Sewing Equipment Flashcards
Used to hold straight pins and needles. Come in many shapes and sizes.
Pin cushion
Strengthens thread for hand sewing, is good for sewing on buttons and snaps.
Beeswax
Used to protect your finger when hand sewing. Used to help push the needle through the fabric. Use one that fits the middle finger snuggly
Thimble
Used to hold patterns to fabric and pattern pieces together when stitching. For fine fabrics, use fine, non-rusting dressmaker pins
Straight pins
Used to cut fabric. Blades rest flat on the cutting surface. You do not have to lift the fabric when cutting around the pattern. The 7 or 8 inch length are commonly used
Bent-handled shears
Used for trimming and clipping seams and thread and for general use. The six inch length is the most versatile.
Trimming scissors
The six inch ______ with a moveable indicator is used to measure seams, short distances on fabric, and buttonholes.
Sewing gauge
Used to take measurements and measure distances on fabric. A flexible _______ made of a material that will not stretch or tear is the best choice.
Tape measure
Used to transfer pattern markings to fabric. Use the lightest color that will show up on the fabric.
Dressmaker’s tracing paper
Used with tracing paper to transfer pattern markings to the fabric
Tracing wheel
Waxy substance used to mark fabrics which can’t be marked with tracing paper. Use the lightest color that will show up on the fabric.
Tailor’s chalk
Used to give a thin, accurate line when marking fabric. These _____s are made with tailor’s chalk and are avalible in pink, white, and blue
Tailor’s chalk pencils
Used to take out stitches, cut small slits in fabric, and open buttonholes
Seam ripper
Come in sizes from 1 (coarsest) to 10 (finest) and in several types to suit different sewing needs. The opening to the thread is called the eye.
Hand sewing needle
Used to keep your fabric from fraying
Pinking shears
