Understanding sewing terms

Understanding sewing terms (you may know it as a sew meaning or stitches meaning) so you can produce your lingerie by a factory. Or you may simply want to understand how you want to sew up your lingerie.

The "How to write a Bra and Brief Tech Pack" covers the descriptions of the common sewing procedures.

So for example SN is single needle which is your regular straight stitch. Securing OL : overlocking is usually done by a Bra tack (a group of closely sewn stitching - sewn back and forth from side to side with a zigzag stitch). Below covers: Bartacking, Butting, Edge stitch, Double needle top stitching, Flat felled seam, Fluted overlock, Zig zag, Overlock, Pin tuck, Rouching, Single needle stitch, Two needle stitch, Top stitch and 3-step.

Below is an extract from the booklet  

Extract of Sewing meanings from the book How to write a bra and brief tech pack

Extract of Sewing meanings from the book How to write a bra and brief tech pack

Sew meanings from the book How to write a Bra and Brief Tech Pack

Sew meanings from the book How to write a Bra and Brief Tech Pack

This was an extract from the book “How to write a bra and brief tech pack”

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