Cufflinks

Cufflinks are the decorative fasteners used to secure the cuffs as a replacement to standard sewn-on-buttons. The cufflinks can be applied to French cuffs or convertible cuff shirts with holes on both sides. They serve as a jewelry for both women and men's formal wear adding a touch of elegance to suites, tuxedos and business attire. The face of the cufflink can feature gemstone, monograms, enamel, pearl etc. that reflects one's personal preference and style. To wear the cufflinks, fold the cuff back, align the holes and insert the cufflink through the holes from outside and finally secure the backing mechanism of the cufflink.

Pompoms

Pompoms are small, soft, decorative fluffy balls made of cotton, wool or other fibers. They are available in different sizes such as 2 cm, 4 cm etc. and come in vibrant colors. These balls can be used for fabric crafts, hair accessories, bag and slipper decoration, ornaments, on hats, scarves or traditional garments. These decorative pompoms are available online or with local garment accessory suppliers. Pompom lace or trims are also available which can be used for tassels and borders for dupattas, Kurtis, sarees or kids wear as garment embellishment.

Wing Ruffle Sleeve

Wing ruffle sleeve also called a wing sleeve has a decorative projection at shoulder attached at armhole seam like a wing. They are typically short sleeves or cap sleeves with fabric gathered or pleated at the shoulder and flares outwards and downwards. The outer edge is left loose and unhemmed to arm so that the fabric ruffles gently as one move. Worn from 1545 to 1640 by both women and men nowadays this style can be seen on tops, dresses and children's clothing.

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Juliet Sleeve

A Juliet sleeve is a long sleeve with short puff at the shoulder. The rounded puff highlights the shoulder contrasting the slim silhouette down the arm. The sleeve is named after heroine of William Shakesphere's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. These sleeves are frequently seen on bridal gowns and vintage tops.

Leg-Of-Mutton Sleeve

A leg-of-mutton sleeve also called a French gigot sleeve, which derives from French, for "leg of lamb". This sleeve is characterized by fullness at the shoulder and upper arm created using gathers or pleats or internal stuffing to hold its voluminous rounded form and tapered to wrist where it looks like a regular sleeve. Popular in eighteenth century and continues to appear in modern dresses, blouses and vintage revivals.

Pintuck Presser Foot

The pintuck presser foot is a specialized sewing machine foot that has a series of evenly spaced grooves on the underside designed to sew raised tucks (pintucks) into the fabric. The pintuck foot works with the help of a twin needle to create raised tucks in the fabric. The foot usually comes with 3, 5, 7 or 9 grooves and works best with lightweight fabrics. The pintuck foot is used for embellishing garments, decorate pillows, table or bed linins etc.

To use it: Attach the pin tuck foot. Remove the standard needle and insert a twin needle. Thread the machine with two spools of thread, one on standard spool pin and other on axillary spool pin. Thread both threads through the machine's thread path until it reaches the needle. Place one thread on the eye of one needle and other to the eye of another needle. Set the machine for straight stitch with medium stitch length (one may increase the upper thread tension for more pronounced effect). Finish sewing the first row and then the first tuck serves as a guide for next tuck to be sewn. One can also experiment with intersecting rows of tucks to create texture in the fabric.