Sewing gauge is a 6 inch gauge with a movable indicator convenient for measuring short lengths.
Hem Gauge is a measuring device marked with various depths and hemline folds. It is practical when hemming straight on grain edges.
Tape Measure - a 60-inch long measuring device used in taking body measurements, drafting patterns, and measuring fabric. It has a metal tip and reversible markings in centimeter and inches.
Ruler - aids in connecting shorter lines marked off in inches and centimeters
Yardstick/Meterstick - used to measure fabric and to check grain line. It can be used in marking long straight lines and in measuring hem lengths.
Hip Curve - used in connecting or shaping slightly curve points. It has a measure of inches at the front and centimeters at the back part
L-square - it is useful in constructing perpendicular lines with divisional parts located in longer and shorter arms
French curve - is used to shape next lines, collars, and arm holes
Bent-handled Shears - a 7 to 8-inch long scissors suitable for cutting fabric because the blades rest flat on the cutting surface
Trimming scissors - 6-inch long scissors used for trimming and clipping seams and for general use
Pinking shears - used to cut a zigzag edge and for finishing hem edges, seams, etc. It should not be used for cutting out a garment because it will not give an accurate cut line of the fabric.
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
Tailor's Chalk - a thin piece of hard chalk in tailoring for making temporary alteration marks on clothing.
Tracing Wheel - an instrument with multiple teeth on a wheel attached to a handle. The teeth can be either serrated or smooth. It is used to transfer markings from patterns onto fabric with or without tracing paper
Dressmaker's carbon paper - the function is like a carbon paper. It is available in different colors, used with tracing wheel.
Pin cushion - a cotton-stuffed cloth cut and sewn in many different shapes to keep pins in place.
Pins - used when cutting and sewing material. It also helps save time in basting
Needles - come in three sizes, small, medium and large and are used for basting, sewing buttons, on and when mending torn clothes
Thimble - made of either plastic or metal material, which is used to protect the fingers from being pricked by the needle when sewing.
Emery Bag - used for thrusting needles and pins, sharpens the needle and removes rust
Sewing Box - serves as utility box where sewing tools are kept.
Sewing machine - A machine used to stich fabric and other materials together with thread
Cutting board or table - a flat board placed on a table where the fabric is laid out and cut
Flat iron - the small appliance used to remove wrinkles from fabric
Ironing board - a small, portable, foldable table with a heat resistance surface
Beeswax or Candle - makes the thread stronger and serves as lubricant, which makes the thread easier to use in sewing buttons and other hand sewing jobs
Tailor's/Dressmaker's ham is a tightly stuffed pillow in the shape of a ham used as a mold when pressing curves such as sleeves or collars