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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.

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Turns inserted in opposite directions and in equal numbers in adjacent elements of yarn, silver (q.v.) or similar aggregations of fibres or filaments, and that are characterised by their temporary...

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Any single filament, generally a coarser manufactured fiber. Monofilaments are generally spun individually, rather than being extruded through the spinneret in groups of filaments. Cross-sections may...