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A reversible garment is a garment that can be worn two ways, which differ by turning the garment "inside out". However, there is no true "inside out" to a reversible garment, since either way, it gives a fashionable appearance. [1] Garments that are commonly made reversible include hats, jackets, vests, sweaters, shirts, trousers, and skirts ...
The "front" of a piece of fabric having a distinct front and back; same as right side. facing A facing is fabric used to finish the raw edges of a garment such as at neckline and armhole. Shaped facings are cut to match the edge they will face, and bias facings are strips of fabric cut on the bias or cross-grain and shaped to fit edge.
Pad stitch – secures two or more layers of fabric together and provide firmness; Pick stitch – hand stitch that catches only a few threads on the wrong side of the fabric, difficult to produce nicely so typically used for hemming high quality garments; Running stitch – hand stitch for seams and gathering; Saddle stitch - alternating ...
3) Add or extend darts – if your shirts already have shaping seams or darts at the back, a tailor can extend them upward to alleviate bulk. If your shirts don't have seams or darts at the back ...
a 3-storey apartment or 3-apartment dwelling (see duplex) a large steam locomotive with three sets of driving wheels trolley: cart or wheeled stand used for conveying something (as food or books) ("a supermarket trolley"; "a tea trolley") (US: see s.v. cart, wagon) (off one's trolley) insane (trolleyed) very drunk
Shirt and skirt are originally the same word, the former being the southern and the latter the northern pronunciation in early Middle English. Coat remains a term for an overgarment, its essential meaning for the last thousand years ( see Coat ).
(Reuters) - Ebay may soon heat up with searches for baseball jerseys honoring Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, after his own team managed to spell the top hitter's name wrong. The team ...
In a Hong Kong finish, a bias strip of fabric is cut to the width of the seam allowance plus 1 ⁄ 4 inch (0.6 cm). The bias strip is placed on top of the seam allowance, right sides together, and stitched 1 ⁄ 8 inch (0.3 cm) from raw edges. The bias strip is then folded over the raw edge and around to the underside and stitched in place.