Sewing aids

FUNDAMENTALS OF CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION 3(1+2)
Lesson 2 : Sewing Equipment and Tools

Sewing aids

  • DRESSMAKER’S PINS:
  • Comes in different sizes for use in different fabrics for holding of fabrics together temporarily before machining. These are long slender pins with highly polished finish and a fine tip for easy penetration into fabric without puckering it.

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  • THIMBLE:
  • A sewing thimble protects the middle finger of the right hand while hand sewing. Helps to push needles through the material being sewn and to prevent fingers getting pierced by the needle.

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  • SEAM RIPPER:

    A seam ripper is used to remove and pick out unwanted stitches/threads. The fine tip of a seam ripper picks out single thread and cuts it.

  • NEEDLE THREADER:

    It can be used for both hand and machine needles to push the wire through needle eye.

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