SEWING OF

HOUSEHOLD
LINENS
Prepared by
PIA ANGELI G. VILLA
TEACHER III
 OBJECTIVES OF THE
LESSON
• Classify tools and materials according to
their use.
• Prepare a project plan for household
linens.
• Sew creative and marketable household
linens as means to augment family income
• Assess the finished products as to the
quality (using rubrics)
 BIG IDEA
• The basic tools in making a garment
include those used for measuring,
marking, cutting and sewing. The right
choice of materials, as the proper use and
maintenance of tools and equipment, will
make garment making easier and
enjoyable
SEWING
Is a worthwhile hobby
but it can also be a
means of livelihood or a
way to augment the
family income

Can be a productive
hobby and can later
become a profitable
livelihood
 Tools Needed on a Sewing
Project
 Measuring Tools
 Cutting Tools
 Marking Tools
 Sewing Tools
Conduct an inventory of your material tools, and equipment. Show
to the class how you arranged your things inside the sewing box or
kit.

COMPLETE TOOLS IN SEWING

 Complete tools greatly
contribute in making garment
construction easier, faster,
more efficient, and enjoyable.
 • TAPE MEASURE
Measuring Tools
• Usually made of cloth or
plastic.
• This is used for taking body
measurements as well as
cloth and other materials
 • RULER
Measuring Tools
• Used to measure and draft
lines on a fabric or pattern
 • METAL GAUGE
Measuring Tools
• Movable marker that
measure short distances
and correct thickness such
as distance between
buttons, pleats, and hems.
 • HEM GAUGE
Measuring Tools
• Used to measure the
correct hem of the cloth
 • FRENCH CURVE
Measuring Tools
• Used in drafting curves in
the pattern of the arm,
neckline, and crotch
 • METER OR YARD
Measuring Tools STICK

• Used to measure fabric

 • TAILOR’S SQUARE
Measuring Tools
• Used for the correct
measurement of lines in the
right angle
 • CURVE STICK
Measuring Tools
• Used to have accurate
curved lines in skirt
 • EMBROIDERY
Cutting Tools SCISSORS

• Small scissors designed for

needle work
 • DRESSMAKING
Cutting Tools SHEARS

• Big scissors used for

cutting fabrics
 • PINKING SHEARS
Cutting Tools
• Scissors with serrated
blades or zigzag edges
(similar to saw) used for
cutting fabric edge to
prevent it from fraying or
ravelling.
 • LIGHT TRIMMERS
Cutting Tools
• Used for small cutting, this
tool has one point blunt to
prevent the fabric from
snagging.
 • BRENT-HANDLED
Cutting Tools SHEARS

• Shears with straight blades

and a handle that is off-set
at an angle allows the lower
blade to stay flat in a cutting
surface
 • SEWING SCISSORS
Cutting Tools
• Used for trimming seams
and facings
 • THREAD CLIPPERS
Cutting Tools
• A small tool used for
snipping thread
 • SEAM RIPPER
Cutting Tools
• This tool is used to open
seams as well as other
detailed work
 • STITCH RIPPER
Cutting Tools
• A small tool made of metal
used to remove stitches
 • TRACING WHEEL
Marking Tools

• Marking tool with saw tooth

blade used to transfer the
marks in the pattern to the
fabric
 • TAILOR’S CHALK
Marking Tools

• This is a hard square wax

usually colored orange
used to mark the seamless
or sewing lines in fabric
 • TRACING PAPER
Marking Tools

• Used with the tracing wheel

to transfer marks from the
pattern to the cloth
 • SOFT PENCIL
Marking Tools

• Used in pattern
construction
 • Needles
Sewing Tools
• Sewing tool that has one
sharp end and a hole at
the other end to make
the thread pass through
• They come in different
sizes and are used in
sewing to pass the
thread through the cloth
either by hand or
machine
 • Long Darners
Sewing Tools
• Long thick needle
suitable for mending
holes in heavy fabrics
 • Cotton Darners
Sewing Tools • (Fine Points)

• Used for darning,

suitable for delicate
yarns such as cotton and
silk
 • Beading Needles
Sewing Tools
• Very long and fine with a
sharp point. Used for
decorative work,
particularly for attaching
beads and sequins
 • Curved Needles
Sewing Tools
• Used in mattressing and
upholstery work
 • Ballpoint Needles
Sewing Tools
• Used between knit yarn
fibers
 • Straws
Sewing Tools
• Longer needles than
betweens
• Used for tacking
 • Tapestry Needles
Sewing Tools
• Strong, thick needles that
have a sturdy, blunt
point, suitable for
working tapestry and
needle point projects
 • Embroidery Crewel
Sewing Tools Needles

• Sharp, medium length

needles with a long eye
through which are
threaded strands of
embroidery thread
 • Glovers/ Leather Hand
Sewing Tools Needles

• Sturdy with round eye

and triangular point,
suitable for piercing both
leather and strong plastic
fabrics