SQA Higher Fashion and Textile Technology Construction Techniques overview quiz quiz

To shape flat fabric to the body

To join two or more pieces of fabric together

To open and close a garment

To finish a raw edge only

French seam

Flat-felled seam

Single tacked seam

No seam at all

To join two pieces of fabric

To fasten a garment

To shape flat fabric to the body by removing fullness

To neaten a raw edge

Bias binding

Flat-felled seam

Plain seam

Overlocked seam

Velcro

A long concealed back zip

Tiny hook-and-eye sets

Cufflinks

A flat-felled seam

A French seam that encloses the raw edges

An exposed raw seam

No finish needed

So the seam stretches with the fabric and does not snap

To make the fabric stiffer

To stop it ever stretching

Because plain seams are illegal

The colour of the thread only

The position and strain on the seam

The day of the week

The designer's star sign

Only presses seams

Trims, stitches and neatens an edge in one pass

Cuts out pattern pieces only

Adds buttons automatically

It makes seams lie flat and gives a professional finish

It weakens the seams

It is only done at the very start

It replaces sewing

It makes patterns by hand only

It lets patterns be designed, edited and graded into a size range quickly and accurately

It increases fabric waste

It removes the need for testing

Only the price of the fabric

Accuracy, consistency and working within tolerances as the item is made

Nothing until the item is finished

The weather in the factory

How strong a seam is

Whether the colour runs or fades when washed or rubbed

How warm the fabric is

Whether the fabric floats

A flammability test

A floating test

A taste test

No tests are needed