Clothing and

Textile
Sewing Tools
What is Sewing?
• Sewing is a craft that involves stitching fabrics
together either with a needle and thread by
hand or with a machine.
• If a thread becomes loose in a sewn item, the
stitches may unravel and require re-stitching to
repair them. In repair sewing, pulling the
threaded needle in and out of the fabric at the
same lengths and places as the other remaining
stitches can make a repair nearly invisible.
Why is sewing important?
• Sewing is an important Life Skill and is the
vehicle to teach self-confidence through skill
building. Sewing helps you develop fine motor
skills, improves your focus and concentration
and teaches the importance of patience and
self-control. Knowing personal boundaries,
increasing skill, achieving tangible goals while
working outside your comfort zone all support
the development of confidence and self-
esteem.
Benefits of Sewing
• Stress relief
Sewing encourages mindfulness and reduces stress and
anxiety. The meditative action of sewing encourages positivity
and feelings of relaxation. Being forced to concentrate on one
particular task enables you to become immersed in a situation
and truly unwind.
• Improved hand-eye coordination
If you’re keen to enhance your motor skills, sewing does just
that; especially hand-eye-coordination. The attention to detail
that sewing requires encourages coordination and relieves
physical issues such as back pain.
Benefits of Sewing
• Brain growth
Sewing requires creativity, which improves the brain’s ability to
grow new brain cells. As mental deterioration is a result of lost
connection between neurons, sewing promotes mental growth.
• Happiness
Like other craft activities, sewing increases dopamine in the
brain, which makes us feel more positive.
• It fights dementia
Because sewing makes you remember specific steps, it works
the brain and keeps the mind clear, focused and active. This can
help prevent dementia as you grow older.
SEWING TOOLS
AND EQUIPMENT
•Measuring Tools
•Marking Tools
•Cutting Tools
•Pinning and Sewing Tools
Measuring tools
a. tape measure
b. ruler
c. tailor’s square
d. skirt marker
e. French curve
f. dressmaker’s
gauge
 TAPE
MEASURE
It is used to
take body
measurements.
RULER
It is used
to measure
small
details.
TAILOR’S
SQUARE
It is used to
measure and help
establish the
crosswise grain
and the bias grain
on the fabric.
SKIRT MARKER

It is used
to measure
and mark
hemline.
FRENCH CURVE

It is used to
draw curve
lines such as
armholes and
necklines.
DRESSMAKE
R’S GAUGE
It is used to take
detailed
measurements such
as the distance
between the
buttons,
buttonholes, pleats,
and hems.
PLEATS- A double
or multiple fold in a
garment or other
item made of cloth,
held by stitching the
top or side.
 cutting
tools
A. DRESSMAKER’S SHEARS
B. PINKING SHEARS
C. SEAM RIPPER
D. THREAD CLIPPER
E. BUTTONHOLE SCISSORS
DRESSMAKER’S
SHEARS

It is used
to cut
fabric.
PINKING SHEARS

It is used to
finish seam
edges to
prevent from
raveling.
SEAM RIPPER

It is used to
remove
stitches
from the
seam.
THREAD CLIPPER

It is used
to cut the
hanging
threads.
BUTTONHOLE
SCISSORS

It is used to
cut
buttonholes.
marking tools
a. tailor’s chalk
b. pencil
c. tracing wheel
d. dressmaker’s
tracing paper
TAILOR’S CHALK

It is used to
transfer marks
on the fabric
with the aid of
a tracing
wheel.
PENCIL

It is used to
transfer
perforated
marks.
TRACING WHEEL

It is used to
transfer both
marks on both
sides of the
cloth
accurately.
DRESSMAKER’S
TRACING PAPER

It is used to
transfer
markings from
the pattern to
the fabric using
a tracing wheel.
 Pinning &
sewing tools
a. thimble
b. pin cushion
c. pins
d. hand sewing needle
e. threads
f. emery bag
THIMBLE
A small
cap used
to protect
the finger.
 PIN
CUSHION
It is used to
keep the
needles and
safety pins.
PINS

It is used to
join the
patterns on
the fabric.
HAND SEWING
NEEDLE
It is used for
basting,
sewing buttons
on, and
mending torn
clothes.
THREADS
Are tightly
twisted
fibers used
for sewing.
 EMERY
BAG
It is used to
keep and
sharpen
needles and
pins.