Reference
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/jobs-and-careers/story/career-in-fashion-designing-and-beyond-all-you-need-to-know-1544948-2019-06-12
STITCHES
In Garment Making Industry, a stitch is a series of repetitive single turns or loops of threads or yarns through interloping, intralooping or interlacing. It is the most important element of sewing, knitting, embroidery, crochet and needle lace-making whether done by hand or machine.
Running Stitch
The straight or running stitch is the basic stitch in hand-sewing and embroidery, on which all other forms of sewing are based. The stitch is worked by passing the needle in and out of the fabric at a regular distance. All other stitches are created by varying the straight stitch in length, spacing, and direction.
Blind Stitch
A blind stitch in sewing is a method of joining two pieces of fabric so that the stitch thread is invisible, or nearly invisible. Blind stitching hides stitching under folded edges; therefore, this type of stitch can be used to create a blind hem or to join two folded edges together.
Blind hem stitches are completely hidden on the front of the garment and almost completely hidden on the inside of the garment. The sewer catches only a few threads of the fabric each time the needle is pulled through the fabric, which means that the majority of the stitching is hidden inside the hem.
Blind stitching is useful when joining two folded edges together, as the thread is only visible when the folded material is pulled away. This technique allows the sewer to invisibly attach pockets, facings and trimmings to a garment.
Back Tack
To lock the beginning or end of a seam by sewing forward for a few stitches and then reversing to sew backwards directly over the same stitches. Modern machines all have a reverse button or lever.
PLEATS
Pleats are a fold or doubling of fabric that is pressed, ironed or creased into place. (Pleats that are sewn into place are called tucks). There are many varieties, but the side and box pleat are the most common, although they can be accordion, cartridge, circular, curtain, draped, fluted, Fortuny or French.
Knife Pleats
Knife Pleats, or accordion pleats (like the musical instrument) allow the garment to expand and relax in shape when moving. They are most commonly found in skirts and are a series of narrow, equal pleats, which have been sharply creased so to lie in one direction.
Box Pleats
Box pleats have the fabric pressed outwards and are more commonly used in curtains and other sewing projects rather than clothing. The box pleats can be singular or double-layered. In the yellow dress the box pleats are so close together they form inverted pleats in-between
SEAM
A seam is a method of binding two or more pieces of fabric together, usually using thread to form stitches. However, glue and other forms of adhesive can also be used. Seams can be stitched by hand or sewn by machine.
Plain Seam
A Plain Seam is identified as a seam that is stitched between two pieces of fabrics, right sides together. Whether you're using a straight stitch, zigzag, or something else, so long as the seam consists of two raw edges lined up with the right sides together and are sewn down, you are looking at a Plain Seam.
French Seam
A French seamencloses the seam allowance on the inside of a sewn item, so no raw edge is visible. This eliminates the need for another form of seam finish. It's used most commonly on sheer fabric, so the seam blends with the fabric.
Stitched Dartless Bodice
The Dartless Bodice Block is useful when you want to draft loose fitting garments. If you have never drafted a bodice pattern, this is a great way to start. I included instructions on how to draft the sleeve, too. You'll see that the instructions are quite similar to the other basic bodice pattern, just more simple.
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