3.02 Sewing Tools & Equipment Vocab

Front

Variety of colors, used in machine or hand sewing.

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Needles

Front

Made of stainless steel or brass. Used with most fabrics to hold patterns, stitch layers, and mark hemlines.

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Silk Pins

Front

Tool for clipping threads or ripping seams.

Back

Thread Clipper

Front

Part of the sewing machine that holds the needle.

Back

Needle Clamp

Front

Small sewing tool on a sewing machine that holds the bobbin and controls its thread tension.

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Bobbin Case

Front

Transfers pattern markings to fabric; varies in color, not for all fabrics; can be disappearing or washable; may not wash out easily.

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Fabric Marking Pen

Front

Sewing machine part controlling stitch length, default 2.5 mm.

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Stitch Length Control Knob

Front

Part of a sewing machine that sets upper thread tension.

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Tension Control Knob

Front

Pins for bulky or pile fabrics.

Back

T-Pins

Front

Part of sewing used for winding bobbin thread, pushed back for recognition.

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Bobbin Winder