notions
- extra items that are necessary
- ex: zippers, buttons, lace, elastics
twill tape
- sturdy polyester tape used to reinforce areas that may stretch or weaken
- sheer nylon stay tape: adds bulk to seams
bias tape
- stretch
- binding curved edges; never use it in areas requiring stability
hem tape
- seam tape; used to finish hems
- sheer bias tricot tape: nylon and will blend with any fabric without adding bulk
- encases seam edges
elastics
- stretchy material
- ex: waistbands
tape measure
- made from fabric or flexible fiberglass
- take body measurements
seam gauge
- a ruler with an adjustable marker for measuring seam allowances and hems
hem gauge
- a multipurpose measuring tool
- curved, hem-shaped side that is used to mark standard hem depths
- straight side that is used like a ruler
grid & bias square rulers
- transparent rulers used for precision cutting
- various lengths & sizes
yardstick
- one yard in length
- measuring tool
shears
- cut fabric and should never be used on paper
scissors
- shorter blades than shears
- used to trim seamd, clip curves, and open buttonholes
pinking shear or scalloping shears
- zig zag shaper cuts and scalloped cuts
- finish raw edges
rotary cutter
- round blade turns and cuts fabric
- blade is pushed along the pattern line
- plastic mat is placed under the fabric to prevent damaging the tabletop
pins
- hold patterns on fabric when cutting & marking
- temporarily hold
pattern weights
- circular or shapes weights used to hold patterns
tracing(marking) paper
- coated paper that comes in an assortment of colors
tracing wheel
- a marking/cutting tool used for pattern markings
chalk
- pencil, powder, & small pieces
fabric marking pen
- come in several colors
- water - soluble & is capable to withstand heat
heat transfer pencil
- trace designs that will be decorated with paint, embroidery, or other embellishments
- press with a dry iron to transfer a permanent nonbleed design
needles
- come in various sizes & types
bobbins
- a small spool used to hold the lower thread in a sewing machine
top stitching guides
- to help you neatly place decorative machine stitching on the outside of sewn items
long handled tweezers
- bent at an angle that is especially useful for threading the loopers on a serger
stabilizers
- provide support for areae being decorated with apoliqu�() cutwork, decorative stitching, and machine embroidery
cut away stabilizer
- comes in various weights
- adhesive
- simply trim away excess stabilizer
tear away stabilizer
- very stable nonwoven product that comes in varrying weights as well as iron-on and adjesive-backed varieties
- best used with nonwashable/stable woven fabrics
- removing the paper backing in the stitchijg area
water soluble stabilizer
- dissovles easily in water without leaving a residue on the finished piece
- available in a variety of weights
heat soluble stabilizer
- heat sensitive woven fabric that disintegrates with a dry, hot iron, thrn brushes away easily
liquid stabilizer
- a wash away stabilizer is sorayed on washable fabric to stiffen it
- must dry before stitching
other stabilizers
- any lightweight fabric such as organza, organdy, or interfacing can be used to stabilize fabric before stitching
tissue paper
- freezer paper can be used to stabilize fabric during stitching
sharps
- all purpose sewing
ball point needles
- all purpose sewing
- special rounded tip that enables the needle to slide between threads rather than piercing them
betweens
- short needles with small rounded eyes
needle threader
- small disk with a loop of wire attatched
- inserted through the eye of the needle
thimble
- protect the middle finger guiding a needle
beeswax
- coating for sewing thread
pincushion with emery bag
- stores pins
- attached to a pin cushion
seam ripper
- a small tool used for ripping out stitching
bodkin
- an instrument with a large eye or special teeth clamp at one end
loop turner
- a long, slim wire with a latch hook at one end
awl
- sharp, pointed tool used for making eyelets and round holes
point turner
- used to push out points, such as collars and cuffs
glue stick
- solid glue used for pinkess basting
basting tape
- double-faced taoe used for basting fabric pieces together
fusible web
- nonwoven material that bonds two layers of fabric together when steam and heat are applied
fusible thread
- polyester thread twisted with a fusible fiber
- touched with a steam iron
dissolvable basting thread
- hand/machine baste garment areas together until they are permanently stitched
liquid seam sealant
- liquis glue that prevents fraying or raveling
paper backed fusible transfer paper
- bonds fabric to fabric