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Sewing
Sewing provides many benefits both personally and for communities. It can be a creative hobby, small business, or source of livelihood. Developing sewing skills opens opportunities for employment and starting cottage industries. To sew effectively requires a variety of tools for tasks like cutting, measuring, marking, threading needles, and pressing. Proper tools help make sewing enjoyable and allow one to develop different styles.
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Sewing
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- 2. Sewing is acreative and profitable hobby.
- 3. A person who possessesskills in sewing will have a better chance to help the family in many ways.
- 4. It can startinto a small business and become a lucrative source of livelihood for the family.
- 5. It can alsodevelop the person’s creativity in creating different styles and designs.
- 6. One who hasthe skills and knowledge in sewing definitely would find a place to go and earn.
- 7. Other crafts relatedto sewing -crocheting -embroidery -cross stitching
- 8. Benefits Derived fromSewing as a Skill
- 9. It easy tofind a job related to sewing when you have the skill. It opens many job opportunities here and abroad.
- 10. Your cottage industrycan provide employment to others. The community will benefit from this cottage industry through taxes and through a healthy economy.
- 12. Sewing becomes enjoyable if you havecomplete tools and materials needed for sewing.
- 13. Classification of sewingtools according to their uses Cutting Pinking Shears Fabric Shears Sewing Shears Measuring Tape Measure Ruler Gauge French Curve Sewing Hand Needles Sewing Machine Needles Needle Threader Thread Holding Pins Thimble Pincushion Emery Bag Marking Tracing Wheel Tracing Paper Tailor’s Chalk Pressing Pressing Equipment Flat Iron Ironing Board Press cloths Bowl and Sponge
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- 15. Hand Needles These areprimary tools used in hand sewing. The needles come in different sizes, depending on the thickness of the thread and texture of the cloth to be sewed.
- 16. Sewing Machine Needles Theycome in assorted sizes that allow you to work with different fabrics.
- 17. Needle Threader This isa sewing aid used for threading the needle easily
- 18. Threa ds These arestrands of fiber or thin cord of twisted cotton or silk used for stitching They are available in different kinds, colors and thickness
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- 20. Pins These areused to hold temporarily two or several pieces of cloth to be sewed *Choose pins that are sharp and pointed at the end
- 21. -are the finest kindsand are used for fine and delicate fabrics Silk pins
- 22. Dressmaker’s pin -is a littlecoarse and is used for most fabrics.
- 23. -are heavy utility pins usedfor papers Bank pins
- 24. Emery bag Thisis a needle and pin sharpener It looks like a pin holder but it contains powdered ceramics, sand, or steel wool inside
- 25. Pincushion usually madeof cotton cloth usually filled with wool, sawdust, or hair filling
- 26. Thimble a metalor plastic cap worn usually in the middle finger to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the cloth
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- 28. Pinking Shears Theseare serrated pairs of scissors that look like a saw used to cut edges of cloth, folds, or lines of connection to avoid fraying of edges
- 29. Fabric Shears Thisis a large scissors designed to cut fabrics.
- 30. Sewing Shears Thisis a small scissor used for cutting notches, clipping curves, and snipping threads.
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- 32. Tape measure ameasuring tool about 60 inches in length made of coated cloth with folded metals on both ends It is used to measure different parts of the body, clothing materials, and other things needed
- 33. Ruler a measuringtool made of wood, metal or plastic This is used to draw a straight or curved line in making a pattern and measuring short distances
- 34. Gauge This isused to measure and mark the width of folds, overlaps, linings, or joining.
- 35. French Curve Thisis a curved cardboard used for drawing curve lines like arm’s eye, neckline.
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- 37. Tracing Wheel Thistool consists of a handle with a circular metal like a wheel with a serrated blade It is used in transferring the cloth marks from the pattern
- 38. Tailor’s chalk Thisis used to mark darts, folds, and other parts of cloth to be sewed
- 39. Tracing Paper Thisis used with a tracing wheel to transfer markings from a pattern to cloth.
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- 41. Flat Iron Acloth iron is an electric appliance which is used along with an ironing board to iron or press clothing, fabric or draperies.
- 42. Ironing Board Itis made either of wood or metal.
- 43. Press Cloths Theseare necessary for ironing some fabrics. Muslin, cheesecloth, and white cotton materials are commonly used.
- 44. Pressing Equipment Thisis used for pressing done during the construction of a garment to ensure a good fit and neat appearance
- 45. Bowl and Sponge A slightly wet sponge or cloth is useful for dampening fabric before pressing.