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FACS sewing vocab
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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 |