Sewing Tools and Equipment
This tool is used for measuring our bodies, fabric width, length, and paper patterns.
What is a tape measure?
This part holds the spool of thread in position while sewing.
What is the spool pin?
These types of patterns can be purchased in stores.
What are commercial patterns?
Pigments can cause these three fabric issues.
What are stiffening, crocking, and fading?
These protective wear is essential to prevent dye from staining your clothes, surface and hands.
What are aprons, garbage bags, and gloves?
These shears are used for finishing raw edges of fabrics that do not ravel or fray easily.
What are pinking shears?
It is used to manually position the needle.
What is the hand wheel?
This symbol should run parallel to the selvage and in the same direction as the lengthwise grain of the fabric.
What is the grain line?
Dyes have great color strength, meaning a small amount can do this.
Dyes have great color strength, meaning a small amount can do this.
The fabric should be washed until this happens.
What is the water runs clear?
This tool may be made of chalk or wax and is used for transferring markings onto fabrics that cannot be marked with carbon paper.
What is tailor’s chalk?
This component is used to fill the bobbin with thread.
What is the bobbin winder?
Standard size for chair cushions is this many inches square (finished).
What is 16 x 16 inches?
This resist dyeing technique uses beeswax to cover areas not to be dyed.
What is batik?
These containers are used to hold the dye solutions during the dyeing process.
What are basins and applicator bottles?
The lifting and lowering of the iron on the fabric by adding pressure is known as this.
What is pressing?
This part regulates the tension on the upper thread.
What is the tension control dial?
This part of a cushion provides the fill and is placed inside the cushion cover.
What is the cushion insert?
In this method, pigment is forced through a mesh screen with a squeegee.
What is screen printing?
These items are used to secure sections of fabric to create patterns.
What are cords, rope, elastic bands?
The backward and forward movement by the iron on the fabric is known as this.
What is ironing?
This part of the sewing machine holds the fabric in place while sewing.
What is the presser foot?
This tool is essential for creating straight lines and right angles when drafting patterns.
What is an L-square?
This technique involves the working of various decorative stitches to the fabric's surface.
What is embroidery?
After achieving the desired color, you should do this to remove excess dye.
What is wash in cold/ tap water until the water runs clear?