Pinking shears – Pinking
Shears -typically have one blunt
and one pointed blade. The blunt
end of one blade prevents the
fabric from catching on the blade
and getting damaged as a result.
Scissors – Standard craft or
sewing scissors can be used
for general-purpose tasks to
prevent your other cutting
tools from wearing away
quickly.
Seam Ripper- is a
small sewing tool used for
cutting and
removing stitches.
Dressmakers Carbon
Paper- thin paper coated
with carbon or another
pigmented substance, used
for transferring patterns or
design.
Needles - a very fine
slender piece of metal
with a point at one end
and a hole or eye for
thread at the other, used
in sewing.
Thread - a long, thin Ruler - Perfect for measuring
strand of cotton, nylon, or seam allowances and drawing
other fibers used in dart legs and for measuring
sewing or weaving.
Tape Measure - a length
of tape or thin flexible
metal, marked at
intervals for measuring.
French Curve - Essential tool
for accurately shaping
armholes, necklines, and
collars.
Scalloping shears –
shears have serrated blades Scalloping shears are just like
that create zigzag-patterned pinking shears, but instead of a
seams. This zigzag pattern zigzag pattern, they create
helps prevent the fabric edge rounded or scalloped cuts on
from unraveling. the fabric.
Buttonhole scissors – Buttonhole Embroidery scissors- a pair of
scissors have a small screw that you embroidery appliqué scissors has a
can turn in order to adjust the blade, “duckbill” blade, which is designed
creating cuts of certain lengths for to protect the base fabric when the
the purpose of making buttonholes. user is working on an appliqué. The
These scissors also have notches on duckbill blade lifts the fabric being
their blades, which allow you to cut off, allowing the user to perform
make the buttonholes without cutting close trimming without damaging
the edge of the fabric. the fabric..
Tracing wheel- Pointed and
very sharp wheel transfers
Tailor Chalk -hard chalk or
marking onto a clean sheet of
soapstone used in tailoring
paper. This tools is often used
and dressmaking for marking
when retracing patterns or
fabric. when transfer draped muslin
onto paper
Pins - are used to hold fabric
together prior tosewing. They Pin Cushion - a small
temporarily hold the fabric in cushion into which pins
place when attaching and are stuck for convenient
cutting patterns, or storage.
while sewing.
Thimble - a metal or
Threader - a device for
plastic cap with a closed
passing a thread through
end, worn to protect the
the needle and guides of
finger and push the
a sewing machine.
needle in sewing.
Yardstick - is either a straightedge
or foldable ruler used to measure
length, and is especially common in
the construction industry. They are
often made of wood or plastic, and
short distances. often have metal or plastic joints so
that they can be folded together.
Sewing Gauge - is a ruler, “L” Square - The “L” square is
typically 6 inches long, used for one of the most basic of
measuring short spaces. It is the pattern making rulers. This
typically a metal scale, marked in ruler helps to create accurate 90°
both inches and centimeters with angles and straight edges. It
a sliding pointer, similar in use to measures, rules, and squares
a caliper. simultaneously.
Hem Gauge - used for
measuring and pressing
items. pins. useed for laying
out pattern pieces, holding
two layers of fabric together
while stitching and making
hemlines.