Sewing

thumb|Brass buttons from the uniform of a Danish World War I artillery lieutenant thumb|Modern buttons made from vegetable ivory

thumb|1955 photo of a tailor at work in Wales thumb|upright|Furiiru people|Fuliiru tailor in [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century.

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, used in sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, ropemaking, and the production of textiles. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or other lubricants to withstand the stresses involved in sewing. Embroidery threads are yarns specifically designed for needlework. Yarn can be made of a number of natural or synthetic materials, and comes in a variety of colors and thicknesses (referred to as "weights"). Although yarn may be dyed different colour

upright=1.3|thumb|''Sewing Fisherman's Wife'' by Anna Ancher, 1890

template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric before being cut out

inner layer of fabric, fur, or other material

strip of fabric, lace, or ribbon gathered on one edge and applied as trimming

tubular strip of textile used for trimming the edges and seams of costume, coverings, and hangings

right|thumb|350px|Passementerie of cording and braid, embellished with beads, French, 1908 Passementerie (, ) or passementarie is the art of making elaborate trimmings or edgings (in French, ) of applied braid, gold or silver cord, embroidery, colored silk, or beads for clothing or furnishings.

thumb|Hem detail with inscriptions (Saint-John in Crucifixion, Vicino da Ferrara, 1469–70) In sewing, a hem is a garment finishing method in which the edge of a piece of cloth is folded and sewn to prevent unravelling of the fabric and adjust the length of the piece in garments, such as at the end of the sleeve or the bottom of the garment.

thumb|Pierre Balmain and the actress [[Ruth Ford, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1947]]

sewn join between two pieces of textile material

thumb|Interfacing used to reinforce a hem.

thumb|Catholic clergymen wearing pleated rochets

thumb|right|The purl stitch.

loop of yarn or length of thread drawn through a ground material with a needle or hook in sewing, embroidery, knitting or crocheting

right|thumb|upright|Late medieval shirt with gussets in the seams at shoulder, underarm, and hem. From a copy of the [[Tacuinum Sanitatis, 14th century.]]

thumb|Prom dresses, with hemlines varying from above-the-ankle (tea length) to floor length The hemline is the line formed by the lower edge of a garment, such as a skirt, dress or coat, measured from the floor.

Padding is thin cushioned material sometimes added to clothes. Padding may also be referred to as batting or wadding when used as a layer in lining quilts or as a packaging or stuffing material. When padding is used in clothes, it is often done in an attempt to soften impacts on certain zones of the body or enhance appearance by adding size to a physical feature. In fashion, there is padding for:

embroidered or printed emblem or logo for attaching to clothing or hats

circular sector of fabric set into a garment, usually a dress or skirt

thumb|A shirt placket with buttons and topstitching. Topstitching is a sewing technique where the line of stitching is designed to be seen from the outside of the garment, either decorative or functional.

In Greek mythology, Rhapso () was a nymph or a minor goddess worshipped at Athens. She is known solely from an inscription of the 4th century BCE, found at Phalerum. Her name apparently derives from the Greek verb meaning "to sew" or "to stitch".

narrow yarn of thread wrapped around a core

thumb|Crown made for the queen of the 25th National Fair Piteado (2016) in Colotlán thumb|250px|Detail of a hand made piteado belt thumb|175px|Punteador at work in talabartería thumb|175px|Variety of piteado belts

small accessories such as buttons, snaps, and collar stays, plus minor tools (needles, thread, pins, marking pens, elastic, and seam rippers) used in sewing

fabric used to finish garment edges

group of people, usually women, who gather regularly to sew together, often for charity