GFD 121

DIFFERENT
KINDS OF
TOOLS IN

Cutting
Tools

It is an essential tool
for sewing which is use
for cutting fabrics.

1. Bent-Handled Shears 7 to 8 inch long scissors

suitable for cutting fabric
because the blades rest flat
on the cutting surface.

2. Trimming
Scissors - 6 inch
long scissors used
for trimming and
clipping seams and
for general use.

3. Pinking Shears- cuts a zigzag edge and is

used for finishing hem edges, seams, etc. It
should not be used for cutting out a garment
because it will not give an accurate cut line of
the fabric.

MEASURING TOOLS
Essential for pattern alterations
and body measurements to
ensure a good garment fit,
measurements should be taken
often and accurately.

1. Tape Measure - a 60
inch long measuring device
used in taking body
measurements, drafting
patterns, and measuring
fabrics. It has a metal tip
and reversible markings in
centimeters and inches.

 Yardstick/Mete
rstick - is use to
measure fabric
and to check
grain line. It can
be used in
marking a long
straight lines and
in measuring
hem lengths.

L-square - It is useful in constructing

perpendicular lines with divisional
parts located in longer and shorter
arms.

Thank you for

listening!!!!

Prepared by: Caren

T. Tiquison and
Ma. Hazel B.
Guzman
BTTE IV-A