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