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| fagoting |
a technique for trimming or decorating cloth with crisscross stitches across an open seam, or with vertical threads tied at midpoint in bundles spaced across a section with no horizontal threads. |
| fell2 |
to finish (a seam) by turning under the raw edges and stitching them down. [1/3 definitions] |
| follicle |
a dry seed vessel, such as a milkweed pod, that has a single chamber, having developed from a single ovary, and that splits open along one seam when mature. [1/3 definitions] |
| French seam |
a seam that is sewn on both sides of the fabric so that the edges are enclosed. |
| inseam |
the seam on the inner side of a pant leg, from the crotch to the hem. |
| join |
a joining, such as a seam or weld. [1/8 definitions] |
| overcast |
a seam sewn with the thread running over and under the edges to prevent raveling. [1/5 definitions] |
| seam |
to join together by means of a seam. [1/6 definitions] |
| welt |
a strip of leather sewn along the seam that joins the sole and upper of a shoe to reinforce the seam. [2/5 definitions] |
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