Sewing Room Tools and Rules

This tool has a head and is used to temporarily hold fabric together

• pin
• needle
• iron
• sharp pointy thing

This tool has an eye and is used to carry thread through the fabric to make stitches

• thread
• pin
• seam ripper
• needle

This tool is used to measure curved areas

• measuring tape
• yard stick
• ruler
• seam gauge

This tool is used to press fabric flat

• presser foot
• iron
• yard stick
• needle clamp

This tool is used to cut fabric ONLY!!

• sissors
• pinking shears
• shears
• pizza cutter

This tool cuts fabric in a zig zag pattern to prevent fraying.

• pinking shears
• sissors
• shears
• craft sissors

Sewing items like seam rippers, needles, scissors, and straight pins can cause injury and should be handled carefully

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Touch an iron to see if it is hot enough to use.

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Clean up around your work area before you leave the classroom and put your materials away.

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Sewing can be fun and useful if you take pride, have patience, and are serious about doing your best work.

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