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Haberdashery and sewing accessories for dressmaking and pattern cutting: scissors, pins, needles, thread, tailor's chalk and tape measures, plus the pattern master and curves used to draft patterns.
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Dressmaking scissors, pins, a tape measure, tailor's chalk, needles and thread will cover most first projects. A seam ripper is worth having too, for unpicking the stitches that don't go to plan.
Dressmaking scissors have long blades for cutting fabric in smooth, even strokes. Embroidery scissors are small with fine points, for snipping threads and cutting close to stitching. Keep both for fabric only, as cutting paper blunts the blades.
Marking cutting lines, darts and seams on fabric. It draws a fine line and brushes off afterwards. Pick a colour that shows up against your fabric: white on dark cloth, blue or pink on light.
It's a ruler for drafting and altering flat patterns, with seam allowances marked along the edge so you can add them as you draw. Ours comes with a comma curve for necklines, armholes and hip curves.
Yes, with fabric medium. Mix it with acrylic paint, paint your design, then iron it to fix the colour. Fabric dye sticks let you draw straight onto cotton and other natural fabrics.