Sewing Tools Test

Thimble

• filled with sawdust, safely stores pins and needles, sometimes includes a sharpening device called an emery

• protects your fingers when hand sewing through heavy fabric

• comes in many colors and thicknesses; used to stitch pieces of fabric together

• used to hold together a pattern to fabric or 2 pieces of fabric to each other

Seam Ripper

• small sewing tool used for cutting and removing stitches.

• filled with sawdust, safely stores pins and needles, sometimes includes a sharpening device called an emery

• an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades; handles are symmetrical and blades lie in the center of them.

• come in different sizes for different sewing purposes, threaded through the opposite side of the point

Straight Pin

• used to hold together a pattern to fabric or 2 pieces of fabric to each other

• come in different sizes for different sewing purposes, threaded through the opposite side of the point

• used to transfer pattern markings to fabric

• Chalk pencil that makes temporary marks on fabric.

Hand-sewing Needle

• a flexible measuring tool used to take body measurements or measure rope/ cord

• come in different sizes for different sewing purposes, threaded through the opposite side of the point

• filled with sawdust, safely stores pins and needles, sometimes includes a sharpening device called an emery

• used to hold together a pattern to fabric or 2 pieces of fabric to each other

Tape Measure

• Chalk pencil that makes temporary marks on fabric.

• comes in many colors and thicknesses; used to stitch pieces of fabric together

• used to temporarily fasten pieces clothing to mark changes during fittings

• a flexible measuring tool used to take body measurements or measure rope/ cord

Pincushion

• filled with sawdust, safely stores pins and needles, sometimes includes a sharpening device called an emery

• an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades; handles are symmetrical and blades lie in the center of them.

• used to transfer pattern markings to fabric

• protects your fingers when hand sewing through heavy fabric

Thread

• comes in many colors and thicknesses; used to stitch pieces of fabric together

• used to guide the thread through the eye of the needle.

• used to hold together a pattern to fabric or 2 pieces of fabric to each other

• a flexible measuring tool used to take body measurements or measure rope/ cord

Tracing wheel and paper

• small sewing tool used for cutting and removing stitches.

  
  

• protects your fingers when hand sewing through heavy fabric

• used to hold together a pattern to fabric or 2 pieces of fabric to each other

• used to transfer pattern markings to fabric

Needle Threader

• used to guide the thread through the eye of the needle.

  
  

• an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades; handles are symmetrical and blades lie in the center of them

• Chalk pencil that makes temporary marks on fabric.

• used to temporarily fasten pieces clothing to mark changes during fittings

Scissors

• an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades; handles are symmetrical and blades lie in the center of them.

• protects your fingers when hand sewing through heavy fabric

• used to hold together a pattern to fabric or 2 pieces of fabric to each other

• filled with sawdust, safely stores pins and needles, sometimes includes a sharpening device called an emery