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. Horizontal Slant Pocket: See definition for Slant Pocket I Inseam: The seam on garments located between legs and runs from the crotch to the hem. Interfacing: Supporting fabric either sewn or fused to the body fabric for body, stability and shape. Commonly used in waistbands, plackets, collars, cuffs, and as reinforcement behind buttons and buttonholes. Interlining: See definition for Interfacing. Inverted Box Pleat: See definition for Box Pleat Invisible Zipper: Specially designed zipper, no lines of stitching is visible on the outside of the garment. Finished appearance is of a plain seam with only part of the tab visible on the outside of the garment. See definition for Scoop Pocket. See definition for Armhole. K Kangaroo Pocket: Usually a center front pocket that has the pocket bag attached to exterior of garment with two openings. Pocket can be one piece or split into two pieces by center front closure. Keyhole Buttonhole: For Definition see Buttonhole Kick Pleat: Clean finished opening at the sweep of a garment created by one side of garment overlapping the other to allow for movement. Kimono Sleeve: Kissing Zipper: Zipper is centered under two folded edges that meet at the center of the zipper teeth with two visible rows of parallel stitching. A specific type of concealed zipper. Knife Cutting: Cutting plies of fabric by means of a straight edge, band or rotary knife. Knife Pleat: For Definition see Pleat. Knit Fabric: Fabric constructed by interlocking a series of loops by hand or machine. Knit to Shape (Sweater): Panels are knit to the exact shape required to construct the sweater. Cutting is allowed at the neckline if needed. Knitted Elastic: See definition for Elastic Knitted L Lacing: Ribbon, cord, braid, or tubing in which two free ends are pulled alternately through opposing eyelets, grommets, buttonholes, or under hooks. Lapel: Shaped piece of fabric on center front opening above top closure which folds back to form a larger opening. Lapel Point: The widest distance on the lapel, usually forming a point. Lapped Seam: Process of attaching two or more plies of fabric simply by layering atop each other and stitching through all layers. Lapped VNeck: See definition for Miter. Lapped Zipper: See definition for Zipper. Laser Cutting: Fabric is placed on a vacuum table using suction and plastic over the top layer to stabilize plies before cutting with laser. Layout: See definition for Marker. Lettuce Edge: A decorative hem used on knit fabrics. It is a dense overedge hem 2030 stitches per inch that is formed by stretching fabric while it passes through a 504 or 505 overlock machine. Machine is set with differential feed to have extra ruffling than normal sewing. Various threads can be used but remend to use textured nylon or textured poly. Ligne: Unit of measurement to measure button size. 40 ligne is equal to a diameter of 1 inch. Smaller the number, the smaller the button, and vice versa. Lining: A fabric replica of a garment sewn inside a garment. May be partially or fully lined. Hides inner construction, adds fort, smoothness, warmth, and retains the shape of the outer layer. Linking / Looping (Sweater): Loops of two knit to shape garment parts are run onto a series of regularly spaced points, joined by chain stitching on linking machine Link/Loop Attached Placket View of Loops Lockstitch: See definition for 301 Looping (Sweater): A method of joining two sweater panels together. Connects two courses of loops together, STITCH FOR STITCH, with a chain stitch of self yarn. Creates the effect of uninterrupted knitting. Usually found in more expensive sweaters. Loose/Relaxed Fit: Fit of clothing is loose to body and has a moderate amount of ease. M Male, NonGender Closure: Mannequin: Model of the human body used to check the appearance of a garment Marker: A diagram or arrangement of pattern pieces for a style(s) or size(s) to be cut at one time, placed over plies of fabric. Pattern pieces fit tightly together for best fabric utilization. Match and Balance Plaids/Stripes: Refers to the matching and balancing of plaids at joining seams or garment openings so the same stripe matches horizontally on each side of garment. If pattern is a stripe, the same stripe is engineered at the same point on the body of the garment. Merrow: Brand name of a sewing machine. Commonly used to describe overlock 503. Miter: Creating an angled seam by cutting the 2 edges in a diagonal manner and stitching them together. Mitre: See definition for Miter. Mock/Folder Set French Seam: Version of a French seam sewn with use of a folder, raw seam allowance is encased between 2 rows of 301. Commonly used on woven tops, pants and dresses. Mock Fly: Looks like a functional fly but does not open. Moderate Ease: Fit to body with a small to medium amount of ease. Modulus: See definition for Elastic Modulus Monkey Paw and Loop: See definition for Frog. Monocord Thread: Formed from continuous filaments that have been bonded together. Monofilament Thread: Formed by extruding a continuous filament through a spinneret with a specified diameter resembles a fishing line. Multifilament Formed by twisting together continuous filaments into a cohesive bundle. Thread: N Nap: An array of fiber ends protruding from the surface of one or both sides of a fabric and giving a fuzzy appearance. Produced by brushing, napping or raising the fibers. The nap may be in stripes or other patterns or may be sheared to obtain uniform length. Directional finish of a fabric created by raised yarns or