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Sewing Equipment

Sewing Equipment. Cutting Tools. Sewing Equipment. Cutting Tools. Scissors . Shears. Usually longer The handles are not the same size-shaped to fit your hand Bent-handled shears are the most popular Used to cut pattern pieces from fabric. Usually short Handles have small, matching holes

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Sewing Equipment

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  1. Sewing Equipment

  2. Cutting Tools Sewing Equipment

  3. Cutting Tools Scissors Shears Usually longer The handles are not the same size-shaped to fit your hand Bent-handled shears are the most popular Used to cut pattern pieces from fabric • Usually short • Handles have small, matching holes • Used to clip around curves, trim seams, and clip threads

  4. Cutting Tools • Rotary Cutter • Round blade-like a pizza cutter • Blade retracts for safety • Good for cutting straight lines • Must be used with self-healing mat.

  5. Cutting Tools • Seam Ripper • Hook like blade • Used to remove stitches • Must be careful not to cut fabric

  6. Measuring Tools Sewing Equipment

  7. Measuring Tools • Tape Measure

  8. Measuring Tools • Sewing/Seam Gauge • 6-inch ruler with sliding marker • Used to measure hems, seam widths, cuffs, space between buttons and other short distances.

  9. Marking Tools Sewing Equipment

  10. Marking Tools • Dressmakers Carbon Paper and Tracing Wheel • Used to transfer markings • Fabric Marking Pens • Disappearing Ink • Water Soluble • Evaporating • Tailor’s Chalk • Chalk marks can usually be brushed away

  11. Pins and Needles Sewing Equipment

  12. Pins • Dressmaker’s Pins • Medium in Diameter • Sharp Points • Brass-Will not rust • Silk Pins • Very thin • Sharpest points of all types of pins • Used for very fine fabrics • Ballpoint Pins • Rounded point • Recommended for use with knit fabric • Ball-headed Pins • Large, round heads • Easy to see and handle

  13. Needles • Many different sizes • Needles with low numbers are used for heavier fabrics • Needles with higher numbers are used for fine fabrics • Number 7 or 8 needles are most commonly used • Three types of needles • Sharps • Most often used for hand sewing tasks • Betweens • Short needles with a small eye • Crewel/Embroidery • Have large eyes

  14. Other Sewing Equipment Sewing Equipment

  15. Sewing Equipment • Pincushions • NEVER PUT PINS IN YOUR MOUTH • Many shapes and sizes • Hold pins in a safe place • Notions-items other than fabric that become part of the product • Thread • Zippers • Buttons • Snaps • Thread • Polyester/Cotton • All-purpose thread • Can be used for almost all fabric • Polyester • Also and all-purpose thread • Mercerized Cotton • Used to sew on woven fabrics • Limited stretching ability

  16. Questions? Sewing Equipment

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