Sewing Materials for Household Linen

_______ are made of fine steel. Their points are sharp and the eyes are smooth and well-polished.

• needle

• needle threader

• pin

• thimble

A __________ is a device for helping to put thread through the eye of a needle. Many kinds exist, though a common type combines a short length of fine wire bent into a diamond shape, with one corner held by a piece of tinplate or plastic.

• needle

• needle threader

• pin cushion

• pin

_______ are sold in balls and spools, carrying 50, 70, or 100 yards.

• needle

• thimble

• tape measure

• thread

_______ are sharp, slender, & smoothly finished.

• yard stick

• pinking shears

• pin

• pin cushion

The ______ is worn comfortably on the middle finger of the sewing hand and is made of metal or plastic. It has well-formed depressions that makes it easy to push the needle through the cloth when sewing by hand.

• tracing wheel

• tape measure

• emery bag

• thimble

It is usually filled with wool, saw dust, or hair filling. Its covering can be made with velvet, felt, or wool fabric.

• emery bag

• pin cushion

• tailor's chalk

• tomato bag

The _______ is good for polishing needles and pins. It is filled with fine sand or fine ground glass.

• pin bag

• emery bag

• pillow bag

• emery cushion

This pair of scissors has saw tooth edge rather than straight blade. They are used to prevent cut fabric edges and seams from unravelling

• plain shears

• zigzag shears

• saw shears

• pinking shears

This is a saw-toothed metal disk. It is used for transferring markings from the pattern to the cloth.

• pizza wheel

• tracing wheel

• cart wheel

• wheel of fortune

This is comes in cake and pencil form. It is used for marking directly on the wrong side of the fabric.

• teacher's chalk

• carpenter's chalk

• tailor's chalk

• whiteboard chalk