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PATTERN CUTTING AND SEWING

TERMINOLOGY

SEWING MACHINE
Needle
Machine foot
Bobbin shaft
Spool Pin
Bobbin Winder
Tension
Back tack foot
Hand wheel
Stitch length

PATTERN CUTTING

Scissors
Pattern paper
Pencil
Rubber / Eraser
Pattern ruler
Notcher
Tracing wheel

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Pattern block
Plan
Pattern
Abbreviations
Grain line
Tape measure
Ease of movement
Seam allowance
Hem allowance
Darts
Drill holes
Pivot

ABBREVIATIONS CHART

CB Centre back
CF Centre front
BL Bust line
WL Waist line
HL Hip line
High hip
CL Crutch line
TH Thigh
KL Knee line
XB Cross back
XF Cross front
CBL Centre back length
HPS High point shoulder
SP Shoulder point
FND Front neck drop
BND Back neck drop

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