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Spanish for Seamstresses and Atelier Workers
Practical Spanish chunks for seamstresses and atelier workers: measurements, fittings, hems, seams, zippers, fabrics, repairs, and handoff.
Table of Contents
Measurements
- 01
Tomar la cintura
Take the waist measurement
- 02
Medir el largo
Measure the length
- 03
Contorno de busto
Bust measurement
- 04
Margen de costura
Seam allowance
- 05
Línea de cadera
Hip line
- 06
Medida exacta
Exact measurement
- 07
Marcar con tiza
Mark with chalk
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Fittings
- 08
Pruebe la prenda
Try on the garment
- 09
Levante los brazos
Raise your arms
- 10
Ajuste del busto
Bust fit
- 11
Entallar la espalda
Take in the back
- 12
Manga tirante
Tight sleeve
- 13
Pinza provisional
Temporary dart
- 14
Queda demasiado largo
It is too long
Hems and Seams
- 15
Subir el bajo
Raise the hem
- 16
Dobladillo invisible
Invisible hem
- 17
Hilvanar primero
Baste first
- 18
Planchar el bajo
Press the hem
- 19
Abrir las costuras
Press the seams open
- 20
Puntada floja
Loose stitch
- 21
Refuerzo en costura
Seam reinforcement
Zippers and Closures
- 22
Cambiar la cremallera
Replace the zipper
- 23
Cierre atascado
Stuck zipper
- 24
Botón de repuesto
Spare button
- 25
Ojales nuevos
New buttonholes
- 26
Corchete pequeño
Small hook-and-eye
- 27
Cinta de cierre
Fastening tape
- 28
Probar el cierre
Test the closure
Fabric and Lining
- 29
Tela delicada
Delicate fabric
- 30
Forro rasgado
Torn lining
- 31
Hilo a juego
Matching thread
- 32
Costura interior
Inside seam
- 33
Encoger al lavar
Shrink in the wash
- 34
Plancha suave
Gentle ironing
- 35
No estirar la tela
Do not stretch the fabric
Repairs and Handoff
- 36
Arreglo urgente
Urgent alteration
- 37
Prueba final
Final fitting
- 38
Listo mañana
Ready tomorrow
- 39
Costo del arreglo
Alteration cost
- 40
Recibo de taller
Workshop receipt
- 41
Recoger la prenda
Pick up the garment
- 42
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