Sewing Tools Spotlight: French Curve Ruler – Sewing Toolkit
Sewing Tools Spotlight: French Curve Ruler – Sewing Toolkit
Pattern alterations are just a part of life when it comes to sewing your own clothing – and a curved ruler can be the perfect addition to your sewing tool arsenal to make the alteration process easier.
French curve ruler, also known as the armhole ruler
The French curve ruler, also known as the armhole ruler, is the most versatile curved ruler sewing tool – great for creating beautifully smooth curves on your patterns. It’s perfect for armholes, necklines, and more!
As an example, I have the top of a t-shirt front pattern piece drawn out. Let’s say we need to lower the armhole by 1 inch.
Draw a mark 1 inch below the bottom of the original armhole.
How To Use The French Curve Ruler Sewing Tool
Now it’s time for the French curve ruler to shine! Line it up along the mark you just drew and use it to sketch in a nice curve that blends into the original armhole.
You’ve got a perfect new armhole!
Another example of when a curved ruler will become a handy sewing tool is when adding seam allowances to non-straight portions of your pattern pieces.
First, draw in short dashes at your seam allowance about ½ inch apart along the curve, using your straight-edge ruler. You can just rotate the ruler as you make the marks.
Then, simply fill in the dashed seam allowance line with your curved ruler, using it to make a nice, smooth arc. Now you know what makes the French ruler a must have in your sewing toolkit and just one more great sewing tools to have.
Sewing Tools Spotlight: French Curve Ruler – Sewing Toolkit. Pattern alterations are just a part of life when it comes to sewing projects – and a French curve ruler, also known as the armhole ruler can be the perfect addition to your sewing toolkit arsenal to make the alteration process easier.
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CHRISTINE WARREN
Sewing isn’t just my job, it’s my passion. I’ve enjoyed sewing and needle working since I was very young.
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Carmen Barkley
My name is Christine Warren and sewing isn’t just my job, it’s my passion. I’ve enjoyed sewing and needle-working since I was very young. As a child, I learned cross stitching, needle pointing, crewelwork, and other various forms of hand stitching (everything that didn’t require the use of a sewing machine). I enjoyed it, but I wasn’t thrilled. My dream was to use a real sewing machine—not a toy machine or something that was masquerading as a “sewing machine”. The day I learned to sew on my grandmother’s sewing machine, I knew I had found my calling. That first attempt at sewing was a disaster but it didn’t discourage me. If anything, it fueled my interest in sewing and encouraged me to try again.
