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Glossary
Analogous colors — similar or alike colors
Bodice — The fitted part of a dress that extends from the waist to the shoulder
Bustle — A bow, peplum, or gathering of material at the back of a woman's skirt below the waist
Client — The party for which professional services are rendered
Corset — A close-fitting undergarment, often reinforced by stays, worn to support and shape the waistline, hips, and breasts
Criteria — A standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
Decoration — Something used to decorate
Dressmaker — One that makes women�s clothes, especially dresses
Fabric — A cloth produced especially by knitting, weaving, or felting fibers
Fashion — The prevailing style or custom, as in dress or behavior
Fiber — A natural or synthetic filament, as of cotton or nylon, capable of being spun into yarn
Foot — unit of measurement equal to 12 inches
Geometric — Using simple geometric forms such as circles and squares in design and decoration
Handiwork — The product of a person's efforts and actions
Inch — A unit of length in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems, equal to 1/12 of a foot
Loom — An apparatus for making thread or yarn into cloth by weaving strands together at right angles
Measurement — The dimension, quantity, or capacity determined by measuring
Measuring tape — A tool to ascertain measurement
Modesty — Reserve or propriety in speech, dress, or behavior
Museum curator — One who manages or oversees, as the administrative director of a museum collection or a library
Organic — Of, relating to, or derived from living organisms
Pattern — A plan, diagram, or model to be followed in making things: a dress pattern
Period — An interval of time characterized by the occurrence of a certain condition, event, or phenomenon
Protection — The act of protecting. The condition of being protected
Reception — A social function, especially one intended to provide a welcome or greeting
Ruler — A straight edged strip, as of wood or metal, for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
Sew — To make, repair, or fasten by stitching, as with a needle and thread or a sewing machine
Style — The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed
Texture — The distinctive physical composition or structure of something, especially with respect to the size, shape, and arrangement of its parts
Train — A part of a gown that trails behind the wearer
Victorian — Being in the highly ornamented, massive style of architecture, decor, and furnishings popular in 19th-century England
Warp — To arrange (strands of yarn or thread) so that they run lengthwise in weaving
Weaving — To make (cloth) by interlacing the threads of the weft and the warp on a loom
Weft — The horizontal threads interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric
Yard — A fundamental unit of length in both the U.S. Customary System and the British Imperial System, equal to 3 feet, or 36 inches
Yard goods — merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard
Yardstick — A graduated measuring stick one yard in length
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