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(patch) A pocket attached to the outside of the garment and constructed of self-fabric. Pocket (quarter)- The angle from the side seam.

(slash) - A pocket that must be entered through a slash on the garment. The pocket pouch is suspended from and attached to the slash.

(swing) - The pocket pouch is suspended from and attached to the pocket opening.

(quarter) - The angle from the side seam.

(stitched/topstitched) - The same as stitch and turn pocket, except with an added row of stitching along the folded edges.

(rule) - A patch pocket attached on the outseam, halfway betweeen the hip and the knee of the garment; usually found on coveralls.

(patch) - A pocket attached to the outside of the garment and constructed of self-fabric.

Facing - A piece of shell (outer) material super-imposed on the top of the pocket material at its opening to conceal the lining.

(serged) - A pocket formed by joining two pieces of fabric and joining the edges with safety-stitching.

(stitch and turn) - Formed when two pieces of fabric are joined along the edges and turned so that the raw seam margin is inside of the finished pocket.

The process of applying dye to fabric on a continuous basis rather on a batchwise process. Uses less energy and water that batchwise processes in principle but there are long periods of time when the...

A type of running stitch composed of three stitches placed back and forth between two points. Often used for outlining because it eliminates the need for repeatedly digitizing a single-ply running...

A fine, lightweight cotton in a plain weave that is produced in the finishing processes from the same gray goods as used for batiste, cambric, lawn. Soft and has a slight luster in the better...

Lucet is a method of cordmaking or braiding which is believed to date back to the Viking era. Lucet cord is square, strong, and slightly springy. It closely resembles knitted I-cord or the cord...

Nylon material made with both a surface of tiny hooks and a complementary surface of an adhesive pile, used in matching strips that can be pressed together or pulled apart for easy fastening and...