Eyelet Piler

Eyelet piler are easy and handy tool for the application of functional eyelets for many do it yourself sewing projects. Eyelets are mainly used in belts, decorating garments, to create laced effect on clothing, purses, tote bags, shoes etc.

To use it, mark the fabric first for eyelet application, use interface on the opposite side of the fabric to stably hold the eyelet, make a small hole in the fabric using hole punch/awl/scissors on the mark, place the eyelet in the hole, align the piler and press neatly to fix the eyelet.

                         

Eyelets

Eyelets are small, round metal reinforcements for holes which provides structural support and also decorative in nature. They are punched to the fabric by special pilers.

They are made up of aluminum, enameled brass or copper and are suitable for laced openings such as in shoes, cloths, belts and also in decorating the costume. The fabric to be attached with eyelets needs to be reinforced with interfacing to the wrong side of the fabric which makes it more stable to hold the eyelet.

                         

Sewing gauge

The sewing gauge is a 6-inch (15 cm) metal ruler with a slider that can be fixed at a particular measurement.

It is useful to measure and mark hem and seam allowances, mark the pleats and buttonholes, to create accurate folds for waistbands or bottom fold for pants and so on. It also has a point turner to create arcs and circles (anchor the slider by placing a pin in a small hole present in it and by placing the tip of a marker in the hole present at the end in the scale draw arcs or circles).

T pins

The T pins are T shaped pins, composed of nickel-plated steel and come in length of one and a half inch.

They are good for holding down fabrics to hard surfaces and for heavy pile of fabrics. T shaped head makes them convenient to hold and use and these can be iron pressed.

Tailor's chalk

The Tailor's chalk is a flat chalk either square or triangle used to make temporary markings on the fabric for fitting alterations or drawing straight lines and so on.

They constitute of wax or chalk or mixing the two and are available in various colors. Pure wax chalks come out when ironed and does not leave the mark behind, in case any is removed by dry cleaning.

Dressmaker pins

The Dressmaker pins are flat headed general purpose sewing pins. They come in length 25 mm (standard 1 inch) to 35mm and are made from stainless steel, nickel-plated steel, brass or nickel-plated brass.

These versatile pins are used to hold layers of fabric together before sewing or basting in quilting, hemming, to hold patterns to fabric, hold seams before stitching etc. These pins can go through delicate fabrics and silks easily and hence suitable for most fabrics. They are also useful as one can iron over them too.

Needle threader

A Needle threader is a tool which eases the threading of hand and machine needles. It is helpful when the eye of the needle is very small or when this task becomes difficult for people with low eyesight.

The general one has a thin wire looped into a diamond shape with one end held by a piece of steel, plastic or tin plate. The method involves pushing the diamond loop into needle eye, inserting the thread through the loop which is then pulled back from the needle eye.

In another version that is automatic needle threader, insert the needle with eye side in the small upper hole, press the middle part until a little hook protrudes, fix the thread on the hook, release the middle part and pull out the needle and sewing thread that ran through.