Dressmaking | Tools And Equipment - Cutting

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This blog posting is being done from me this morning when refreshing my reading from some books to which I was taking an online course a few years ago with Penn Foster Dressmaking and Design.  I was reading through the Module 1 Introduction To Sewing.  I decided to then, post my blog posting around the topic.  The subjects read this morning were on:

Introduction To Sewing  - Tools And Equipment - Cutting 

Dressmaking shears

Cutting Table

Yardstick

Tape measure

Straight pins

They are essentials used at all times when dealing with “cutting”.   

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Essential Tools And Equipment For Cutting 

Pinking shears are scissors, the blades of which are sawtoothed instead of straight. They leave a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge.

The pinking shears design was patented by Louise Austin in 1893.[1] In 1934, Samuel Briskman patented a pinking shear design (Felix Wyner and Edward Schulz listed as the inventors).[2] In 1952, Benjamin Luscalzo was granted a patent for pinking shears that would keep the blades aligned to prevent wear. [3]

Pinking shears have a utilitarian function for cutting woven cloth. Cloth edges that are unfinished will easily fray, the weave becoming undone and threads pulling out easily. The sawtooth pattern does not prevent the fraying but limits the length of the frayed thread and thus minimizes damage.[4]

These scissors can also be used for decorative cuts and a number of patterns (arches, sawtooth of different aspect ratios, or asymmetric teeth) are available. True dressmaker's pinking shears, however, should not be used for paper decoration because paper dulls the cutting edge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinking_shears

Cutting Table

People also ask

How big should a sewing cutting table be?

The ideal cutting table is about three feet wide, four feet high and at least six feet long. It also has storage shelves and drawers underneath to hold sewing and ironing supplies, fabric and all of your other sewing room essentials.

What is the best height for a sewing table?

Most sewing table heights are based on a person 5 feet 3 inches tall. However, the average ranges from 4 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 3 inches, and of course you may actually be taller than 5 feet 3 inches. The suggested table height for the average 5-foot 3-inch person is around 28 inches.

What can I use for a sewing table?

A kitchen or dining room table can serve as a sturdy sewing machine table. Do not use a folding card table as the vibration from the sewing machine will cause it to bounce all over such a flimsy table. An economical option for a sturdy table is to watch thrift shops and yard sales.

What is a cutting table?

In a fabric store, a cutting table is usually a long surface with a built-in yardstick on one edge and a long groove for scissors going across the center. ... But remember, if you don't own a table that was specifically made as a cutting surface, always protect it with a cutting mat before you cut fabric on it.

Yardstick 

A meterstick[1] or yardstick[2] is either a straightedge or foldable ruler used to measure length, and is especially common in the construction industry. They are often made of wood or plastic, and often have metal or plastic joints so that they can be folded together. Normal length of a meterstick made for the international market is either one or two meters, while a yardstick made for the U.S. market is typically one yard (3 feet or 0.9144 meters) long.

Metersticks are usually divided with lines for each millimeter (1000 per meter) and numerical markings per centimeter (100 per meter), with numbers either in centi- or millimeter. Yardsticks are most often marked with a scale in inches, but sometimes also feature marks for foot increments. Hybrid sticks with more than one measurement system also exist, most notably those which have metric measurements on one side and U.S. customary units on the other side (or both on the same side). The "tumstock" (literally "thumbstick", meaning "inch-stick") invented in 1883 by the Swedish engineer Karl-Hilmer Johansson Kollén was the first such hybrid stick,[citation needed] and was developed with the goal to help Sweden convert to the metric system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meterstick

 

 

 

A tape measure or measuring tape is a flexible ruler used to measure size or distance.

It consists of a ribbon of cloth, plastic, fibre glass, or metal strip with linear-measurement markings. It is a common measuring tool. Its design allows for a measure of great length to be easily carried in pocket or toolkit and permits one to measure around curves or corners. Today it is ubiquitous, even appearing in miniature form as a keychain fob, or novelty item. Surveyors use tape measures in lengths of over 100 m.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape_measure

 

 

Pin - Wikipedia

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Jump to Straight pins - Straight pins These pins have a head bent into a capital letter "T" to make it easier to grab with the finger tips. The most common type of sewing pin, they are used for light- to medium-weight fabrics and may have either a small flat head or a round plastic one.

Straight pins[edit]

Pin type	Typical size[Note 1]	Typical length	Features
Beading pins	14	7⁄8 in (22 mm)	A wider-than-usual-head allows this pin to hold beads more easily.
T-pins	0.75 mm	1   1⁄4 in (32 mm)	These pins have a head bent into a capital letter "T" to make it easier to grab with the finger tips.
Dressmaker pins	17-20	1   1⁄16 in (27 mm)	The most common type of sewing pin, they are used for light- to medium-weight fabrics and may have either a small flat head or a round plastic one.
Pleating pins	17	1   1⁄16 in (27 mm)	Considered "extra fine", they are used for pinning pleats and lightweight fabrics.
Appliqué pins	0.6 mm	3⁄4 in (19 mm)	Pins have small round glass heads that are easy to work around; also, because the pins are comparatively short, they are less likely to "stick out" when holding small pieces of fabric against a larger one.
Bridal and lace pins	17	1   1⁄4 in (32 mm)	These pins are made entirely of stainless steel and will not rust; they are used for fine and lightweight fabrics.
Patchwork pins	22 (0.5 mm)	1   7⁄16 in (37 mm)	Pins have extra sharp tips for penetrating thick iron-on patches; their size and length also make them suitable for quilting; they have glass heads that will not melt if pressed in an iron.
Quilting pins	30 (0.6 mm)	1   7⁄8 in (48 mm)	Quilting pins are exceptionally long and often have glass heads.
Silk pins	0.5 mm	1   7⁄16 in (37 mm)	Silk pins are suitable for lightweight fabrics and have a glass head that will not melt when ironed.
Pearlized pins	24	1   1⁄2 in (38 mm)	These have round plastic heads which have been painted (often in bright colors) to superficially resemble the appearance of pearls.
Sequin pins	8 (0.5 mm)	1⁄2 in (13 mm)	Their exceptionally short length makes these pins suitable for appliqué; a large flat head makes them able to hold sequins in place.
Tidy pins	-	1   1⁄2 in (38 mm)	U-shaped pins with no head are used for holding slip covers and doilies in place; often made of brass so that they will not rust; also called fork pins.
Hatpins	-	8 in (20 cm)	These are exceptionally long decorative pins used to hold a woman's hat in place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin#Straight_pins

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