1. Accordian pleats
Narrow, straight
pleats usually parallel to one another.
2. Back-strap
Strap across
the back of a garment at the waist, usually
fitted with a buckle,
or other method of adjustable fastening, and used to adjust the fit of the garment, within limits, to the wearer's
requirement.
3. Bearers (for trousers)
Sections
fastened to the side seams to take the weight of the trousers when the
fronts are opened. Bearers for whole fall trousers contain
the pockets. Bilston bearers similar to whole falls but with deeper
bearer.
Pocket bearers
are employed for cross pockets.
French bearers
are a continuation of the button catch & fly with two or more holes fastened on to a strap from the side seams.
4. Belt loop
A loop of material or thread, which
is sewn into the waist of the garment.
The degree of fit is adjustable by means
of a belt drawn through the loops.
5. Bespoke
Bespoke clothes
are those which are made to the order
of an individual.
6. Bodice
The section of a
woman's garment covering
the body from neck to waist.
7. Box pleat
A form of enclosed pleats achieved by double folding
cloth alternately in opposite
directions.
8. Break
The
point where the bridle ends at the centre
front of a coat, it is usually at the top buttonhole.
9. Buggy
A lining from the neck down across the back of
anotherwise unlined coat.
10. Button stand
The distance
from the finished edge of the garment to the centre of the button.
The hole through which
a button is passed to hold the garment in the correct
position.
12. Buttonhole stand
The distance from the finished edge of the garment to the eye of the buttonhole.
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