SEWING OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS Flashcards
- Classify the different household linens
Bedroom, kitchen and dinning room, and bathroom linens
it is used to take body measurements
tape measure
it is for measuring and creating straight lines in a fabric
ruler
it is used for measuring and marking distances
seam gauge
it is used for drawing perpendicular lines or making corners of square
tailor’s square
is used for cutting fabric
scissors
to cut thicker fabrics
shears
used to finish the ends for seams and other raw edges of the fabric
pinking shears
used for marking directly on the fabric
tailor’s chalk
is used for transferring stitch lines or seam allowance from pattern to fabric
tracing wheel
use to take threads out of the fabric
needles
use to hold pieces of fabric together
pins
they are used for making stitches
thread
made to protect the finger
thimble
used to store pins or needles
pincushion