📏 Dritz Seam Gauge - Nickel Plated with Black Printing and Blue Slider Review

Great things. I use it all over the house. It's smaller than a retractable tape measure, so it's not as bulky for smaller jobs. Sliding guide helps maintain measurement consistency

Also a money-saving sharpening tool. The "0" is the first line before the 1, not the apex of the triangle, for people like me who get confused easily. You can do seams with an iron, but beware of hot metal. The ruler has unintentional semi-sharp edges, so keep it out of the reach of children.

This is a fairly standard measuring tool that every serious seamstress should have in their kit. I've been using the same one for over 15 years and just replaced it after the test leads wore out from constant use. Tested on other rulers and measurements are accurate. The slide runs smoothly and holds in place well. These little Dritz rulers are a great quality tool!

This is a good seam gauge, except for one major drawback: I didn't look closely before buying it and assumed the sander would be at the "big" end of the scale nice flat "zero" " line. Unfortunately, the spin is at zero. So if you're like me and like being able to insert a gauge into your seams or use your finger to line up the zero end with the fabric edge, this stitch gauge isn't for you. I keep it in my lathe sewing kit, but I have a different seam gauge.

For the vapor sensor, I prefer the Omnigrid Ruler, which is a piece of cardboard cut to the actual shape of the hem I want to make (which I then roll up the hem and then press down), or for the actual measurement a configurable manometer by Nancy Zeeman. But since this item only costs two dollars, it's a really good compromise. It can also be used as a leno point, although my favorite is a special hard plastic sharpener, or a bodkin, or a chopstick, or various sewing techniques. But for an…

Keep this gauge handy for tasks like: ◦ Accurately placing and placing buttonholes and buttonholes ◦ Measuring and marking seam allowances in adjustable 1/8-inch increments ◦ Make each one yourself Get straight and even hem measurements◦Create perfect circles with the circular compass feature◦Hem template◦Circle compass◦Stitch spacer◦Seam allowance gauge Nancy Zieman shows in a free YouTube video how to draw circles of any size using a gauge, and it's that easy Insert the needle into the tiny…