Items 1 to 5 are the basics and could be contained in a small sewing kit for travel purposes. The needles will be various sizes usually small, medium and large. All the remaining items are for the person who spends a good deal of time at needlework as they will find a use for practically all the items listed.
Items 1 to 5: Selection of Needles, Thread, Pins, Thimble and Scissors
Items 6 to 10: Shears, Pin cushion, Tape, Ruler and Spools
Items 11 to 15: Angled shears, Tracing paper, Tracing wheel, Clipper and Buttons
Items 16 to 20: Plastic box, Sewing box, Sewing machine, Machine needles and Press cloth.
Items 21 to 25: Magnet (for pins), Threaders, Treen, Cutting boards, and Sewing gauges
Items 26 to 30: Emery Bag, Bodkin, Seam ripping tool, Crewel needles and hem gauges
Some of the lesser known tools explained
Sewing gauges are hand size tools, usually brightly colored, small and similar in shape to a jigsaw puzzle piece. They are marked with the most common sewing measurements and are used to estimate hems and seams sizes.
Emery Bag is used like a pin cushin for holding needles and pins but its inside is sharp (like sandpaper) and it helps keep the needles sharp and clean.
Treen is any small handmade wooden object and in sewing terms a treen is a wooden needle case.
The Bodkin is a long thick needle with a large eye hole. They are used for threading thick material such as elastic or ribbon.
Threader: A needle threader is a small device that’s assist one to get the cotton through the eye of the needle.
A thimble is a protective cup or cap for the finger or thumb. Thimbles can be made from numerous materials including bone, leather, rubber, glass, metal, china or wood. They are a particular favourite of collectors and because of their size and decorativeness they are great collectables for any hobbyist.
