1. Some extra measurement is added with actual body measurement while
making garments. This extra measurement for making garments is known as
allowance.

2. Armhole is the boundary measurement arm where the
sleeve is attached with garments.

3. Applique is a decorative surface design technique that
adds dimension & texture to the background fabric. It is
mainly used to embroider the garments.

4. Back tacking is a safe stitch which is done after
completing a stitch. The direction of back tacking is
opposite to the main stitch. Back tacking is done to
protect the unwinding of the stitch & length is
normally 1 cm to the back ward direction.

5. Basic block is a pattern which is made without any
allowance or any style of garments.

6. Re-stitching over the stitch of those components to bear
the extra load which is known as bar tack.

7. The size of button is measured by its diameter. The unit of this
measurement is called ligne.

8. After cutting of fabric similar parts of garments are kept by tying up them
temporarily which is convenient to shift from one place to another. The bunch
of such components or parts is called bundle.

9. Its means Center Front Line. It is the straight line which
starts from collar and ends to the bottom hem & passes
through the middle of the front part of shirt is known as
C.F line or center front line.

10. Its means Center Back Line. It is the straight line which
starts from collar and ends to the bottom hem & passes
through the middle of the back part of shirt is known as
C.B line or center back line.

11. The point, at which two inside seams of a pant are
connected/joined together, is known as crotch cord &
crutch point.
Crotch Point

12. This is a narrow & long passage produced by more than
one ply of fabric. It is specially produced to insert cord &
ribbon into the garments.

13. To make a fold into the fabric knowingly or unknowingly is called
crease & the fold line is called crease mark.

14. It is a copy of a human body. It is made of plastic, rubber,
stone etc. It is usually used to check the fitting of a
garment. In the shop different sizes dummies are used to
display their products in wearing condition. There are
different sizes of dummies are found in the market.

15. Dart is a technique that help fabric fit properly to the body. Darts are folds
sewn into fabric to help provide a three-dimensional shape to a garment.
They are frequently used in women’s clothing to tailor the garment to the
wearer’s shape.

16. A pleat(older plait) is a type of fold formed by doubling
fabric back upon itself and securing it in place. It is
commonly used in clothing & upholstery to gather a wide
piece of fabric to a narrower circumference.

17. This is a process of sewing to sew the fabric by
decreasing length through creating various small crease
or fold. It is done by manually or mechanically either.

18. It is a process of creating gathering using elastic thread
as looper thread in the 2 or more needed chain stitch
sewing machine.

19. This is a piece of fabric cut bias angularly for attaching
into a part of garments. Besides, piping is also defined as
a arrangement to insert the cord or ribbon a channel of
garments.

20. It is a piece of extra fabric used in a garment augment
the strength of a particular part or to maintain perfect
shape & fitting of the garments.

21. When a part’s edge of garments is folded as well as
placed inside & sewn along the edges, a shape is
created along the edge called Hem.

22. The strap which is used in the shoulder of overcoat,
jacket, sportswear etc. is known as epaulet. Epaulet is
used in the garments to protect the unwilling extension at
neck point.

23. Lapel are the folded flaps of cloth on the front of jacket or coat, & are most
commonly found on formal clothing & suit jackets. Usually they are formed
by folding over the front edges of the jacket or coat & sewing them to the
collar, an extra piece of fabric around the back of the neck.

24. Before cutting it is required to spread various layer of
fabric on the cutting table, the individual layer of fabric is
called lay of fabric.

25. The making of different size of patterns from one size of
pattern is called Grading.

26. The straight line with arrow mark which is drawn on every
pattern pieces to indicate the warp(for woven fabric) or
weft(for knit) direction of fabric is called Grain Line. This
is used to place the pattern in a parallel way with the
warp or weft of fabric/cloth.