The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want.
True bias is a cut made on an angle 45 degrees to the selvage. This direction allows for the most stretch. Bias refers to any line diagonal to the crosswise and lengthwise grains. Most bias pattern pieces are laid on the true bias; the grainline arrow and the pattern's layout instructions will help ...
The two pleats face each other on one side and away from each other on the opposite side, unlike accordion pleats which all face the same direction.
Term used to describe any cut length of fabric. In the U.S., fabric is measured and cut in yards (36-inch intervals). A length of fabric in an undefined amount.
Can be metal, plastic, or nylon coils each "tooth" contains the locking mechanism that holds the zipper together.
The overlapping fabric that covers an opening in a garment and supports or hides the closures. Usually a faced strip of fabric that houses either the buttons or buttonholes on a closure.
A vertical seam on blouses, dresses, jackets, or coats, usually positioned between a side seam and the center front and back, and passing over the bust apex.
A narrow piece of bias-cut fabric folded over a cord and inserted into the seam between the edge and facing of a garment as a decorative trim
An extension of a bodice below the waistline. It can be flared, pleated, cut separately from the garment, or one piece.
