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The tools needed in sewing are divided into four categories: cutting tools, measuring tools, marking aids, and sewing equipment.
Cutting Tools:
1. Bent-Handled Shears-7 to 8 inch long scissors suitable for cutting fabric because the blades rest flat on the cutting surface.
2. Trimming Scissors- 6 inch long scissors used for trimming and clipping seams and for general use.
3. Sewing and Embroidery Scissors- has pointed blades and is good for cutting buttonholes, thread and other small jobs. It is 4 to 5 inch in length.
4. Pinking Shears- cuts a zigzag edge and is used for finishing hem edges, seams, etc. It should not be used for cutting out a garment b'coz it will not give an accurate cut line of the fabric.
5. Seam Ripper- a handy little tool for taking out seams and removing stitches. It must be used carefully so as not to cut the fabric.
6. Cutting Board/Table- a flat board placed on a table where the fabric is laid out and cut. The fabric can be pinned securely to the cutting board/table to prevent it from slipping.
Measuring Devices:
1. Sewing Gauge- a 6 inch gauge with a movable indicator convenient for measuring short lengths.
2. Hem Gauge- a measuring device marked with various depths and hemline folds. It is practical when hemming straight on grain edges.
3. Tape Measure-a 60 inch lng measuring device used in taking body measurements, drafting patterns, and measuring fabrics. It has a metal tip and reversible markings in centimeters and inches.
4. Yardstick/Meterstick- is use to measure fabric and to check grain line. It can be used in marking a long straight lines and in measuring hem lengths.
Marking Tools:
1. Dressmaker's carbon/tracing paper (in a variety of colors)
2. Tracing Wheel - serrated or smooth wheel, to use with the tracing paper to transfer marks on patterns onto the fabric.
3. Tailor's chalk - Used for the same purpose as tracing paper and tracing wheel.
4. Chalk pencil - Used in the same way as tracing paper and tracing wheel.
5. Liquid marking pens - Used in the same way as tracing paper and tracing wheel.
Sewing Equipment:
1. Beeswax/Candle- makes the thread stronger and serves as lubricant, which makes the thread easier to use in sewing buttons and other hand sewing jobs.
2. Pin Cushion- a cotton-stuffed cloth cut and sewn in many different shapes to keep the pins in place. It will help you work conveniently when placed on your waist.
3. Pins- used when cutting and sewing material. Helps save time in basting. Dull-pointed and rusted pins should not be used b'coz they will destroy the fabric.
4. Needles- comes in three sizes: small, medium and large. Small needles are used on light and soft material, while big needles are for rough, thick and heavy materials. Needles are used for basting, sewing buttons on and when mending torn clothes.
5. Thimble- made of either plastic or metal material w/c is used to protect the finger from being pricked by the needle when sewing. A fitted thimble will help you sew comfortably especially when you are not used in sewing with a thimble on your finger.
6. Emery Bag- used for thrusting needles and pins. They sharpens the needles ad removes rust.
7. Thread- comes in different colors, ply and brands. You can save money by using colorfast and durable thread.
8. Sewing Box- serves as a utility box. Sewing tools like pins, thread, thimbles, and others can be kept in this box. Sewing boxes vary in style, such as the compartmentalized and non-compartmentalized box. A compartmentalized sewing box is practical because your tools can always be orderly arranged.
A needle threader is used to make threading a sewing needle fast and easy. The wire easily passes through the eye of a needle, opens allowing a large opening for the thread and is then pulled back through the eye of the needle.
A seam ripper is used to remove unwanted stitches. The fine tip of a seam ripper allows you to pick out single threads, decreasing the likelihood of cutting the fabric that the stitches are attached too.
Bent-handle dressmaker shears are used for the cutting out of patterns and sewing projects. Sharp shears are the key to preventing hand fatigue and accurate cutting along pattern lines.
A press cloth is essential to prevent scorching your fabric when you are applying more heat than you would if you were just ironing out wrinkles. They are available in different weights. A see-through press cloth allows you to see the pressing task through the press cloth. If you do not have one, a piece of muslin will do but it is an item worth adding to your sewing tools.
Hams and sleeve rolls are wonderful for pressing curves and seams that are in a tube area without creasing another area of the garment. Similar results can be achieved with a tightly rolled towel. It is worth saving up for a pressing ham and sleeve roll if you will be sewing clothing, baby clothes or doll clothes.
A small ironing board can achieve pressing the inner seam of some tubes. Because it has a stand, it is not as flexible to use as a sleeve roll.
A bodkin is designed to pull an item (such as elastic, ribbon, cording or drawstring) through a casing. The blunt point, sometimes a ball point, prevents the bodkin from piercing the fabric casing, while guiding the pulled through item, through the casing.
If you do not have a bodkin a safety pin can be used to pull the item through a casing. It is just a bit more difficult to grasp and guide than a bodkin.
A seam guide is the perfect sewing tool to be sure you have the correct seam allowance that is called for in the pattern directions.
A rotary cutting pad is used as a flat surface to cut fabric with rotary tools.
Rotary cutters are used in conjunction with rotary pads and rotary rulers.
Rotary rulers can be used alone as a measuring devise or used in conjunction with rotary mats and rotary cutters.
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There are almost too many sewing tools to list with their shapes.
- A spool of thread is a cylinder.
- A sewing needle is a very long, thin cylinder with a sparp point and a hole through it.
- A sewing machine pedal is a triangular prism.
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