Small Equipment and Notions

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Small Equipment and Notions
Lesson 1 Chapter 10 in your book
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What are notions?

• All the things that you use for sewing such as,
  thread, buttons, ribbons, zippers, bias tape, hem
  tape, etc. There are many others as well, but
  basically notions are anything other than the
  fabric/pattern.

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Tape Measures

• Non-stretchable flexible strip
• Usually marked with inches and centimeters. Be
  sure youre using the right side!
• Uses
• Taking body measurements
• Can be used for any measuring task

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Seam Gauge

• Variety of forms
• Most common six inch aluminum ruler with a
  slider.

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Pin Cushion

• A device to hold your pins
• Magnetic and tomato type
• (I prefer the tomato type because the magnets
  shift and can be bumped off)

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Pin Cushion
Why the tomato? According to folklore, placing a
tomato on the mantle of a new home guaranteed
prosperity and repelled evil spirits. If tomatoes
were out of season, families improvised by using
a round ball of red fabric filled with sand or
sawdust.
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Pin Cushion
Why is there a strawberry attached? Its filled
with emery to sharpen your pins. Push the pin in
and pull it out repeatedly.
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Pins(Dressmaker Pins)
Tip Use only the besttoss the rest. If a pin
becomes bent, dull, or rusted, dont hesitate to
THROW IT OUT!

• What pins appear different from the rest?

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Pins(Dressmaker Pins)
For this class, ONLY BUY PINS THAT HAVE
balls/shapes on the ends. Pins without em get
caught in the carpet!!!
Dont buy these!!!
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Hand Sewing Needles

• Varying sizes with varying points.
• The most common Sharps
• medium length
• have a round eye
• suitable for almost any fabric

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Thimble

• Protects finger while guiding needle through
  fabric
• Especially useful when hand sewing thick fabric
  like denim

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Sewing Machine Needles
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Sewing Machine Needles

• Come in a variety of sizes for different machines
  and different fabrics

8 fine needle and 19 thick heavy needle 60
fine needle and 120 thick heavy needle Sheer
window curtain needs a fine needle (8/60) Using
19/120 would leave holes in the fabric. Heavy
upholstery fabric needs a 19/120 b/c its strong
enough to pierce the fabric and carry a thread
strong enough for this type of fabric. Using a
8/60 needle, it would bend or break.
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Sewing Machine Needles

• The most common types of point are sharps,
  ballpoint and universal.
• Sharp needles are for all woven fabric.
• Ballpoint needles are designed for knit fabric so
  that the point glides between the loops of a knit
  fabric without ripping the fibers that make up
  the fabric.
• Universal needles can be used with woven or
  knit fabric. The point of a universal needle is
  sharp yet very slightly rounded giving it the
  characteristics of a sharp and a ballpoint
  needle.

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Sewing Machine Needles
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Sewing Needle Threader

• A wire, bent into a diamond shape
• attached to a handle.
• Threading needle fast and easy.
• To use
• Pass the wire through the eye of the needle
• Place the thread inside the wire
• Pull the handle on the wire through and the
  thread comes with it!

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Practice Time!

• Everyone practice using a needle threader.
• Eventually you may not need this but it sure
  helps avoid frustration while youre learning!

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Shears

• Similar to scissors, but the lower blade always
  stays flat on a cutting surface.
• (Watch example.)
• Cut out patterns and sewing projects.
• Sharp shears are key to accurate cutting along
  pattern lines.
• Dull shears will drive you crazy!

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• Which are shears?

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Embroidery Scissors

• When you need to trim threads as you sew at the
  machine.
• The blades of the scissors may have a slight
  upward curve to ensure you trim thread without
  cutting fabric.

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• Never use your shears to trim threads as you sew
  at your machine!
• WHY?
• They are too big and get in the way.
• You could over cut your threads and clip your
  projects fabric instead!

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Pinking Shears

• Jagged blades that fit together to cut a
  saw-tooth type edge (zig zag)
• Can create a seam finish
• Great for non-fraying fabrics like fleece!

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Seam Ripper

• YOUR BEST FRIEND if you make a mistake (and you
  will!)
• Remove unwanted stitches
• Pick out single threads

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Rotary Cutters

• Round blades with a handle and protective cover
  for the blade.
• Works similar to an xacto knife, only it cuts
  fabric
• MUST be used with rotary mats and rotary rulers.

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Rotary Cutting Mats

• Self-healing
• Different sizes and markings
• Not damaged by rotary cutter (protects your
  surface)
• Does not damage rotary cutter (wont scratch or
  overly dull the circle blade)

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Pressing Tools

• Iron and ironing board
• Press cloth (piece of fabric) used when
  applying extreme heat when ironing a fabric. Acts
  as a barrier to protect fabric from
  burning/melting/discoloring.
• Hams rounded egg-shaped mats for ironing
  garments with curved seams
• Sleeve rolls Presser bars with a flattened end

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• What is wrong with the image of this ironing
  board and iron?

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Fabric Marking Tools

• Used to mark your fabric when measuring.
• Chalk and pencil
• wash off.
• Pens usually fade
• or are permanent.

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Drawstring Threader/Bodkin

• Used to rethread a drawstring
• Greatest invention EVER!
• I recommend buying one of these
• if you wear hoodies a lot and youre constantly
  losing the drawstring in the wash/dryer!
• Also used to sew straps and
• Turn them right side out.

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Tracing Paper and Tracing Wheel

• Used to transfer pattern markings/symbols on to
  your fabric before cutting
• The tracing wheel should NOT cut through fabric.
  It is not sharp.
• The tracing paper leaves colored dots on your
  fabric for you to follow when cutting/sewing

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Tracing Paper and Tracing Wheel
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Hem Tape
Hem tape a type of sew-on or fusible adhesive
that prepares the bottom (hem) of a garment.
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Bias Tape

• Bias tape made from strips of fabric which are
  used as edging in a variety of projects
• A long strip of fabric cut on the bias or
  diagonal of fabric
• Looks like a ribbon with an opening like a hot
  dog bun (This is used to place the edge of the
  fabric inside before sewing.)
• Adds flexibility and support to the edge of the
  fabric and prevents fraying

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Bias Tape
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Elastic

• A stretchy flexible band made of material that
  can return to its original shape after being
  stretched or extended.
• Most commonly used in support for undergarments
  such as panties/bras or bathing suits.
• Comes in different widths

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