Sewing Tools

This tool is used for marking and disappears over time or when treated with water:

• Tracing wheel

• Seam gauge

• Fabric Marking Pen

• Thread

Pins specially designed for use on knit fabrics to prevent snags:

• Bobbins

• Ballpoint Pins

• Needles

• Ink Pens

What tool would you use to press darts on a blouse?

• Sleeve board

• Tailor's ham

• Press cloth

• Seam roll

Sally needed to know her bust, hip, and waist measurements for a bridal dress. What tool would be most helpful in measuring these body parts?

• Tape Measure

• Yardstick

• Skirt Marker

• Thread

What small measuring tool has a sliding marker and is used to measure the amount of fabric to turn up for a hem?

• Measuring tape

• Yardstick

• Transparent ruler

• Seam gauge

Ben is using a marking tool to outline pattern pieces. He can brush off the markings at a later time. Which marking tool is he using?

• Fabric Marking Pen

• Tailor's Chalk

• Tracing Wheel

• Pins

Laney is pressing her dress pants for work. What could she use to keep the fabric from melting and to prevent a shine?

• Press cloth

• Sleeve Board

• Tailor's Ham

• Point presser

This tool has a round blade for cutting multiple layers of fabric and is used with a self-healing mat and transparent ruler:

• Tracing wheel

• Dressmaker's Shears

• Rotary cutter

• Pinking Shears

Cash used this bent handle tool when cutting his fabric for pajama pants:

• Dressmaker's Shears

• Rotary Cutter

• Embroidery Scissors

• Seam Ripper

When not in use pins should be stored:

• on the table.

• in a pin cushion.

• on the floor.

• in a cup.