Sewing

Sewing

The craft of stitching fabrics together to make cloths or other textile objects.

Industry: Hobbies; Textiles

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raw edge

Hobbies; Sewing

This is the piece of material when cut, before hemming. If the raw edge is not ‘hemmed’ the edge may fray.

repeat

Hobbies; Sewing

The vertical length of a design or motif.

right side

Hobbies; Sewing

The"front" of a piece of fabric having a distinct front and back; same as face. Sometimes called the"public" side.

right sides

Hobbies; Sewing

The patterned, printed, or figured side of a piece of fabric. This is the side that is intended to show.

ripping

Hobbies; Sewing

An essential skill for a beginner quilter - the act of unpicking (or ripping) seams which are not precisely 1/4 inch, derived from muttering 'Got to rip it all out AGAIN" under one's breath!

A really useful tool for cutting material quickly and easily. It can cut throug sRotary Cuttereveral layers of fabric at once and is best used in combination with a quilting ruler or other straight ...