Dressmaking and Clothing vocabulary.Version en ligne An alphabetic wheel about dressmaking and clothing. par David Fernández Izquierdo A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Empieza por A Part of the body from where the sleeve starts. Under the shoulder. Empieza por B Round piece of plastic, metal, bone... sewn to a piece of cloth. When introduced in the buttonhole, it makes possible to fasten two pieces of fabric. Empieza por C Part of the sleeve corresponding to the wrist. Empieza por D Woman whose profession is to make clothing. Empieza por E Wooden element used to patch socks. Hens lay them. Empieza por F In very cold countries people wear coats made of this material. The hair of animals. Empieza por G Typical colour of clothing when St. Patrick's day. Empieza por H elastic element used at hairstyling to make ponytails, pigtails, hair buns... Empieza por I Electrical appliance used to remove wrinkles from clothes. Empieza por J Article of clothing we wear over the shirt or dress when cold weather. It is considered elegant. Empieza por K When you end stitching, you have to make a _____ at the end of the thread in order to secure the seam. Empieza por L Tailors and dressmakers use this to sew when there is not enough light. Empieza por M Human - size dummy used by tailors and dressmakers for checking the clothing when the client is not at the workshop. Empieza por N Small, thin and sharp piece of steel, bone, wood... Used to sew. It has a single hole whereby the thread is introduced. Empieza por O Dressmakers and tailors oftenly strain their eyes. So, they have to go to this type of doctor, specialized in vision problems. Empieza por P Small, thin and sharp piece of steel used by dressmakers to pin clothing provisionally Empieza por Q A type of bedspread made of different patches of fabric. Empieza por R Way in which thread, wool or other fibers are stored. Empieza por S Electrical appliance used to sew. Much faster than manual stitching. Empieza por T Long and very thin string used for sewing two pieces of cloth by means of stitches. Empieza por U Type of clothing which identifies a group of people. Police officers, the army, students from some private schools... are obliged to wear it. Empieza por V Article of clothing which is like a jacket, but without sleeves. Synonym of waistcoat. Empieza por W Body part between the chest and the hips. Dressmakers must measure it when making clothing. Empieza por Y Some Haute Couture gowns (that is, clothing very exclusive made by very prestigious brands, like Dior, Channel or Valentino) can take this time to be made. Empieza por Z Device composed by two lines of metallic teeth which can be put together by means of a pull.
