Get in the swim!
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Tips for sewing custom swimwear that really fits include starting with a basic tank design swimsuit pattern without embellishments. Stretch fabrics are available in pretty colors and prints. Commercial swimwear patterns are usually designed for four-way stretch-knit fabrics with a 75% vertical stretch with full recoverability.
Publication Name: Threads
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0882-7370
Year: 1998
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Trimming and grading seams
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Trimming and grading are useful procedures for removing some of the allowance on a seam or dart in order to reduce bulk and hide ridges. Trimming is reducing seam allowance, while grading is made on enclosed seams where layered seam allowances become bulky.
Publication Name: Threads
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0882-7370
Year: 1998
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Understitching
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Understitching is commonly used to keep sections of clothes in their proper place. This style of stitching, which can be done either by hand or by machine, is also used for collars, pockets and for such fabrics as polar fleece and synthetic outerwear.
Publication Name: Threads
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0882-7370
Year: 1999
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