“Sewing without theright tools
and equipment is like trying
to cookwithout the right
ingredients”.
Sewing Tools and Equipment and
their Uses
Sewing Tools and Equipment
Sewing Tools - instruments that aid in
accomplishing a sewing task. It can be
manipulated by hands.
Sewing Equipment - those are the more
complicated tool, it provides to carry out a
particular process or function.
MEASURING TOOLS - instruments used for
obtaining quantities, dimensions or forces of real world
objects.
tape measure
Sewing gauge
Rulers
yardsticks
Tailors square
French curve
MEASURING TOOLS
Tape measure-
a flexible measuring
device used in
taking body
measurements.
MEASURING TOOLS
Sewing Gauge-
A small ruler with a sliding
guide and is about six
inches long.
MEASURING TOOLS
Ruler-
A ruler measuring 12
inches or even 18
inches, either clear or
solid.
DRAFTING TOOLS
Yardstick-
A yardstick is made of
smooth, shellacked
hardwood or metal.
DRAFTING TOOLS
French Curve –
This is used to shape the
depth of the neck hole
and armhole of the
pattern.
DRAFTING TOOLS
Tailor square or "L"
is used to transfer
measurements to the
draft pattern.
CUTTING TOOLS- a cutting implement; a
tool for cutting.
Bent handled dressmaker’s shear
Pinking shears
Cutting scissors
Thread clippers
Seam ripper
TYPES OF SHEARS
Bent-handled dressmaker’s
shears-
These are made of quality
steel and hold a sharp
cutting edge.
Pinking Shears-
This is popular in zigzagging
or scalloped edge or for
seam finishes.
TYPES OF SCISSORS
Trimming scissor-
It is 3-4 inches long. It is used
for trimmings, clipping threads
and snipping slashes.
Embroidery scissor-
It has 4-5 inches finely tapered
blades
Buttonhole scissor –
This is intended for making
buttonholes.
CUTTING TOOLS
Thread Clippers –
are a handy little spring
loaded cutting tool that
allows for the snipping of
threads
CUTTING TOOLS
Seam Ripper-
specifically designed
for ripping out stitches
from seams, either as
a result of an error or
during alterations.
MARKING TOOLS- are required for
transferring pattern markings to garment fabric
pieces and for making alterations on garments.
Chalk Pencils/Dressmaker
pencil
Liquid Marking Pen
Tailor’s Chalk
Tracing Wheel
MARKING TOOLS
Chalk Pencils/
Dressmaker pencil-
This chalk pencil is used
to make fine lines on
fabric. It has an erasing
brush at one end.
MARKING TOOLS
Liquid Marking Pen-
There is one that washes
out and one that fades
after 48 hours
MARKING TOOLS
Tailor’s Chalk-This is
essential as a marker for
materials.
MARKING TOOLS
Tracing wheel-
produces dots on the
fabric.
MARKING TOOLS
Dressmaker’s Carbon
Paper-
also called dressmaker‘s
tracing paper is a
specially waxed carbon
paper that transfer‘s the
tracing wheel‘s markings
to the fabric.
PINNING AND SEWING TOOL
Pincushion
Hand Needle
Sewing Needle Threader
Thimble
PINNING AND SEWING TOOL
Pincushion-
holds the straight pins and
needles while working to
prevent accidents.
PINNING AND SEWING TOOL
Hand Needle- used in
making temporary stitches
and buttonholes.
PINNING AND SEWING TOOL
Sewing Needle Threader –
It aids in putting the thread
to the needle.
PINNING AND SEWING TOOL
Thimble-
A small hard pitted
cup worn for
protection on the
finger that pushes
the needle in
sewing.
PINNING AND SEWING TOOL
Pins- are used to hold
the fabric while sewing
or tracing.
PINNING AND SEWING TOOL
Emery bag- is a small
bag that looks like a pin
cushion. It is filled with
fine sand to polish and
clean pins and needles.
PINNING AND SEWING TOOL
Sewing box- is where
you keep the different
sewing tools.
PINNING AND SEWING TOOL
Fabric- is a cloth or
other material produced
by weaving together
cotton, nylon, wool, silk,
or other threads.
