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← 4.1 Sewing Skills: Constructing Household Items

Measure, cut and pin

Agriculture · Grade 8 · about 40 minutes

Mark seam lines, include allowance, cut on the line away from fingers, pin right sides together across the seam.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Household items made with seams
  2. Sewing tools and safety
  3. What a seam is
  4. The open seam
  5. The plain seam
  6. Compare open and plain seams
  7. Measure, cut and pin
  8. Sample of an open seam
  9. Sample of a plain seam
  10. Plan a household article
  11. Cut and pin the article
  12. Construct the item with seams
  13. Hem and finish the article
  14. Display and appreciate sewn items