There are also some specialty measuring tools used for pattern making and alteration. Click here for information about these specialty measuring tools. For information about quilting measuring tools , click here for these specialty quilting tools. For information about sewing measuring tools click here on sew4home. For great deals on sewing supplies and notions click here on the Hancock Fabrics Homepage. Return to Sewing Home Page.
You can also use the quilting ruler to help you keep a straight grain when placing your pattern pieces onto your fabric. Made of a hard wood or metal, a yardstick is useful for checking hems and drawing long lines. Measuring from the floor to the hem length helps to gauge the finished drop of the hem. The sewing gauge can measure hemlines, tucks and pleats as well as the spaces required for buttons and buttonholes.
This tool can come with a sliding guide to easily mark out your measurements. A French Curve is a very useful curved template and can help measure and draw out all sorts of patterns and curved areas.
Alterations, additions to curved areas or just accurate curved cutting lines are all made easier with the use of the French Curve. This tool will be used frequently if you are pattern making. The flexible curved ruler is one very bendy and curvy plastic gadget. It helps to measure and draw any curved or straight line. It bends into the shape you want to assist measuring accurately.
This is a very useful gadget and as a multi-task tool will perform the same functions as may other tools in the measuring department. Technically the L square is two different sized rulers joined together into one L shaped unit with a short side and a long side. They make a right angle at the point where they meet. This little gadget is known as a rolling ruler. This is a ruler with a variety of uses in sewing — primarily it is used to shape armholes and necklines.
Square Quilting scale. This is a clear ruler which has a square shape and is used for cutting fabric square pieces accurately. It is great for squaring half square triangle blocks and is a must have if love patchwork and quilting.
Other curved rulers. Useful in patterndrafting when you need to make long curves. Hip curve. Leg curve. The hip curve can help in giving a natural look to the hip line you draw for pants and skirts. Arm curve. Sewing guage. This is a tool you can use to mark your hems and seams accurately. You can make this one yourself using a cardboard sheet. This is helpful to make small circles.
The regular compass can be used to make small circles — useful in marking designs for embroidery. Measuring tool. Drafting tool. Marking tool. Cutting tool.
Stitching tool. Pressing tool. Measuring tools are needed for taking body measurements and transferring it into paper patterns. Some of the measuring tools are. Measuring Tape. Meter scale. Measuring Tape is one of the important tool for sewing. This is commercially available in different models.
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