Concetti Chiave

  • Understanding sewing terms and processes is crucial for measuring, cutting, and constructing personal and household articles.
  • The creation of a tray cover depends on the tray's shape and size, which can be oval, round, or oblong.
  • Materials for making a tray cover include plain cotton, matching thread, and embroidery thread, with specific cutting and hemming instructions.
  • Tray covers historically evolved from simple fabrics used by ancestors to modern creations by research institutes and industries.
  • The primary function of tray covers is decorative, enhancing the presentation of meals and the appearance of trays.

Before you start any personal and household articles, you should be familiar with certain sewing terms and processes. The terms would help you to follow directions doe measuring, cutting and constructing the articles. You will use the processes such as stitches and seams for sewing.

Creation of a tray cover

Regarding the "tray cover", the shape and size of a tray cover will depend on those of the tray. They can be oval, round or oblong.

Materials needed:

- 0,5 metre of 90 cm suitable material for example plain cotton.

- matching thread.

- embroidery thread.

Procedure:

1) measure and cut out material according to shape and size of tray. Give extra 2.5 - 3 cm allowance around edges for folding.

2) make any desired design on the cover.

3) fold in and press about 2,5 cm double hems around decorative stitches.

4) make the design with suitable decorative stitches.

Historical evolution of tray covers

Tray covers are basically used as decorative application to enphasize the appearance of both the content in the tray but most especially the general presentation of the meal.

During the ancient days, tray covers weren't available and most of our greatgrand parents used the fabric derived from the sheep and various huntered animals to neat table clothes and tray covers.

Today most of the tray covers we use are been fabricated by research institues and highly qualified industrie.

Domande da interrogazione

  1. What are the essential materials and steps needed to create a tray cover?
  2. To create a tray cover, you need 0.5 meters of suitable material like plain cotton, matching thread, and embroidery thread. The process involves measuring and cutting the material to fit the tray, allowing extra for folding, designing the cover, folding and pressing hems, and adding decorative stitches.

  3. Why is it important to understand sewing terms and processes before starting a project?
  4. Understanding sewing terms and processes is crucial as it helps in following directions for measuring, cutting, and constructing articles, ensuring the correct application of stitches and seams in sewing projects.

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