both sides of the cloth accurately

Tracing wheel

Used to transfer perforated marks

Pencil

Used to transfer marking from the pattern to the fabric using a tracing wheel

Dressmaker’s tracing paper

A small cap used to protect the fingers

Thimble

Used to keep needles and safety pins

Pin cushion

Used to join patters on the fabric

Pins

Used for basting, sewing buttons on, and mending torn clothes

Hand sewing needle

Are tightly twisted fibers used for sewing

Threads

Used to keep and sharpen needles and pins

Emery bag

What are the three types of pressing equipment

Ironing board

Flat iron

Sleeve board

What are different sewing supplies

Threads

Machine needles

Hand needles

Fasteners

Tapes and bindings

Pattern papers

What are the two types of sewing machines

Treadle sewing machine

Industrial sewing machine

What are the three materials to be prepared before sewing a garment?

Fabric

Threads

Fasteners

Fabrics that come from plants

Cotton

Linen

Fabrics that come from animals

Silk

Wool

The examples of synthetic fibers

Polyester

Nylon

Rayon

Is made from fibers that may either be natural or synthetic

Fabric

Come from fibers that may be natural or synthetic

Thread

Threads are classified by their?

Tecture

Number

Letter

What letter is for fine thread?

A

What letter is for thicker thread?

D

Examples of fasterners

Zippers

Buttons

Snaps

Hook

Eyes

Devices used to easily close and open he openings of different garments

Fasteners

What are the steps for fabric preparations

Soaking

Drying

Straightening

Pressing

Fabrics are immersed in a basin of water

Soaking

Fabrics are hung and dried after soaking

Drying

The lengthwise and crosswise grain lines of the fabric are checked if the threads run parallel to eachother

Straightening

Fabrics are ironed after straightening

Pressing

Is essential in any garment construction

Project planning

What are the elements of a project plan

Objectives

Materials

Tools and equipment

Step-by-step procedure

Evaluation

Taken from the nape bone down to the desired length

Shirt length

Taken from the nape bone to the waist

Waist length

Taken from the tip of the shoulder to the other tip of the shoulder

Shoulder width

Taken around the fullest part of the body

Breast scale

Taken around the neck with two fingers inserted and holding the tape measure

Neck

Taken from the tip of the shoulder to the desired length

Sleeve length

Taken around the fullest part of the arm or biceps

Sleeve width

Taken around the smallest portion of the waist

Waistline

Taken around the fullest part of the hip

Hip

This is taken around the fullest part of the hips (buttocks) with two fingers inserted under the tape measure

hips or seat measurement

this is measured by placing a ruler underneath the crotch then measuring below the waistband down the top level of the ruler

crotch or rise

This is taken around the fullest part of the thigh

leg hole

This is measured along the side below the waistband down to the desired length of the short pants

length of the short pants

This is taken around the smallest part of the body above the hip bone

waist measurement

the standard number is 50 mercerized for synthetic fabrics

thread