Tape Measure - To take body measurements, Measure fabric and Measure pattern pieces, Seam Gauge - Measure seam allowances and hems, Pins - Pins - Used to hold fabric together; has a ball on the top, Pincushion - Used for safe storage for pins, Shears - Used to cut fabrics, and thread, bent handle allows fabric to lay flat while cutting, Iron - Metal appliance used to press and steam fabrics, Needle - Used to pull thread through fabric for hand sewing, Seam Ripper - Used to remove stitches with a small blade, Bobbin - Holds the thread in the bottom of the machine, thread - Used to sew fabric together, face - the printed side of the fabric, or the side you want to show, seam - The line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together., thimble - a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing, needle threader - a device for helping to put thread through the eye of a needle, marking chalk/pencils - Washable chalk or lead used to mark fabric, tracing wheel - a metal or plastic piece that is placed over a finger to protect it from being stuck with a needle while pressing it into fabric, pattern - A template on paper or cardboard from which all of the pieces of the garment are traced onto fabric. All the parts are then cut out and assembled to create the final piece., raw edge - The edge of the piece of fabric after it is cut but before it is hemmed. If left raw, the fabric might fray.,

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