Piped Cuff

Piping is a type of embellishment or trim consisting of a strip of folded fabric so as to form a pipe. A piped cuff is a type of cuff mostly found on sleeves and pants and is generally made by inserting a rope or cord into a folded fabric or bias tape and then sewing it to the garment in a way that positions the cord on the right side of the fabric. This created a neat and clean raised or decorative border at the end of the sleeve.

Peg-Top Silhouette

The peg-top silhouette is the shape of the apparel with fullness through the hips that tapers to hem resembling the shape of a 'peg'. This style creates a distinctive pear shape with emphasis to the hip area and then tapering towards the ankle and is most often seen in shirts and trousers. For the fullness at the hip the garment has extra fabric around the hip to create rounded shape and volume. This style was particularly popular in women's fashion in the early 20th century.

Zig-Zag Foot

A Zig-Zag presser foot is also known as the Standard presser foot or General sewing foot, or the All-Purpose Sewing foot is the sewing machine attachment used for a variety of sewing work including the straight stitch and the decorative zig-zag stitch.

The key feature of this presser foot is the wide central opening that facilitates the needle to move from side to side, for both types of stitches. It is useful for seam finishings of raw edges to prevent fraying, to attach embellishments like ribbons or sequins to the hem, for decorative stitching and patchwork etc. Some zig-zag foot has unique back levelling button on the side which helps to sew thick seems or many layers of fabric together.

Double Braid Stitch

The double braid stitch is also called as Gordian Knot because for making two loops for each stitch and is normally done perpendicularly across two rows of square grid. The braid stitch forms a decorative line of loose round knots and can also be worked horizontally.

Bring the needle up at 'a' from a thread loop around the needle, go down at 'b' and come up at 'c' tighten the thread around needle and create a second loop by placing the needle's point over the thread as you pull through.

Form next loop around the needle and continue the pattern till the end.

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