Winter is the season when we need to wear heavy cloth to warm up ourselves. After proper attiring, we can go for playing with the snow. However, during the heart freezing winter, the ready-made garments sector introduces various fashionable dresses and jackets. But, we can barely understand the base of it. Today we shall disclose the base tools and fabric types to make you winter more warming and trendy.
Tools behind Making Attires
Generally, this process is tailoring. The prime things that a dress-maker or a tailor needs are,
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Measurement Tape
The measurement tape is one of the vital elements for making a dress. Before we start stitching, we need to cut the fabrics according to our size. One simple miscalculation can ruin the complete raw fabric. Hence, before that, we need to understand the inch and centimeter (CM) concept.
Generally, the differences occur in the beginning means the American style and the metric system. By using a smartphone or online tools, we can convert Inches to CM. Besides, whatever the inches are, we need to multiply by 2.54 to result in the CM.
In the American system, people use Inch, Foot, Mile, and Yard. Therefore, when an American dress-maker is responsible for preparing attire and the measurement will be in Inches.
Nonetheless, the centimeter comes from the well-known metric system. Here, the units are Millimeter (MM), Centimeter (CM), Meter (M), Kilometer (KM). People widely use the centimeter process because of two advantages.
- The unit measurement is small; hence, it results in the accurate.
- It is more accessible than the American system.
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Needle
The needle is responsible for doing the job of stitching. There are two types of needles available for a tailor. One is for the hand sewing task, and the other one is for sewing by machine. The needle matters a lot because the size and working techniques are completely different. Before you purchase the needle, you must know the right needle type and disclose the seller about the purpose. The most popular needles are universal, ballpoint, stretch, leather crafting, denim, and many more.
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Thimble
No matter how much upgraded your sewing machine or equipment is, there is always a risk that the needle might penetrate your finger. Thimble is the hard metal cover to avoid the difficult circumstance of getting hurt. It carries more importance when you are sewing manual means by hand and often useless when working with the wool spin.
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Cutting Tools
When you prepare a dress, a general scissor is important, but we also need some other scissors to cut the fabrics and serve it a flawless finishing. Some other scissor types are,
- Sewing Scissor
- Tailor’s Scissor
- Bent Scissor
- Pinking Shears
- Thread Nippers
- Spring Action Scissor
All of the scissors have different purposes. Before purchasing a complete set, we all must have ABC knowledge regarding the use of the scissors.
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The Fabrics Type
The vital element is fabrics and the types of it. Summer fabrics are completely different, and the most popular types are knit, cotton, linen, etc. these fabrics’ threads are generally thinner, which provides the comfort facility in summer. But, during the winter, the dress-makers need to change the threads and fabrics type completely. Some of the warming fabrics are wool, wool blends, thick knit, fur, velvet, leather, sheepskin, and many more. Today, one type of fabric has taken significant importance for preparing winter outwears that is a fleece. This fabric was always at the top for winter because the elements are completely natural from sheep or lamb wool. Nonetheless, this type is an expensive one. In the affordable cost, wool and denim are the first choices.
Tailoring is such creativity, and dress-makers must need to know the prime lessons regarding this. Otherwise, the fabrics will never turn into attire at all.