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Used to trim threads and has one handle larger than the other.
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Shears with a V- shaped along the cutting edge used to cut fabric and have it remain essentially ravel- free
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FACS sewing vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Used to trim threads and has one handle larger than the other. | Scissors |
| Shears with a V- shaped along the cutting edge used to cut fabric and have it remain essentially ravel- free | Pinking shears |
| A very fine slender piece of metal with point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other | needle |
| Heavy duty cutting of fabric and both handles are the same size. | shears |
| Small tool used for unpicking stitches without ripping the material | seam ripper |
| Stores pins, filled with sawdust which sharpens the pins when inserted. | Pin cushion |
| Fabric envelope of sorts for en casing elastic a, draw string, or similar material usually along a waistline, cuff, or hem | Casing |
| A sometimes decorative, sometimes functional stitch that is usually 1/4 from the edge of a seam. | Top Stitch |
| A cylindrical-shaped pressing tool used to press open long seams or to slide inside a sleeve for creasing pressing. | Seam roll |
| 6'' long mini ruler with slide helps you mark a hem or do smaller amounts of measuring. | Sewing gauge |
| A 60'' Long fabric ruler that takes pattern or body measurements | Tape measure |
| Chalk filled pencil that makes temporary marks on fabric. | Marking pencil |
| Protect your finger when hand sewing | Thimble |
| Square of chalk makes temporary marks on fabric | Tailor's Chalk |
| Used to hold pattern to fabric or 2 layers of fabric together. Must lay flat on the fabric. | Straight pins |
| Tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved mold when pressing curved areas of clothing. | Pressing Ham |
| Waxy coated paper which transfers pattern markings | Tracing paper |
| Handle and metal wheel with teeth used with tracing paper | Tracing wheel |
| Helps you get the thread through the eye of the needle | Needle threader |
| It is the top of a hand sewing needle for the thread to go through | Eye of the needle |
| Stitching made with single stitches moving along in a line. | Straight Stitch |
| A long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily prior to permanent sewing | Tack |
| Shows on a pattern with a dark diamond commonly cut outward and should be matched on seams when joining for sewing | Notches |
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