Terms and defintion of garments

Introduction to textile

1. A llowance Some extra measurement is added with actual body measurement while making garments. This extra measurement for making garments is known as allowance.

2. Armhole Armhole is the boundary measurement arm where the sleeve is attached with garments.

3. Applique Applique is a decorative surface design technique that adds dimension & texture to the background fabric. It is mainly used to embroider the garments.

4. Back tacking Back tacking is a safe stitch which is done after completing a stitch. The direction of back tacking is opposite to the main stitch. Back tacking is done to protect the unwinding of the stitch & length is normally 1 cm to the back ward direction.

5. Basic block Basic block is a pattern which is made without any allowance or any style of garments.

6. Bar tack Re-stitching over the stitch of those components to bear the extra load which is known as bar tack.

7. Button measurement or Ligne The size of button is measured by its diameter. The unit of this measurement is called ligne .

8. Bundle After cutting of fabric similar parts of garments are kept by tying up them temporarily which is convenient to shift from one place to another. The bunch of such components or parts is called bundle.

9. C.F line/CFL Its means Center Front Line. It is the straight line which starts from collar and ends to the bottom hem & passes through the middle of the front part of shirt is known as C.F line or center front line.

10. C,B line/ CBL Its means Center Back Line. It is the straight line which starts from collar and ends to the bottom hem & passes through the middle of the back part of shirt is known as C.B line or center back line.

11. Crotch Point The point, at which two inside seams of a pant are connected/joined together, is known as crotch cord & crutch point. Crotch Point

12. Channel This is a narrow & long passage produced by more than one ply of fabric. It is specially produced to insert cord & ribbon into the garments.

13. Crease/Crease Mark To make a fold into the fabric knowingly or unknowingly is called crease & the fold line is called crease mark.

14. Dummy/manikin It is a copy of a human body. It is made of plastic, rubber, stone etc. It is usually used to check the fitting of a garment. In the shop different sizes dummies are used to display their products in wearing condition. There are different sizes of dummies are found in the market.

15. Dart Dart is a technique that help fabric fit properly to the body. Darts are folds sewn into fabric to help provide a three-dimensional shape to a garment. They are frequently used in women’s clothing to tailor the garment to the wearer’s shape.

16. Pleat A pleat(older plait) is a type of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and securing it in place. It is commonly used in clothing & upholstery to gather a wide piece of fabric to a narrower circumference.

17. Gathering This is a process of sewing to sew the fabric by decreasing length through creating various small crease or fold. It is done by manually or mechanically either.

18. Shirring It is a process of creating gathering using elastic thread as looper thread in the 2 or more needed chain stitch sewing machine.

19. Piping This is a piece of fabric cut bias angularly for attaching into a part of garments. Besides, piping is also defined as a arrangement to insert the cord or ribbon a channel of garments.

20. Gusset It is a piece of extra fabric used in a garment augment the strength of a particular part or to maintain perfect shape & fitting of the garments.

21. Hem When a part’s edge of garments is folded as well as placed inside & sewn along the edges, a shape is created along the edge called Hem.

22. Epaulet The strap which is used in the shoulder of overcoat, jacket, sportswear etc. is known as epaulet. Epaulet is used in the garments to protect the unwilling extension at neck point.

23. Lapel Lapel are the folded flaps of cloth on the front of jacket or coat, & are most commonly found on formal clothing & suit jackets. Usually they are formed by folding over the front edges of the jacket or coat & sewing them to the collar, an extra piece of fabric around the back of the neck.

24. Lay Before cutting it is required to spread various layer of fabric on the cutting table, the individual layer of fabric is called lay of fabric.

25. Grading The making of different size of patterns from one size of pattern is called Grading.

26. Grain Line The straight line with arrow mark which is drawn on every pattern pieces to indicate the warp(for woven fabric) or weft(for knit) direction of fabric is called Grain Line. This is used to place the pattern in a parallel way with the warp or weft of fabric/cloth.

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