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FACS sewing vocab

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