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Textiles and Garment Construction

Ribbon a narrow strip or band of fabric, especially a fine fabric such
as satin or velvet, used for finishing edges, trimming or tying
things together or as a decoration.
Right side of fabric good looking surface of the fabric. It is usually the outer part of
the garment when worn
Rivert (buttons) a metal pin (buttons) used as a fastener

Rouleau loop a decorative technique that involves creating patterns with piping,
cording or bias tape.
Ruffles a strip of closely gathered, flared frills or pleated cloth or fabric
used for a decoration or trim.
Scrap material a leftover piece of fabric that is too small, on its own, to be used
in another project by itself. It always happens when you sew a
lot-you end up with tons of leftover pieces of fabric and you need

ways to use fabric.
Seam joining of fabric pieces together by stitching
Seam allowance the width between fabric edge and seam line
Seam finish the treatment on seam edges to prevent ravelling, make the seam
stronger and durable
Shank a device for providing a small amount of space in between a
garment and a button
Selvedge the closely woven edges along each side of a length of fabric
Strip a long narrow piece of a fabric that can be used for binding

Striped fabric any textile woven, knitted, or printed in such a way that bands
of different colours, evenly or unevenly spaced, appear on the
surface of the fabric
Tacking refers to temporarily holding several layers of fabric in place to
prevent them from shifting while machine sewing
Topstitched seam a plain seam with a row of machine stitching on one or both sides
of the seam line.

Treadle lever device pressed by the foot to drive a machine.
Trimmings materials that are used to decorate something along its edges such
as lace, bias binding and frill
Warps threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric
Wefts threads that run crosswise in a woven fabric
Wrong side of fabric faded or faint part of the fabric. It is usually the inside of the
garment when worn

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