tools and equipment in tailoring

Question 1

Classification of Tools and Equipment

Answer 1

Measuring Tools
Cutting Tools
Sewing Tools & Equipment
Drafting Tools
Marking Tools
Pressing Tools & Equipment

Question 2

What are the measuring tools?

Answer 2

Tape Measure
Yard Stick/Meter Stick

Question 3

A flexible measuring device used in taking body measurements

Answer 3

Tape Measure

Question 4

The front has the measurement of 150 cm and 60 inches on the other side

Answer 4

Tape Measure

Question 5

for general marking and measuring fabric

Answer 5

Yard stick/ Meter stick

Question 6

Drafting Tools

Answer 6

French curve
Hip curve
Tailor’s Square

Question 7

use in shaping curve areas in the pattern such as the neckline armhole, collar and crotch areas

Answer 7

French Curve

Question 8

used in shaping curve areas that are not as curve as those areas that are shaped by the French curve

Answer 8

French curve

Question 9

the areas that are shaped using __________ the side seam for skirts and pant, the hemline also for skirt and blouses and other long curve areas

Answer 9

Hip Curve

Question 10

Used for drafting perpendicular lines, also used in straightening out fabric ends

Answer 10

Tailor’s Square

Question 11

used for obtaining square corners and for dividing measurements

Answer 11

Tailor’s Square

Question 12

to measure crotch area

Answer 12

Tailor’s Square

Question 13

Cutting Tools

Answer 13

Scissors
Shear
Pinking Shear
Rotary Cutter
Seam Ripper
Thread clipper

Question 14

Used for cutting threads, cutting pattern paper, trimming seams, slashing and cutting buttonholes

Answer 14

scissors

Question 15

tool ideal for cutting fabrics

Answer 15

Shear

Question 16

could easily be identified by its handle to have more force in cutting thick fabrics

Answer 16

Shear

Question 17

cut a zigzag or scalloped edge instead of straight edge

Answer 17

Pinking Shear

Question 18

used to finish raw edges of seams by cutting in a zigzag manner then stabilized with straight stitching

Answer 18

Pinking Shear

Question 19

works like a pizza cutter and can be used by left or right handed sewers

Answer 19

Rotary Cutter

Question 20

bigger, are for heavy duty and powered by electricity for mass production and cutting of multiple layer of fabrics

Answer 20

Rotary Cutter

Question 21

Used for stitches that needs to be altered and ripped and sometimes for ripping holes used for button hole

Answer 21

Seam Ripper

Question 22

A scissor like tool without handle use for snipping or trimming excess thread

Answer 22

Thread Clipper

Question 23

Marking tools

Answer 23

Carbon copy
Tracing wheel
Chalk pencils/ Dressmaker’s pencil
Tailor’s chalk

Question 24

used with tracing wheel to transfer construction lines from pattern to cloth

Answer 24

Carbon Paper

Question 25

used with or without carbon paper to transfer pattern marks to the cloth

Answer 25

Tracing Wheel

Question 26

Serrated edge makes dotted line marking
smooth edge makes solid line marking

Answer 26

Tracing Wheel

Question 27

used to make lines on fabric, has an erasing brush at one end. could disappear in a short amount of time if fabric is not properly handled

Answer 27

Chalk pencils/ Dressmaker’s pencil

Question 28

for marking directly on the cloth and it is necessary to sharpen the edge more often to produce thin lines

Answer 28

Tailor’s Chalk

Question 29

Sewing tools

Answer 29

Hand stitching needle
Machine Stitching Needle
Pins
Needle threader
pincushion
Emery bag
Thimble

Question 30

point sharp eyes smooth and well polished
choose one that is easy to use

Answer 30

Hand stitching needle

Question 31

the size of the needle depends upon the kind of fabric and thread

Answer 31

Machine Stitching needle

Question 32

use rust proof which are fine, smooth and sharp

Answer 32

Pins

Question 33

eases the insertion of thread for hand or machine needle

Answer 33

Needle threader

Question 34

appropriate tool to place pins and needles

Answer 34

pincushion

Question 35

used to remove rusts on pins or needles and also sharpens them

Answer 35

Emery Bag

Question 36

for protection on the finger that pushes the needle in sewing

Answer 36

Thimble

Question 37

Sewing Equipment

Answer 37

Lockstitch Sewing Machine
High-speed Lockstitch Sewing Machine

Question 38

The ordinary sewing machine is only foot powered but a motor can be attached to the machine for faster performance.
The machine needs to be oiled manually

Answer 38

Lockstitch Sewing Machine

Question 39

A single straight stitching machine but powered electrically faster than the conventional sewing machine

usually used for heavy duty sewing and for mass production

Answer 39

High-speed Lockstitch Sewing Machine

Question 40

It self lubricates for it has a container underneath for machine oil

it has button to turn the machine on and off

Answer 40

High-speed Lockstitch Sewing Machine

Question 41

machine made to finish raw edges easily

uses three to five threads depending on the machine specification

also self lubricates since this has a container to contain oil

Answer 41

Overlockstitch Sewing Machine

Question 42

with the use of five threads it can perform two tasks,
* stitching the seam &
* Finishing the raw edge

Answer 42

Overlockstitch Sewing Machine

Question 43

Pressing tools and equipment

Answer 43

Steam Iron
Handheld Garment Steamer
Iron
Sleeve board
Ironing Board
Steam Presser

Question 44

usually used in mass production

gets rid of wrinkle easily compared to the steam iron

Answer 44

steam presser