7-Personal Affairs-Clothing-Parts

applique

Cloth pieces {appliqué} can sew onto cloth.

corsage

small shoulder bouquet {corsage}.

double-breasted

One front side has double row of buttons and overlaps other side, which has one buttonhole row {double-breasted}.

eyelet

hole or metal ring {eyelet}.

falsie

breast pad {falsie}.

furbelow

ruffle or decoration {furbelow}.

garter

hosiery suspender {garter}.

inseam

sewed line from crotch to inside ankle {inseam}.

placket

slit {placket}.

train of gown

gown part {train, dress} that falls behind skirt.

7-Personal Affairs-Clothing-Parts-Decoration

sequin

Small shiny discs {sequin} can have a center hole.

spangle

sequin {spangle}.

7-Personal Affairs-Clothing-Parts-Crotch

codpiece

leather round genital covering {codpiece}.

gusset

crotch cloth {gusset}.

7-Personal Affairs-Clothing-Parts-Frame

bustle

Frames {bustle} can be under skirt backs.

farthingdale

skirt hoop [1500 to 1700] {farthingdale}.

stay

whalebone or metal corset stiffener {stay}.

7-Personal Affairs-Clothing-Parts-Shoulder

epaulet

uniform external shoulder pad {epaulet} {epaulette}.

shoulder board

flat piece {shoulder board} inside uniform shoulder.

shoulder knot

Detachable braided cord {shoulder knot} can be around shoulder on commissioned-officer uniforms.

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dolman sleeve

wide at shoulder and narrow at wrist {dolman sleeve}.

sleevelet

short sleeve {sleevelet}.

7-Personal Affairs-Clothing-Parts-Tuck

dart in sewing

tapering tuck {dart}.

pleat

doubled over fold {pleat}.

tuck as fold

flattened pleat or fold {tuck}.

7-Personal Affairs-Clothing-Parts-Stitch

backstitch

After stitch, needle can go back half stitch {backstitch}, to make overlapping stitches.

basting

temporary long stitches {basting}.

knit stitch

stitch opposite to purl stitch {knit stitch}.

lockstitch

Top thread can interlock with bobbin thread {lockstitch}.

purl stitch

stitch opposite to knit stitch {purl stitch}.

slipstitch

Running stitches {slipstitch} at hems and facings do not penetrate fabric.

tent stitch

Short diagonal needlepoint stitch {petit point} {tent stitch} can make parallel rows to fill space.

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