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3 Ruler

Rulers made from plastic, metal, or wood help mark and measure fabric and pattern pieces.
Rulers can be used for adjusting patterns and measuring small fabric pieces because hard rulers don’t curl on
flat surfaces.
Transparent rulers are also used to easily mark and measure hems and topstitching lines and check grainlines
etc.

4 Flexible Curve Ruler
A Flexible Curve Ruler is made from plastic or rubber and has an internal metal core.

It can be bend to any shape for measuring or tracing.
It’s perfect for measuring, altering, and drawing awkward curved shapes like armholes and neck holes. The curve
ruler also helps to mark accurate seam allowances on curved borders and scalloped edges.

Drafting Tools

1 Drafting Table
A drafting table is a specialized type of desk or table usually 4 feet in width and 6 feet in
length with 3 feet in height. The surface of the table is firm and smooth.

2 Pattern Paper
Pattern making paper is used to draft patterns. The pattern paper is of different types and
varies in weight. The plain and the dotted paper which can either be soft or thick.

• Heavyweight pattern paper is called tag board or hard paper and is used primarily
for production patterns.
• Lightweight paper is called marking paper. Marking paper is used for making
markers and to develop first patterns.
• Color-coded paper (color on one side only) has two functions: to indicate right-side-
up of the pattern pieces and/or to indicate the design division to which the patterns
belong.

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