TRANSFERRING PATTERN MARKINGS

•  Tailor’s chalk
•  Tracing wheel
•  Dressmaker’s carbon paper
•  Pencils

Tailor’s Chalk

•  Comes in different shapes
•  Buy assorted colours
•  Used for marking patterns
•  Do not drop, it will break
•  Store in the needle work box
•  Tracing Wheel
•  The edge should be well serrated.
•  The wheel should be firmly fixed.
•  Use carbon colour closest to that of the fabric.
•  Wooden handles are more durable than plastic handles.
•  Used for transferring pattern markings with dressmaker’s carbon.
•  Dressmaker’s Carbon Paper.
•  Choose different colours
•  Should be big in size
•  Used with tracing wheel for transferring patterns.
•  Do not press hard while using tracing wheel as it will tear.
•  Fold and keep well.

Pencils

Choose dark strong pencils:

For drawing patterns.

See also

BODY MEASUREMENTS

DISEASES

SYNTHETIC FIBRES

WOOL

cotton