Hamidia Girls' Degree College

M.Voc I Year II sem

Fashion designing and Embroidery

Fashion terminology

Submitted to Harshita mam

Submitted by Sidratul Muntaha

WORD X
 1-X-LINE
 x-cut

 X-MARK
 X-LINE
X-line celebrate the female figure
 A small waist , emphasis on shoulder and a full hem
follow in the shape of the letter ‘X’. An hourglass X-line
is created using belted or fitted waists, padded shoulder
and full skirts and is popular style for coats
X-CUT
A styleof cut-out clothing, such as
swim suits or sports bra, that is
shaped like the letter X
X-MARK
The spot the middle of your body bust,waist and hip .
This area can be found by intersecting lines that go
straight across from your armpits and legs
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Y
 Yardstick
 Yarn

 Yard darners

 Yoke
 YARDSTICK
A ruler measuring 36 inces used in
pattern making and draping
YARN
 A continuous strand of fibers that is either composed of
short fibers that have been twisted together as in cotton
and wool fibers or composed of endless filaments
YARD DARNERS

 An extra long and thick darning needle with a blunt tip

and very large eye so that yarn can easily pass through it.
They are mostly used when joining knit and crochet
pieces together and are available in sizes ranging from
14 to 18
YOKE

 Separate section of a garment such as the piece across

the top back of a men’s shirt,or at the front top of a
western shirt .Yokes can also be used on the tops of pants
and skirts
WORD –Z
 Z twist
 Zig zag seam

 Zipper

 Zipper foot
Z TWIST

 Twist applied to a yarn to hold the fibers together .A ‘Z’

twist is a right hand twist . Most sewing machine thread
with a ‘z’ twist
ZIG ZAG SEAM

 A machine- stitched seam, sewn using anarrow zigzag

setting .the stitch is perfect when joining knits seam
together in the absence of a chainstitch machine as the
zig zag stitch allow for give as the seam is stretched
ZIPPER

 Device mad of metal or plastic used as a closure such as

on the front of pants, on the back of a dress or as a
decorative effect
ZIPPER FOOT

 Sewing machine attachment that aides in the process of

inserting a zipper into a garment. They are available for
both the left and right side stitching
ZIPPER NOTCH
 Single or double notch, either at the side seam, centre
front or back of a skirt, dress or pant, to indicate the
opening/length position of the zipper