REVIEW:
Write Accurate if the
statement is correct and
False if not.
1.Basic needs are the things
required by people to be able to
survive.
2. Budgeting is a process on
how to allocate and balance
one’s income or resources.
3. Every member of the family
has an important role to play in
effective home management.
4. Budgeting is not important to
have an effective home
management.
5. Utilizing family resources
wisely will help a family to
have a better life.
1. What is she doing?
2. Why is it important
to have a dressmaker
in the community?
Sewing is a skill
which every member
can learn through
constant practice.
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Sewing is a fun
hobby but it can
also be a source of
survival or a way to
raise family income.
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❖ Classifies tools and
materials according to their
use (measuring, cutting,
sewing)
Sewing Box/kit - serves
as utility box. Sewing
tools like pins, thread,
thimble, buttons and
others are kept in this
box.
MEASURING
TOOLS
1. Tape measure – made of cloth or plastic and
used for taking body measurement.
2. Ruler – Used to measure and draft lines on a
fabric or pattern.
3. Hem gauge – This small ruler has a sliding guide
and is about 6 inches long. This is used for
measuring the hemlines, button holes and areas
where other small measurements require checking
such as pleats and tucks.
4. Meter or Yard Stick - A yardstick is made of
smooth, shellacked hardwood or metal. It is used
for marking hemlines and checking grainlines when
laying out the pattern
CUTTING
TOOLS
1. Dressmaking Shears – Big scissors used for
cutting
2.Sewing Scissors – Used for trimming seams and
facings.
3. Thread Clippers – Used for snipping thread.
4. Seam Ripper – Used to open seams as well as
other detailed work.
SEWING
TOOLS
1. Needles – has one sharp end and a hole at
the other end to make the thread pass through.
2. Pins – used to hold pieces of fabric
3. Pin Cushion – made of varied materials
such as cotton, it is used to keep
needles and pins when unused.
4. Emery Bag – similar to pin cushion but with
rougher content, to sharpen the tips of pins
and needles to prevent from getting rust.
5. Thread – used for stitching clothes,
comes in different colors and thickness
6. Needle Threader – to aid in inserting
the thread into the eye of the needle.
7. Thimble – small, durable, protective
cap made of metal or plastic, used to
protect the finger from being pricked
when pushing the needle through the
cloth.
8. Fabric A fabric is the cloth used in
making garments. The plain cotton
fabrics, flour sack or “katsa” is the most
appropriate material for beginners
because it is easy to handle.
Write M if the tool or
material is for
measuring, C for cutting
and S if it is for sewing
on the line before each
number.
_____
C 1. Sewing scissors
_____
M 2. Meter or yard sticks
_____
M 3. Hem gauge
s
_____ 4. Pin cushion
s
_____ 5. Thread
