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Clothing 8

Clothing 8. Sewing Equipment: Names and Function. Small Equipment is divided into 5 categories. Measuring tools Cutting tools Marking tools Pressing tools Pins and needles At some point during the semester you will be using just about each one of these we are going over today.

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Clothing 8

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  1. Clothing 8 Sewing Equipment: Names and Function

  2. Small Equipment is divided into 5 categories • Measuring tools • Cutting tools • Marking tools • Pressing tools • Pins and needles • At some point during the semester you will be using just about each one of these we are going over today

  3. Measuring Tools • Tape measure: • Basic measuring tool • 60 inches long • Used for measuring larger things, body measurements, fabric

  4. Measuring Tools • Seam gauge: • 6 inches long • Plastic or metal • Has a sliding marker • Measures small areas like hems and seams

  5. Cutting Tools • Shears: • Cut fabric only!! • Bent handle allows the fabric to lay flat on table while cutting • Makes cutting easier

  6. Cutting Tools • Scissors: • Smaller and shorter than shears • Round handles • Used for clipping seams, threads, paper • NOT USED TO CUT FABRIC!!!

  7. Cutting Tools • Seam ripper: • Used to rip out unwanted seams • Its your ‘eraser’ to fix mistakes • Everyone at one point will have to seam rip!

  8. Cutting Tools • Pinking shears: • Cut a zigzag edge • Helps prevent fabric from rolling up

  9. Marking Tools • Tracing wheel and tracing paper: • Transfers marking from pattern to fabric • helps you put projects together by marking symbols that you will match up

  10. Pressing Tools • Iron: • Used to smooth wrinkles and press open seams • Pressing is as important as stitching • ‘press as you sew’ allows projects to turn out nicer

  11. Pins and Needles • Dressmaker pins: • Basic pins used to pin projects together • Very sharp points

  12. Pins and Needles • Ballpoint pins: • Rounded ends • Great for knit fabrics that tend to roll up • Longer

  13. Pins and Needles • Needles: • Come in a variety of shapes and sizes • Range in size from 1 to 12 • The smaller the number the larger the needle • Size 7 or 8 are most common for hand sewing, the are also called sharps

  14. Pins and Needles • Pin Cushion: • Holds pins and needles • Has an attached emery bag that is used to sharpen pins and needles

  15. Pins and Needles • Thimble • Prevents needle from pricking your finger

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