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.