Vocabulary of sponsorship
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Parrot
Name; m Ungraded tool used to plot curves. It is used especially for armholes, collars, clamps. - 2
Boss
Name; m. Paper piece on which the shape of a garment is drawn. This does not include sewing values. - 3
Basic Boss
Name; m Custom boss, representing parts of the body. Ex: Basic pattern of bust, sleeve or pants. You cannot sew this pattern as it is, because it reproduces your body in accuracy. So you can't put it on like a garment. However, you can make it a custom sewing model. - 4
Patronage
Name; m Patron with added seam values, and other indications concerning the assembly of the garment (wire right, stitches, etc...) - 5
Sewing value
Name; f It is more commonly called the seam margin. It is necessary to sew a garment. Its width depends on the size of the room. - 6
Pointing
Name; m Indication added on a sponsorship. Ex: small cross drawn to indicate the location of a pocket. - 7
Cran
Name; m Small cut on the edge of a pattern indicating a fold or overlay with another piece (cran on cran). - 8
Boss Roulette
Name; f Small serrated castor that allows to reproduce curves by transparency. - 9
Japanese rule
Name; f Rule graduated and gridded every centimetres. It's transparent. It allows to shift patterns to add sewing values in particular.