Side by side
Pick up to 5 terms. Seeing them next to each other is the fastest way to learn the difference.
Button placket
A strip of fabric holding a row of buttons down the front.
Zip front
Opens with a centre-front zipper.
Drawstring
Cord threaded through a channel to cinch an opening.
Panelling
Visible seams dividing the garment into shaped panels, often contrast-piped.
Boning
Stiff vertical channels sewn into a bodice to hold its shape.
