sewing tools 3.0: demonstrate ways to manage clothing resources 3.03: manage a sewing project
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Sewing Tools
3.0: Demonstrate ways to manage clothing resources
3.03: Manage a sewing project
The TWO Most IMPORTANT SEWING RULES:
1. NEVER use the sewing equipment in any way other than its intended use.
2. NEVER behave in a way that is UNSAFE.
****You will receive ONE warning. After this warning you will put your sewing materials up for the day and complete book work.
Sewing Shears
Use: Use fabric shears
for fabric ONLY Keep fabric on a
surface as your cut
Safety/Care: Pass with the handles
toward another person Keep blades closed when
“resting” Do not run with shears in
your hands Do not point or throw at
other people Do no attempt to cut the
table, pins, needles, etc…
Pins
Use: To attach your
pattern or other pieces of fabric
To hold fabric in place
Safety/Care: Do not put these
in your mouth Do not use pins to
clean fingernails Do not stick
through your skin, or stick/point at someone else
Pin Cushion
Use: Holds your pins
and needles
Safety/Care: Do not throw the
pin cushions Push pins all the
way through the pin cushion
Needles
Use: For hand sewing
Safety/Care:• Do not put these in
your mouth• Do not use them to
clean fingernails• Do not stick
through your skin, or stick/point at someone else
Seam Ripper
Use: To take out a
seam (or row of stitches)
Safety/Care:Do not run with
a seam ripper in your hands
Do not point at other people
Tape Measure
Use: To measure your
body so you get an accurate fit
Safety/Care:Do not cut the
tape measure or misuse
Roll back up when finished
Seam Gauge
Use: A measuring tool
that helps you keep seams and hems even
Safety/Care:Do not bend or
misuse
Thimble
Use: Protects your
finger in hand sewing
Safety/Care:Do not throw or
misuse
Marking Tools
Use: These can be in
the form of chalk, marker, pen, pencil, or tracing wheel and paper
They are used to mark your fabric
Safety/Care:Do not throw or
misuse If it is a pen or
marker, put the cap back on
Pinking Shears
Use: Shears used on
fabric only that make a zig zag pattern instead of straight edge (keeps the fabric from unraveling)
Safety/Care:Use only on
fabric (Same
safety/care as the fabric shears)
Other Important Procedures to keep YOUYOU and OTHERSOTHERS SAFESAFE: Please Refrain from the following:
RunningPushing Pointing sewing equipment at
self/others