Drafting dress making patterns to your own custom measurements, or making pattern alterations, and then measuring and marking on fabric and then cutting it all out accurately, all are a breeze if you have the right tools.
The following measuring tools are what you need if you want your sewing life a lot easier, while you conceptualise your own patterns and then materialise them and make beautiful garments.
Just ensure that whatever you buy, they are not made of flimsy material and they are made well without any jagged edges and the markings and printings on them are clear and readable. It is an advantage if the rulers have metric and imperial measurements marked
Measuring tape
Measuring tape
Goes without saying that measuring tape is the number one thing you need in sewing. You can do without any other tool in this list when sewing, but not this one. Sometimes it can be enclosed in a case and can be extended and retracted.
Hi,
I love sewing, fabric, fashion, embroidery, doing easy DIY projects and then writing about them. Hope you have fun learning from sewguide as much as I do. If you find any mistakes here, please point it out in the comments.
Subscribe to get weekly notifications of posts in your email
Hi Davies
Depends on your country. But they are not very costly. You can get them on amazon or other web shops or retail shops, depending on where you are located.
Tools for drafting patterns, that what I need and I just got it thanks
this used to have accurate curved lines in skirt.
very good to know. thank’s
I just bought a set of tailor rulers and need to learn how to use them. Is there a good reference book to learn from?
How much is the it ruler
Hi Davies
Depends on your country. But they are not very costly. You can get them on amazon or other web shops or retail shops, depending on where you are located.
Very helpful. Thankyou!
Great to know it is helpful