Pattern Tools

Everything You Need For Pattern Drafting: Sewing Pattern Making Tools And More.

Find everything you need with sewing pattern-making tools from WAWAK. We offer a variety of tools for pattern making and tracing, including fabric clamps, tracing wheels, pattern weights, and more. Keep your pattern paper securely in place while drafting or cutting with pattern weights and fabric clamps or quickly and easily mark key areas with a pattern notcher. Use a transfer wheel to transfer designs from one material to another, or use a pattern hole punch to punch holes in pattern paper. Working with heavier materials for permanent patterns? Cut through heavy pattern materials with pattern shears, and use pattern hooks to hang and store permanent pattern pieces. Shop all of our sewing pattern drafting tools here to find the pattern tools you need for drafting, duplicating, altering, and tracing sewing patterns.

Frequently Asked Questions About Pattern Tools

What is a tracing wheel used for?

Tracing wheels are used to transfer a pattern or design to pattern paper, fabric, or another surface. Smooth and serrated tracing wheels can be used with transfer paper to mark the material or needle-point tracing wheels can be used on their own to mark fabric or paper with small punctures.

What tools do you need to make a pattern?

Some essential tools for pattern drafting include pattern paper, tailor’s rulers, a measuring tape, pattern shears or scissors, and marking tools. Some materials you might also find helpful include pattern notchers, pattern weights, and tracing wheels.