Cloth pieces {appliqué} can sew onto cloth.
small shoulder bouquet {corsage}.
One front side has double row of buttons and overlaps other side, which has one buttonhole row {double-breasted}.
hole or metal ring {eyelet}.
breast pad {falsie}.
ruffle or decoration {furbelow}.
hosiery suspender {garter}.
sewed line from crotch to inside ankle {inseam}.
slit {placket}.
gown part {train, dress} that falls behind skirt.
Small shiny discs {sequin} can have a center hole.
sequin {spangle}.
leather round genital covering {codpiece}.
crotch cloth {gusset}.
Frames {bustle} can be under skirt backs.
skirt hoop [1500 to 1700] {farthingdale}.
whalebone or metal corset stiffener {stay}.
uniform external shoulder pad {epaulet} {epaulette}.
flat piece {shoulder board} inside uniform shoulder.
Detachable braided cord {shoulder knot} can be around shoulder on commissioned-officer uniforms.
wide at shoulder and narrow at wrist {dolman sleeve}.
short sleeve {sleevelet}.
tapering tuck {dart}.
doubled over fold {pleat}.
flattened pleat or fold {tuck}.
After stitch, needle can go back half stitch {backstitch}, to make overlapping stitches.
temporary long stitches {basting}.
stitch opposite to purl stitch {knit stitch}.
Top thread can interlock with bobbin thread {lockstitch}.
stitch opposite to knit stitch {purl stitch}.
Running stitches {slipstitch} at hems and facings do not penetrate fabric.
Short diagonal needlepoint stitch {petit point} {tent stitch} can make parallel rows to fill space.
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