Spanish for Seamstresses and Atelier Workers

Practical Spanish chunks for seamstresses and atelier workers: measurements, fittings, hems, seams, zippers, fabrics, repairs, and handoff.

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Measurements
Fittings
Hems and Seams
Zippers and Closures
Fabric and Lining
Repairs and Handoff

Measurements

Tomar la cintura
Take the waist measurement
Medir el largo
Measure the length
Contorno de busto
Bust measurement
Margen de costura
Seam allowance
Línea de cadera
Hip line
Medida exacta
Exact measurement
Marcar con tiza
Mark with chalk

Fittings

Pruebe la prenda
Try on the garment
Levante los brazos
Raise your arms
Ajuste del busto
Bust fit
Entallar la espalda
Take in the back
Manga tirante
Tight sleeve
Pinza provisional
Temporary dart
Queda demasiado largo
It is too long

Hems and Seams

Subir el bajo
Raise the hem
Dobladillo invisible
Invisible hem
Hilvanar primero
Baste first
Planchar el bajo
Press the hem
Abrir las costuras
Press the seams open
Puntada floja
Loose stitch
Refuerzo en costura
Seam reinforcement

Zippers and Closures

Cambiar la cremallera
Replace the zipper
Cierre atascado
Stuck zipper
Botón de repuesto
Spare button
Ojales nuevos
New buttonholes
Corchete pequeño
Small hook-and-eye
Cinta de cierre
Fastening tape
Probar el cierre
Test the closure

Fabric and Lining

Tela delicada
Delicate fabric
Forro rasgado
Torn lining
Hilo a juego
Matching thread
Costura interior
Inside seam
Encoger al lavar
Shrink in the wash
Plancha suave
Gentle ironing
No estirar la tela
Do not stretch the fabric

Repairs and Handoff

Arreglo urgente
Urgent alteration
Prueba final
Final fitting
Listo mañana
Ready tomorrow
Costo del arreglo
Alteration cost
Recibo de taller
Workshop receipt
Recoger la prenda
Pick up the garment
Gracias por confiar
Thank you for trusting us

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