Proper Selection Of Sewing Tools

• Classifications


  • Marking tools
  • Pinning and sewing tools
  • Materials in dress making
• Marking tools


  • Chalk pencil
  • Liquid marking pen
  • Tailors chalk
  • Wax chalk
  • Tracing wheel
  • Dress makers carbon paper
• Chalk pencil


  White or pastel shades, used to mark fine lines, has an erasing brush on the other end
• Liquid marking pen


  Has two types (washes out and lasts up to 48 hours)
• Tailors chalk


  Removed by brushing
• Wax chalk


  Frequently used on woolen fabric, can be removed by pressing/ironing
• Tracing wheel


  Has two types (serrated edge and smooth edge)
• Dress makers carbon paper


  Known as dress makers tracing paper, transfers the tracing wheels marking
• Pinning and sewing tools

  • Straight pin
  • Pin cushion
  • Hand needle
  • Sewing needle threader
  • Thimble
• Straight pin


  Fastens pieces of fabric together
• Pin cushion


  Holds straight pins and needles
• Hand needle


  Has about 7-10 sizes, used in making stitches
• Sewing needle threader


  Aids in passing the thread through the eye of a needle
• Thimble


  Small hard pitted cup worn for protection, pushes the needle
• Materials for dress making

  • Thread
  • Fabric