#tailoring

• Small needle — Popular diminutive of the noun 'ac' (needle); a very small needle used in fine tailoring, traditional embroidery, or for the delicate pinning of clothing components. In a regional sense, the term can also describe a tiny sharp object resembling a needle, such as the thorns of certain plants or minuscule metallic elements in the structure of precision mechanisms.
• Garment interlining — A technical workshop term used to describe a thin intermediate textile material, a lightweight interlining, or a stiffening cloth inserted between the garment's outer fabric and the actual lining, aiming to provide structure, stability, and an impeccable shape to collars, lapels, or shoulders. Historically, it denoted a small textile mat or decorative fabric placed in a foyer.
• Lining — A thin textile material (made of silk, satin, cotton, or synthetic fibers) sewn onto the inner side of a garment (coat, jacket, skirt) to hide its seams, protect the base fabric, and ensure an elegant fit on the body; in an extended industrial or technical sense, it represents a first layer of paint, primer, or plaster applied onto a raw surface as a stable base before the final finish.