List of sewing items

Appliqué is a decoration made by attaching one piece of fabric to another. The smaller piece is often cut into a shape, such as a flower or animal, and placed on a larger piece of cloth. Its edges may be sewn, glued, or covered with stitching to keep it in place. Appliqué was originally a decorative way of repairing damaged fabric items.

Appliqué is commonly used on quilts, clothing, bags, and blankets. It can add color, pictures, or patterns without weaving the design into the whole fabric. The word comes from a French word meaning "applied" because one piece is applied to another.

A buckle is a type of fastening usually used on leather belts and shoes. Buckles can be adjusted, as the prong part of the buckle fits through a hole, and you can have many holes on a strap.

Crochet is a way of making cloth out of loops of yarn using a small hook. Crochet is different to knitting as there is only ever one loop at a time, while knitting has many loops along the knitting needle.

A cuff is a part of your clothing or a piece of jewelry or a restraint that goes around your wrist.

Fabric frays when it starts to come undone, and starts to turn back into the individual strands it was made from.
A fray is also a battle or fight, and is often used as a turn of phrase when you are about to go into the middle of some activity, eg "he stepped into the fray".

A hem is the stitching along the edge of a garment. Hems make the edges of clothes look nicer, and stop them from fraying.

Lapels are the folded parts of the collar of a jacket that sit on the front of the jacket.
Lapels are often used to pin flowers or other decorations to.

A needle is a small piece of metal that is sharp at one end and has a hole, or eye, at the other end. You thread the needle using very fine cotton thread, and use the needle to stitch things together.
The type of needle that is used for giving injections is called a syringe.

A pin is a small piece of metal that is sharp at one end and has a small bump at the other end. It is used for holding pieces of cloth together when you are making something, but before they are properly stitched together.

A pleat is a type of fold made in fabric. A garment, usually a skirt or dress that is pleated tends to have many pleats of equal size. Pleats make a garment thicker, warmer and with more room to move.