Straight Stitch Foot

The straight stitch foot is a presser foot for sewing machine which is specifically designed for sewing straight stitches. Its primary function is to guide the fabric to produce accurate straight stitches. The foot is designed with a small, rounded needle opening that provides extra support to fabrics and prevents it from being pulled into feed dogs or causing skipped stitches. The elongated toe on the left side of the foot can also be used for edge stitching. This pressure foot is particularly useful for delicate fabrics like silk or chiffon to heavy fabrics like denim or canvas where a standard foot can be inconvenient.

Blazer Cuff

A blazer is a type of formal jacket usually worn by sports players or students as a part of uniform. The blazer cuff can be a simple finished edge or a functional cuff having buttonholes allowing the wearer to unbutton and roll up the sleeve. Buttons are the decorative elements of the blazer cuff which can be purely decorative or functional depending on the blazer design.

Loop Button Cuff

The button and loop fastener are sewn on opposite sides of the cuff for securing the cuff to the sleeve.

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Sponge Braid Stylist

The sponge braid stylist is a high hardness sponge thar helps to braid your hair very quickly. The average size is about 9.5 cm x 4cm. It has a Velcro at the base to fix it to the hair before braiding.

To Use It: There are four holes in the braid stylist and designated as A, B, C, D for reference. First place three strands of hair into the A, B and D holes.

Next, place the strand of hair if the D hole into B hole. At this stage the three strands of hair are in A, B, C holes.

Next place the strand of hair in C hole into D hole, A hole to C hole and then B hole to A hole. And when the three strands of hair are in A, B, C holes as the above step add a new strand of hair from one side and repeat the above steps.

Continue to repeat the steps until the braid is finished.

Drawstring Cuff

Drawstring cuff refers to the sleeve opening of a garment thar incorporates a drawstring. This allows the cuff to be made tighter or looser by pulling the drawstring for a more customized fit.

Sheath Silhouette

A sheath silhouette dress is a form-fitted, streamlined dress that hugs the body and follows the body's natural outline from the neckline to the hem. It is suitable for athletic body type as it provides a sleek and elongated look by accentuating the waist and highlighting the figure. The sheath skirt is very narrow at the hem and is slashed at the back to facilitate walking. This style was popular in 1950's and early1960's and then revised periodically.

Belted Cuff

The belted cuff is the cuff with a belt around. These cuffs are generally seen in trench coats (a loose, belted, double breasted coat for weather protection) and adds detail to the apparel.

Roll Up Cuff With Tab

The roll up cuff with tab is the extension of the sleeve folded over several times to form a cuff and then fastened with a tab. It provides unique look with comfort.

Body Measuring Tape

The body measuring tape is a flexible tape which helps to take measurements of different body parts. It is used to measure length and also circumference of arms, waistlines, legs, baby head etc. It is primarily used to monitor body changes over time such as body size, muscle growth etc. and hence forms very useful tool for fitness and weight loss. It is also widely used in sewing, designing cloths, tailoring, custom patterns, handicrafts etc. It is double sided tape with cm and inch scales on it and composed of soft, durable and flexible material like fiberglass which allows easy wrapping around the body and also to avoid injury and cuts. It features locking pin which frees your hand and take measurements by yourself and also a retractable button. It can measure up to 60 inches (150 cm) in length and its mini size and stylish design makes it ergonomic and portable.   

   

Smocked Cuffs

Smocking involves decorative needlework to hold the gathered fabric together so that it can stretch. The fabric is gathered and then stitched creating a textured and intricate pattern (honeycomb or diamond). The gathering allows the fabric to stretch and fit more comfortably while also allowing visual detail. Before elastic, it was more commonly used in cuffs where the buttons were undesirable.

Band Cuff

The band cuff is one of the simplest types of cuffs made from a separate piece of fabric and joined separately at the end of the sleeve. The band is cut from a straight fabric piece. The widths of these cuffs vary and sometimes may have attached ruffles or pieces of elastic pulled through the bands.

Upper Threading

The machine should be turned off during threading.

Raise up the presser foot lever, then raise the needle by turning the handwheel towards you (counterclockwise) so that the mark on the wheel points at upward direction. The sewing machine cannot be threaded if the needle is not properly raised.

Pull up the spool pin (in some models) insert a spool of thread to it.

While holding the thread from the spool with the help of right hand, pass the thread in the groove on the thread guide towards your direction. Be sure that the spring present in the groove catches the thread.

Guide the thread through the thread-take-up lever from right to left. The upper thread cannot be wrapped around the thread-take-up lever if it is lowered, therefore first raise the needle by turning the handwheel counterclockwise that is towards you.

Pass the thread behind the Needle bar thread guide. Next thread the needle from front to back leaving a tai; of thread (some machines are equipped with a needle threader).

Cuffs

Cuffs are strips of fabric bands which are attached to the end of a sleeve with straight or gathered or pleated patterns. It can be a separate sewn-on piece or a turned back extension of a sleeve. They can be in the same material or a contrasting one. The cuffs at the end are thicker than the rest of the sleeve and creates a frame for the wrists and fingers. The cuffs impart great importance to the sleeve, whatever the length and also protect the garment from fraying.

Cuffs are of two types:

Cuffs Without Plackets: Plackets are an opening or slit in a garment. This type of cuff is ideal for both long and short sleeves and are created big enough around for the arm to slip in and out easily without a cuff-and-placket opening.

Cuffs With Plackets: These types of cuffs are generally attached to a long sleeve and unlike the first type requires a cuff-and-placket opening fastened snugly around the wrist. Most popular cuffs of this style are Shirt cuff, Lapped cuff, French cuff Etc.

                             

Hobble Silhouette

Hobble women's skirt is rounded over hips and tapered to the ankle so narrowly that significantly impede the walking of the wearer. It was designed by Paul Poiret a Paris fashion designer in about 1912. The hobble dress is so narrow below the knees that it would 'hobble' or make the wearer walk in an awkward way.

Drawing Up The Lower Thread

The lower thread should be pulled up by lowering the needle before starting sewing.

Lightly hold the end of the upper thread and then slowly turn the handwheel towards your direction (counterclockwise) by hand to lower and then raise the needle.

Pull on the upper thread to draw up the lower thread.

Finally pull out about 4 inches or about 10 cm of both the upper and lower threads and put them toward the back of the machine under the presser foot.

(For some models with a quick-set bobbin, lightly hold down the bobbin with the help of the right hand, and then guide the thread through the two slits, pull the thread toward you and then cut it with the thread cutter at the end of the slit. Start sewing after threading the lower and upper thread).

Lower Threading

Lower threading involves installing the bobbin wound thread to the machine. The machine should be turned off during threading to avoid any accidents.

Before threading the lower thread prepare the bobbin so that it is wound properly and evenly.

Remove the bobbin cover on the machine by sliding it and lifting towards you.

Insert the bobbin 'in' so that the thread comes out in the direction shown by the arrow (comes out at the left side). Set the bobbin so that the thread unrolls in right direction shown by the arrow, otherwise it may cause incorrect thread tension or break the needle.

Holding the end of the thread, push the bobbin down with the help of the finger and then pass the thread through the slit.

Replace the bobbin cover, put the thread projection into the bobbin race retainer grove and push it closed (be sure that the end of the thread comes out from the cover towards the rare of the machine.

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Triangle Card Scale

A card scale is a small, flat triangle shaped scale with markings on it often used for tailoring, fashion design or general crafting purposes. These pocket-sized scales are generally used by the students for small drafting. It is made of thick laminated paper with centimeter marking on one side and inch marking on the other side. These scales are compact and easy to store and are designed to provide accurate measurements.

Duck Billed Hairclips

The duck billed hairclips are long, slim and multipurpose metal clips for holding sections of hair during cutting or hair styling. These versatile hairpins for women and girls can easily hold your hair during hair cutting, hair styling, blow drying, hair coloring, facial cleansing, make up and are also great for professional salons. Measuring about 9 cm these clips are made of high-quality anodized aluminum and the unique convex shape, and no teeth design prevents scratches or cuts, making them lightweight and robust DIY hair accessory.

Double Chain Stitch

Double Chain Stitch is also called as Turkmen Stitch and is done by working the stitches across two parallel lines. It is a variation of chain stitch where each chain is pulled into alternating triangles.

Bring the needle up at 'a' go back down at 'b' and come up at 'c', placing the needle's point over the thread and pull through.

Next, go back down at 'a' and come up at 'd', placing needle's point over thread and pulling thread through.

Go back down at 'c' and come up at 'e', continue alternating the stitches from top to bottom edges till the end of the row.

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Set Square

A set square is a triangle shaped tool with marked angles. It gives true right-angles. A set square is useful for drawing lines at right-angles and for finding the bias grain (Any grain or line that falls between the straight and cross grain of a fabric).

Trumpet Silhouette

The Trumpet Silhouette describes the garment that flares out at the bottom, usually starting at knees. This style was worn in 1930's as tight-fitting dress to knees and reintroduced in early 1980's as evening gown with full length and flounce. The silhouette is so called because it flares at the hem and the shape is like that of the musical instrument the 'trumpet'.

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Winding The Bobbin

Insert a spool of thread on the spool pin. In some models one should pull up the spool pin.

Holding the thread from the spool with the help of right hand, pass the thread in the grove on the thread guide towards your direction.

Next, pass the thread around the pre-tension disc and pull the thread in completely.

Pass the end of the thread through the hole on the bobbin from the inside of the bobbin.

Insert the bobbin onto bobbin winder shaft and slide the bobbin winder shaft to the right. Turn the bobbin by hand in clockwise direction until the projection slides into bobbin notch. Make sure to keep about 3-4 inches of thread from the hole of the bobbin.

Turn the machine on. While holding the end of the thread, gently press the foot controller to wind the thread around the bobbin a few times.

Stop the machine and trim the excess thread above the bobbin (leave about 1cm of thread from bobbin hole).

Press the foot controller again to start.  When the bobbin becomes full it begins to spin slowly.

Take your foot out of foot controller, cut the thread, slide the bobbin winder shaft to the left and remove the bobbin.

Peaked Lapel

A peaked lapel as the name implies forms a 'peak' at the edge of the lapel that is with V-shaped ending at the lapel and the collar fitting into it. It is used in double breasted jackets and in both suits and tuxedos.

Notched Lapel

Notched lapel is one of the most common types of lapels used in everyday fashion. In notched lapel the collar and lapel are cut slanted thereby creating a notch that is it forms a v-like indentation sideways below the collar. This lapel is most commonly seen in formal suits.

The Magic Braid Clip

The magic braid clip is the bun maker accessories for women and girls to create professional bun in seconds. It is lightweight and reusable. It is also easy and convenient to carry and use.

To use it: Put the hairs into the curler, from the bottom, clamp and roll the hair upwards.

Roll up until all of the hair is twisted with the clip.

Hook the two hooks together and finish.

L Shaped Lapel

An L shaped lapel is the one with the lapel cut straight across a narrow-rounded collar.

Fishmouth Lapel

The Fishmouth lapel is the one with lapel cut slanted resembling the mouth of a fish where the collar and lapel meet.

String Bow

A string is a thick thread or cord made by twisting very thin threads together and it is used for tying and fastening things. The bow tied using a string act as a decorative element for hoodie, shoes, kurta slits etc. It is also used as gift ties on packages.