Sewing Techniques and Other

Terms

6th Grade Notes

Fabric

• Right Side – the printed or “bright”

side of the fabric – the good side, the outside

• Wrong Side – the dull or bad side of

the fabric – the inside

Fabric

• Raw– The unfinished edge of

fabric – unravels easily

• Selvage– The tightly woven

edge of fabric – will not unravel

Stitching

• Straight Stitch – medium length – 10-15

stitches per inch – use for most purposes

• Zigzag – sideways stitch used for

button holes and to finish seam edges

Techniques

• Seam– two pieces of fabric

sewn with right sides together

• Hem– method of finishing in

which fabric is folded under and stitched in place

Techniques and Other Terms

• Backstitching– technique of stitching

over ½ inch of a seam at each end to lock the stitching in place

• Seam Allowance– the fabric between the

seam line and the edge of the fabric

Other Terms

• Trimming/Clipping – cutting away extra seam allowance or corners