Materials List

• 8" bent-handle dressmaker's shears (fabric only)
• 5" embroidery or thread snips
• Paper scissors
• Seam ripper
• Glass-head or extra-fine silk pins, 500-count
• Magnetic or wrist pincushion
• Hand-sewing needles: sharps 7–10, milliner's 5–9
• Thimble, fitted to the middle finger
• Beeswax or thread conditioner
• Tape measure, 60", fiberglass
• 6" seam gauge and 2" x 18" clear grading ruler
• Tailor's chalk, chalk wheel, and marking pencils
• All-purpose polyester thread and cotton basting thread
• Notebook, pencils, and a sample binder with sheet protectors

• Pattern drafting paper (dot or plain), 45" roll
• Oaktag or manila board for hard blocks
• 18" clear grid ruler and 24" straight edge
• French curve, hip curve, and vary form curve
• L-square or tailor's square
• Tracing wheel (smooth and serrated) and tracing paper
• Awl, notcher, and pattern punch
• Pattern hooks and pattern weights

• Hair canvas and lightweight fusible interfacing
• Silk thread for basting and pad stitching
• Tailor's ham, seam roll, and sleeve board
• Point presser and clapper
• Press cloth (cotton organza and heavy cotton)
• Sleeve heads and shoulder pads
• Twill tape and stay tape

• Coutil or heavy cotton twill, 2 yards
• Spiral steel and flat steel boning with tipped ends
• Busk closure, 10"–14"
• Two-part grommets, size 00, with setting tool and mallet
• Corset lacing cord, 6 yards
• Bone casing and petersham ribbon
• Boning shears or heavy-duty cutters, and a metal file

• Muslin: 4 yards bleached medium weight, 4 yards unbleached
• Fashion fabric per project, pre-shrunk before class
• Lining, underlining, and interlining as specified per course
• Zippers, buttons, hooks and eyes, snaps
• Machine needles: universal 70/80/90, microtex, denim, stretch
• Bobbins compatible with studio machines

• Embroidery hoops, 6" and 10", and stranded cotton floss
• Crewel and chenille needles, tapestry needles size 18–22
• Frame loom, 12" x 16", with warp thread and weaving needle
• Wool and cotton yarn in assorted weights
• Felting needles and wool batting
• Natural dye supplies: alum mordant, soda ash, gloves, dedicated pots
• Ground fabric: linen, cotton duck, or hand-dyed scraps

A limited number of loaner tools are available for first-session use. Students who need help sourcing supplies within a budget should write to the studio before the term begins; substitutions are approved case by case. All fabric must be pre-washed and pressed before it enters the studio.