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Designer's Tools

A variety of items for creating your own designs, including our own women's bodice slopers, rulers, french curves, and several grades of patterning material and paper.



Women's Bodice Slopers
Item# PTCF905 - Price:  $5.00
Use these Slopers to design your own bodices! Made of Oak-Tag for durability.

Available in the following Adult Bust sizes:
      30-inch, 32-inch, 34-inch, 36-inch, 38-inch
Specify size(s) when ordering.



Rules & Curves
An absolute must for costumers, pattern designers, stitchers, and just sewing in general!
French and ships curves are heavy-weight clear plastic with smooth inking edges.
#FC4 French Curve Set
Item# RUL-FC4 - Price:  $9.50
Set of 4 French Curves,
from 5-1/4 inch to 10-1/2 inch.
#FC8 French Curve Set
Item# RUL-FC8 - Price:  $15.95
Set of 8 French Curves,
from 6 inch to 10-1/2 inch.
#SC66 Ship Curve Set
Item# RUL-SC66 - Price:  $19.95
Set of 6 Ship Curves,
from 6-3/4 inch to 24 inch.
#TC385 Calibrated Flexible Curve
Item# RUL-TC385 - Price:  $10.50
16-inch (40cm) Calibrated Flexible Curve,
inch and metric, inch in 16ths & 32nds.
#FC336 French Curve
Item# RUL-FC336 - Price:  $2.50
6-inch French Curve
Limited Quantities - (included in Set# RUL-FC8)
#FC338 French Curve
Item# RUL-FC338 - Price:  $2.50
7-1/4-inch French Curve
Limited Quantities - (included in Set# RUL-FC8)
#FC340 French Curve
Item# RUL-FC340 - Price:  $2.65
8-3/4-inch French Curve
Limited Quantities - (included in Set# RUL-FC8)
#FC343 French Curve
Item# RUL-FC343 - Price:  $2.65
10-1/4-inch French Curve
Limited Quantities
(included in Set# RUL-FC4 & RUL-FC8)
#W10 Ruler Item# RUL-W10 - Price:  $1.50
1-inch x 6-inch 8ths Graph Ruler
Transparent with red markings. Calibrated in 16ths to the inch with zero centering scale. Laminated for durability.
#B85 Ruler Item# RUL-B85 - Price:  $3.50
2-inch x 18-inch 8ths Graph Beveled Ruler
Transparent with red markings. Edges calibrated in 16ths to the inch, and beveled to accommodate work with ink. Zero centering scale. Laminated for durability.
#TS655 Triangular Scale Item# RUL-TS655 - Price:  $12.50
12-inch Engineer's (and Pattern Maker's) Triangular Scale
Engraved gradations in 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 parts to the inch. Color-coded.


Patterning Material and Paper
For enlarging, altering, duplicating, and designing garment and craft patterns of all types.
Pattern Ease Pattern Ease
Item# PTRNEZE - Price:  $2.35/yard
Minimum Order is 1 yard

Non-woven tracing material. Won't tear, can be used over and over. Make your basic patterns on Pattern Ease and you'll be able to use them for years. Can be machine sewn. Heavier than Red-Dot Tracer.
46-inch wide, 80% Polyester/20% Rayon, White.

Red-Dot Tracer Red-Dot Tracer
Item# REDDOT - Price:  $2.50/yard
Minimum Order is 1 yard

Non-woven tracing material. Printed with red dots marking each square inch. More transparent than Pattern Ease.
46-inch wide, 80% Polyester/20% Rayon, White with red dots.

Oak Tag Oak-Tag Paper
Item# OAKTAG - Price:  $3.00/yard
Minimum Order is 1 yard

High-quality, stiff manila green-back paper, very durable.
48-inch wide, manila one side, green one side.
Note: special shipping charges apply.
This item must be rolled and sent in a long mailing tube, and is treated as 'Over-Size'. You should double your estimated shipping charge.

Pattern Paper Heavy Pattern Paper
Item# PTRNPPR - Price:  $0.60/yard
Minimum Order is 5 yards

High-quality heavy-weight patterning paper. Numeric marked on one side on 1-inch grid, with alphabetic reference marks.
45-inch wide, White with markings.
Note: special shipping charges may apply.
If we fold it (which means it will have creases), we can ship it in a standard box at our usual shipping rates.
If we roll it, it must be sent in a long mailing tube, is treated as 'Over-Size', and you should double your estimated shipping charge.
Please let us know when you order whether to 'Fold It' or 'Roll It'.




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