1. + Garment Construction

2. + Dart: Wedge shaped piece of fabric that is used to take out excess fabric.

3. + Pleat A fold in the fabric of a garment as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness or taking up excess fabric.

4. + TYPES OF PLEATS Box Pleat Inverted Pleat Knife Pleat Accordion Pleat KNIFE PLEAT

5. + Box PleatInverted Pleat

6. + Accordian

7. + Gather: an area where fabric is folded or bunched together.

8. + Princess Seam: shaped seams that run down the front side of a dresses or shirt to fit a garment closely. Use them in place of darts.

9. + Gore: One of the panels, usually tapering or shaped, making up a garment, as a skirt.

10. + Godet: A long, narrow triangular cloth piece of fabric; usually seen on a skirt along the hem.

11. + Ruffle: Trimming made from gathering a strip of fabric

12. + Fitted bodice: 2 front darts & 2 back darts.

13. + Bodice: A garment that covers the body from waist up.

14. + Knit bodice: Darts are eliminated because the fabric is a stretch knit.

15. + Shirt: Loosely fitted, can have a drop shoulder, imitative of men’s shirt. Components include tailored collar, front placket & cuff sleeves

16. + Novelty Top: A variety of components put together.

17. + Sleeves: There are two types. 1. Set-in sleeves 2. Sleeves cut in one with bodice.

18. + Sleeve Lengths

19. + Cuff & Sleeve finishes: Many varieties of sleeve and cuff endings are possible.

20. + Necklines: The edge of garment which surrounds the neck and shoulders. Can be round, jewel or V neck.

21. + Collars: Type of neckline with an added piece of fabric that surrounds the neck & is attached to the neckline.

22. + Placket: Front opening of a garment which allows the body to enter. Men's = left over right. Women's = right over left. Buttons are placed at evenly spaced intervals of the garment at pressure points (bust,waist)