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Tools and
Equipment
St Ursula’s College Kingsgrove
Year 8 Technology
Scissors
• Fabric scissors come in
both left and right
handed versions.
• They are very sharp
• They are used to cut
material ONLY and
should NEVER be used
to cut paper, plastic
etc.
Rulers
Textiles rulers come in a
variety of shapes and
sizes. They are mainly
used to
• Mark straight lines
• Measure
• Creating right angles
Tape Measure
This is a flexible piece of
material or plastic which
is set out in centremeters.
It is used for measuring
different parts of the body
and material
Tailors Chalk
• Tailors chalk comes in a
variety of colours and is
used to mark material.
It easily washes out in
water.
Pins
The common pin used is a
“Pearl Headed Pin”.
• It has a large round
head that is easy to see
and grip.
• It is used to hold 2 or
more pieces of material
together prior to
sewing
Hand Sewing Needles
Hand sewing needles are
very sharp and used to
join material together by
hand.
Pinking Shears
Pinking shears are used to
cut a “Zig Zag” edge on
material. This is used for
decoration and to stop
the material from
“Fraying”
Thread Clipper
Thread clippers are used
to cut the thread ends off
of sewn stitches.
They can also be used to
unpick sewn edges
Unpicker
Unpickers are used to
unpick sewn edges
Glue
Fabric glue is used to join
two different pieces of
material.
Thimble
The thimble is used to
protect the thumb when
hand sewing
Fabric Markers
Fabric markers come in a
variety of colours and are
used to decorate material.
They are permanent when
set.
Crayons
Fabric rayons come in a
variety of colours and are
used to decorate material.
They are permanent when
set.
Dyes
Fabric dyes come in a
variety of colours and
when added to water are
used to change the colour
of fabric. They are also
used for decoration.
Iron
The electric iron has a
number of purposes
• It take creases out of
material.
• Set markers and
crayons
• Apply iron-on applique
• Prepare seams and
hems for sewing
CAUTIONCan be very HOT and
cause BURNS
Sewing Machine
Used to sew two or more
pieces of material
together using a number
of stitch patterns
CAUTIONUses electricity and INJURIES can occur