Bias Any diagonal direction. Fabrics stretch in the bias direction.
a woman's close-fitting boned supporting undergarment that is often hooked and laced and that extends from above or beneath the bust or from the waist to below the hips and has garters attached. The term corset didn't appear until the nineteenth century. Before this they were referred as stays.
Known as neckcloth or a tie. This was originally a men's garment made out of muslin or silk from the seventeenth century. Today it is known as a necktie which was developed from the nineteenth century.
Made from the mid-nineteenth century. It was a petticoat made from horsehair (crin) and linen (lin). From the the 1850s it was then made using steel hoops or whale bones.
A low cut line on a dress. Showing a neck and shoulders.
Worn by women from the early nineteenth century onwards. Also referred as pants, nickers, underwear, panties
A womens' scarve. Made from muslin, this was worn in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Leg of mutton/lamb. This is has common usage with the sleeves of the late 1820s to the 1830s; and the 1890s.
A sewing machine is a mechanical device that joins fabric using thread, in a manner similar to manual sewing.
Fabric folds that control fullness in a garment. Variations include box, inverted and knife pleats. Refer to Pleats homepage.
