SEWING Supplies and Tools in a TOOL BOX OR BAG – all are required
Label toolbox and supplies with your name or signature color
*ACCESS TO A SEWING MACHINE OUTSIDE OF CLASS TIME IS REQUIRED
Note-taking supplies: Students will need to take detailed notes.
- 3 ring binder
- Notepaper
- Optional: digital cameras, video and or audio to record demonstrations and lectures
Sewing supplies: Most of the sewing supplies, books and tools required for FASH1A, will also be required.
- Thread, bobbins and bobbin cases
- Machine and hand-sewing needles
- Tailors chalk
- Thread snips
- Seam ripper
- Sewing reference book
Draping/Patternmaking supplies:
- 10 yards of dot pattern paper (approximately)
- 10 yards of brown paper (approximately)
- 5 yards of manila paper (approximately)
- 15 yards of muslin (approximately) – NOT from Joann Fabrics.
- 1 yards of silky fabric, like charmeuse for a cowl drape exercise
- 2 ½ yards of 1/2” black twill tape for marking the form with key lines
- 2 yards of ¼” black twill tape for marking the form with style lines
Draping/Patternmaking tools:
- Paper Shears
- Fabric Shears
- Rulers
- 18" transparent, plastic "C-thru" ruler
- L-square
- #17 French curve – looks like the number 9
- Metal hip curve or vari-form curve
- Tape Measure
- Tracing wheel – a spikey one, not the dull ones used by home sewers
- Notcher
- Push pins
- Satin steel dressmaker pins
- Pin cushion or magnetic dish
- Mechanical pencils
- Large eraser
- Black, Green, Red and Blue fine point sharpie markers
- Black, Green, Red and Blue ball point pens
- Scotch tape – the frosted type, not glossy
- Standard or long arm stapler
- Staples
- 3 Pattern hooks
- Masking Tape
- 3 Pattern Cards (You may use the Excel version that I provide or a store bought manila card)
- 9”x12” envelopes (clasp, not adhesive closure)
- Clear sheet protectors
Major Project supplies: dependent on the projects chosen
- WOVEN Fashion fabrics suitable for day-wear, approximately 2-3 yards for each dress
- Medium weight fusible interfacing
- Zippers, hook and eyes, and other closures
- Various trims and notions including matching thread
- Similar cheaper test fabric (often muslin) will be required to drape and to sew a fit sample.
SUPPLIERS:
Some supplies are available at the campus bookstore. The balance of the supplies can be purchased from one of the following:
- IDS: 1364 South Hill Street, Los Angeles (213) 748-1418
- Ace Sewing Machine Co: 214 E 8th Street, Los Angeles (213) 622-8345
- Michael Levine: 920 Maple Ave, Los Angeles (213) 622-6259
- Vecchiarelli Brothers: 1203 South Olive Street, Los Angeles (213) 749-5944
- Pasadena Vacuum & Sewing Ctr: 1244 East Colorado Blvd, Pasadena (626) 795-3231
- Joann Fabrics: Lake Avenue Closed – check website for other locations
