Fundamentals of Clothing Construction

FUNDAMENTALS OF CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION 3(1+2)

Lesson 2 : Sewing Equipment and Tools

Tracing Wheel

It is used with or without dressmaker’s carbon paper to transfer pattern marking onto the fabric. Tracing wheel is about 15 cm in length, having a wheel with saw-like periphery, which is connected by means of stem and at the rear end with a convenient handle. Tracing wheels are available in variety of edges 1) Needle-point wheel, makes a faint line that is desirable on fine thin fabrics. 2) A serrated edge produces a prominent line that is good for marking heavy, loosely woven fabrics, deep points are more effective on thicker fabrics. 3) A smooth wheel is recommended for delicate fabrics such as velvet and knit that are subjected to snagging and are damaged by other types of wheels. Use of tracing wheel in conjunction with a carbon paper is very safe, because it does not leave any coloured markings, but a line of tiny dots remain which are temporary.