| A | B |
|---|
| Backstitch | To sew forward, backward, then forward again to lock the stitches. |
| Tracing Wheel | Used to transfer marks from pattern to fabric. |
| Right Side | The side of the fabric you see. |
| Wrong side | The underside of the fabric, or the side you do not see. |
| Needle | Used to sew. |
| Pin | Used to hold pattern and fabric together. |
| Scissors | Used to cut paper, and craft items. |
| Shears | Used to cut fabric. |
| Embroidery hoop | Used to keep fabric tightly stretched to facilitate sewing or embroidering. |
| Pivot | To turn a square corner by leaving the needle in the fabric, and lifting the presser foot, spinning the fabric a different direction, and lowering the presser foot. |
| Straight Grain | One lengthwise thread of the fabric. |
| Selvage | The finished edge of the fabric. |
| Seam Ripper | Removes unwanted stitches or seams. |
| Tape Measure | Used to measure from grain line to selvage. |
| Cutting line | Solid black line |
| Sewing line | Broken lines |
| Notches | Used to match pieces together. |
| Large dot | Indicate beginning and end of sewing line. |
