Basic Fashion Design Tools

If you are a beginner in fashion designing, then you should be aware about the tools that you can use during sewing, pattern making and crafts projects. There are lots of tools and equipments available to make your work easy and you should use them. Here in this article, we have mentioned some basic and important tools that you keep in your tool box.

Comfortable pair of scissors

It helps cut fabric and very important for them who cut fabrics all day. You should use card scissors as it is heavy and comes with sharp blades. You can use this scissors to cut all types of fabrics such as cotton, linen, net, silk, and wool with size varying from small, and medium to large.

Set of Block Patterns

When you collaborate with a fashion house, company or designer, you should have a set of block patterns as it help you to crank out flat patterns effectively.

5 mm Lead Pencil

You should use this pencil as it helps make your pattern more visible.

A Kit (a set square, fashioncurve and pattern maker)

This kit can be very useful for those who pursuing fashion designing. You can use this kit to create patterns, mark in hip-lines, and add seam allowances, grain lines and much more.

Professional Dress Stand

Spending your money on dress stand is like an investment for you.

 Tape Measure

You need it to measure places on patterns and it is very important tool for fashion designers. Measurement is the important part of your work, so you cannot forget to buy a narrow tape measure.

Adhesive styling tape

If you want to create a style design on a three dimensional design or on the stand, you have to use cotton stay or adhesive styling tape with pins.

Sewing Pins

You have to use colour headed sewing pins in your projects. You may need it in some particular fabric such as jersey, lace and silk.

Pattern Notcher

This can be your faithful friend and you can use for various purposes.

Professional spot and cross pattern maker

This is widely used tool in fashion industry and fashion designers use it to create paper patterns. You can find it in various widths. But you can buy it in small quantities.