Freelance Textile Designer

Empire is a High waistline bodice with a loose, straight skirt.

Fitting to conform partly, but not too closely, to the shape of the figure.

Silhouette means the Outline or contour of a figure or garment.

In electrostatic printing a dye resin mixture is used, this mixture is spread on a screen bearing the design and then the fabric is passed into an electrostatic field under the screen. By effect of electro-static field, this dye resin mixture is pulled through the pattern area on the fabric.

Fly means the fabric used as lap to conceal an opening in a garment.

Hem is the finished portion on skirts, jackets and sleeves held in place with a hemming stitch.

To remove stitches improperly placed; also tearing fabric along the straight grain.

Closure means that which opens or closes a garment (buttons, snaps, etc., or the area on which they are Placed)

Asymmetrical means the One-sided, not geometrically balanced.

Dress with bodice details similar to a shirt.

☛ Glass,

☛ ceramic,

☛ graphite

Plain Seam is the Most common type of seam, Suitable for all areas of a garment and fabrics except for sheers and laces.

Ease is the even distribution of slight fullness when one section of a seam is joined to a slightly shorter section without forming gathers or tucks. Used to shape set-in sleeves, princess seams, etc.

Seam is joining of pieces of fabric together with stitching.

☛ Cotton,

☛ linen,

☛ jute,

☛ hemp

Drum lining is the Lining not sewn into garment seams.

Seam Allowance is the Width between fabric edge and seam line .

Bolt is the Unit in which fabric is packaged and sold by the manufacturer. Usually contains 12 to 20 yards.

Spandex is a special type of synthetic fiber made from a long chain of synthetic polymer known as polyurethane. It is also known as lycra and it’s more important characteristics is stretchability. It can stretch up to 500% to its normal size and its widely used for preparing sportswear.

A machine that overcasts and trims an edge simultaneously.