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| Clipping | To cut slits into the seam allowance is called _________. |
| Inside | Clipping is needed on all seams with an _____ curve. |
| Ninety | Clipping is usually done at ¼ to ½ inch intervals at a _________ degree angle to the seam line. |
| Notching | To cut wedges of fabric from the seam allowance every ¼ to ½” is called ______________. |
| Outside curve | Notching is done on seams with an _________ |
| one fourth | How much fabric is left in the seam allowance once it is trimmed. |
| Trimming | To cut off 3/8” of the seam allowance to reduce bulk. |
| Grading | To trim each layer of the seam allowance to a different width is called _______. |
| Reduces | Trim seam allowances and cut close to the corner diagonally _______ bulk in a corner. |
| Grade & clip | The inward curve on Daniel’s neckline is too bulky. To make the seam allowances line flat, he should _________ then ______. |
| Trim & clip | The best way to reduce bulk from an inside curve is to _______ and _______. |
| one-eighth | After being graded, the smallest seam allowance should be what size? |
| Easing | What technique for controlling fullness is done by running two lines of basting stitches ¼ and ½ inch from the cutting line, and then pull the bobbin thread of each line to allow fabric to be manipulated into a smaller area. |
| Casing | What closed tunnel of fabric holds a piece of elastic or a drawstring inside? |
| Waist | Where is a casing often used to control fullness? |
| Safety pin | Which is the best tool to insert elastic through a casing? |
| Narrower | To select elastic for a casing, use one that is about 1/8 to ¼ inch ___________ than the casing width. |
| One inch | Emily put elastic around her waist to determine the length of a waistband casing. The elastic should be cut __________ [2] more than the measurement. |
| Gathering | Tiny, soft folds of fabric formed when a larger piece of fabric is sewn to a smaller one. |
| Pin | To secure the ends of the threads when pulling to control the fullness wrap the thread around a ______. |
| Darts | What provides shape and fullness to a garment so it fits the curves of the body? |
| Point | Stitching to a _______ along a fabric fold makes a dart. |
| Widest | To make a dart, begin at the ________ end of the dart and sew to the other end. |
| Center | If you are sewing a dart with two points, start stitching at the __________ of the dart and stitch to one end. Turn your fabric over start at _______ and stitch to the other end. |
| Fold | To prevent the point from puckering, the last three stitches should be made on the _________. |
| Down | Horizontal darts should be pressed ________. |
| Vertical | Press ___________ darts towards the center front or back. |
| Tied off | The threads at the narrow end of the dart should be _____________ [2]. |
| Seamline | Press gathers by placing the garment over the end of the ironing board, wrong side up. Press the gathers below the ___________ by sliding the iron point up into the gathers. |
| Backstitch | To secure the wide end of the dart one should ______. |
