French curve
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A curved plastic drafting template used to draw smooth, precise curved lines when drafting or adjusting armholes, necklines, and other patternmaking curves.
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Clear ruler
A transparent, gridded acrylic ruler used with a rotary cutter for measuring, marking, and cutting straight and angled lines through fabric.
Tailor's chalk
A flat or triangular piece of chalk or clay-based marking material used to draw temporary lines and symbols directly on fabric.
Tracing wheel
A tool with a small spiked or serrated wheel, rolled along pattern lines to transfer markings onto fabric, typically paired with dressmaker's carbon paper.
Dressmaker's carbon paper
Waxed, colored transfer paper placed between a pattern and fabric so a tracing wheel presses temporary marking lines onto the fabric surface.
Fabric marking pen
A pen filled with ink or dye designed to mark fabric temporarily, with the mark later removed by water, heat, or exposure to air.
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