Tle

• Sewing Tools and Equipment


  • Measuring tools
  • Drafting tools
  • Cutting tools
  • Marking tools
  • Miscellaneous tools
  • Sewing equipment
• Measuring Tools


  • Tape measure
  • Ruler
  • Seam gauge
  • Hem marker
  • Hip curve
• Drafting Tools


  • Tailor square
  • Hip curve
  • French curve
• Cutting Tools


  • Shears
  • Scissors
  • Seam ripper
• Marking Tools


  • Tracing wheel
  • Tailor's chalk
  • Dressmaker carbon paper
• Miscellaneous Tools


  • Needles
  • Pins
  • Thimble
  • Thread
  • Pin cushion
  • Emery bag
• Sewing Equipment


  • Hand Sewing Machine
  • Hi-Speed Lockstitch Sewing Machine
  • Electric Machine
  • Computerized sewing machines
  • Over locker machines
  • Embroidery Machine
  • Button Holer Machine
• Tape measure


  Used in taking body measurements for drafting, alternating and laying out patterns on fabric, and in actual sewing
• Ruler


  Used in drawing lines and marking fabrics
• Seam gauge


  Used for measuring and marking short distances such as hems, ticks and seams
• Hem marker


  An accurate guide for measuring and making lines. A foot rule can be used in the absence of an adjustable hem marker
• Hip curve


  Used for shaping the hips and skirt hemline
• Tailor square


  Used to draw perpendicular lines, determining square corners and dividing measurements
• French curve


  Used to shape necklines, collars and armholes
• Shears


  The best shears to use for cutting fabrics have a vent handle and blade, with a small opening in one handle for the thumb and a larger opening in the other handle for two or more fingers
• Scissors


  A pair of scissors with sharp and close blades, convenient to use for cutting pattern pieces, threads, trimming seams and cutting buttonholes
• Seam ripper


  A special tool that features a curved blade ending in a sharp point on one side and a small ball on the opposite edge, used to cut and remove unwanted stitches
• Tracing wheel


  Used with tailor's chalk and dressmaker carbon paper to transfer markings from patterns to fabric with or without tracing paper
• Tailor's chalk


  A thin piece of hard chalk used in tailoring for making temporary alteration marks on clothing
• Dressmaker carbon paper


  Used to transfer construction marks from the pattern to the fabric with the help of a tracing wheel
• Needles


  • Made of stainless steel
  • Vary in thickness, point shape, length and the size of the needle eye
  • Fine needles used for sewing on thin, light, or fine fabric
  • Thicker needles used for sewing on thick heavy fabrics
• Pins


  • Used to hold pieces of fabric together when sewing or cutting
  • Made of stainless steel
  • Vary in size
• Thimble


  A small cap, usually made of metal and plastic, worn over the fingertip to protect it when pushing a needle through cloth in sewing
• Thread


  A kind of yarn used for hand sewing and in home sewing machines
• Pin cushion


  A small firm cushion into which pins are stuck when not in use
• Emery bag


  Used to sharpen pins and needles
• Hand Sewing Machine


  • Controlled with the hand
  • Affordable
  • Readily available in shops
  • Easy to transport
• Hi-Speed Lockstitch Sewing Machine


  • Equipped with auto thread-trimmer and auto foot-lifter
  • Automatic thread cutter
  • Thread-wiper
  • Reverse-feed and foot-lifter system
• Electric Machine


  • Powered by electricity
  • Contains a motor in the body which drives the needle in the top part and controls a bobbin and feed dogs in the lower part under the needle plate
• Computerized sewing machines


  • Controlled by computer chips with the correct tension, length and width programmed in by the manufacturer for each stitch style
  • Operated using a touchpad and computer screen
  • Can download programs from PC
  • Can memorize past work
  • Stores hundreds of different stitches
• Over locker machines


  • Used to stop fraying and give a professional finish to the seams of a garment
• Embroidery Machine


  • Used in making different kinds of embroidery stitches
  • Used for fabrics like Barong Tagalog, pillow cases, linen, and other novelty items
• Button Holer Machine


  • Used in making buttonholes on fabrics