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I Searched 1800's Patents to Understand This Ruler 

Cornelius Quiring
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The sewing gauge has all kinds of bits and bobs on it. What are they for? Well, I did a deep dive on the ruler by searching old patents. Here's what I discovered.
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00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Seam Gauge
03:06 - Notches
04:20 - Tiny Holes
06:11 - Pointy Bit
06:59 - End Hole
08:11 - Seam Allowance
09:30 - Vintage Gauges
10:08 - Final Thoughts
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@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 17 дней назад
UPDATE: Apparently, the reason for the little holes in the slidy bit are where I should be putting my pin when I use it as a compass. Then use the hole on the end of ruler for my marker. The offset of the pin hole matches the offset hole on the end ruler and so the measurements stay correct. Please comment below if you know more.
@peetiegonzalez1845
@peetiegonzalez1845 16 дней назад
This comment is probably better than your entire video. I love these little tidbits of information re: metrology. Like why the end of a tape measure is loose/wobbly.
@seffssweetsstitches2897
@seffssweetsstitches2897 16 дней назад
Could the little holes in the blue slide be used to help pin down the gauge and center a zipper on a seam? 🤔
@randylls5341
@randylls5341 16 дней назад
Black hat gets my vote. 😊
@nicolemorgan7553
@nicolemorgan7553 15 дней назад
I love your videos!
@ThomasSturm
@ThomasSturm 15 дней назад
I was just gonna say that maybe a mechanical pencil would fit into the little hole, but actually this makes a whole of of sense. The more modern fully plastic versions have a little pivot on one end for this function.
@VangoghsDoggo
@VangoghsDoggo 14 дней назад
It's not only a sewing guage, it's also a knitting guage. The one inch markings are for counting your stitches per inch across a minimum of a 4" piece of knitting. You use it by knitting about a 6" swatch. Then you set the slide to the area you want to measure and leave it set there while you are knitting say a sweater. Every so often, you use the notches to count the stitches between the notches. If a pattern calls for your gauge to be 8 stiches per inch, you should count that many. If you count across several rows and the count goes from 8 to 7 to 8 to 6, it means your yarn tension is off and you need to correct it. You measure the rows the same, but the count is usually different. It works the same for crochet. It's used in a lot of needlecrafts.
@janegreen9340
@janegreen9340 13 дней назад
Thanks for this I am currently going cross eyed trying to count my rows accurately!
@GooberFace32
@GooberFace32 13 дней назад
Cool! This tool has so many uses.
@elmadixon8293
@elmadixon8293 12 дней назад
Thank you.
@dennierodgers3484
@dennierodgers3484 12 дней назад
Thanks for this. I will certainly use it in my crochet!
@SpykersB
@SpykersB 12 дней назад
Ive got one it's about 30 yrs old says right on it "Sewing & Knitting Gauge" 👍🍻.
@user-pe7rd2bd1n
@user-pe7rd2bd1n 9 дней назад
Back in the 60s we actually had sewing and cooking classes in 7th grade. We were taught how to use these for a multitude of projects. They really should bring back life skills.
@saywhat8966
@saywhat8966 9 дней назад
Very true and a little repetition there would help too.
@Joyce-lq6gm
@Joyce-lq6gm День назад
And Shop! And Driver’s Training ! And REQUIRE it to get a Driver’s License!!! I had Home Economics in 7th & 8th grade. We were taught using tracing paper and those holes are used to push a pin or. Needle through with tracing paper underneath to mark fabric
@smidgentigre
@smidgentigre День назад
Both my kids (20 & 21 now) were very upset there were no life skills classes or shop. Education has done a great disservice to a few generations. I’ve taught the kids the basics; cooking, laundry, dish washer, hand washing…but not sewing I suck at sewing! 3 years of classes 🙄🙄🙄
@OceanusHelios
@OceanusHelios 21 час назад
This isn't a life skill. Believe it or not we are not going back to the 1880's.
@Joyce-lq6gm
@Joyce-lq6gm 14 часов назад
@@OceanusHelios In home economics, I learned how to do run an electric sewing machine and do basic service on it (NOT a treadle from the 1880’s), design a pattern, pick the fabric- color, fabric pattern, etc, decide which style-collar, sleeve, length, waist-and made it to fit the person that it was made for. I wasn’t -then. Or now- stuck with something off of a store rack that matched everyone at school that either was too loose (but a sewing machine can fix THAT, too!) or too tight, in a horrible color in an itchy fabric! I also made a blanket and towel to dry myself and dishes, and toys for small children to play with. In cooking, I learned to make a baked Alaska, cook a leg of lamb, turn off the gas if there was a gas smell, put out a fire started in a frying pan, and learned how to properly entertain. We rotated into shop for a week (girls were not allowed to take shop in those days nor boys take home ec. Some more recent changes have been good things). My school made the decision that BOTH sexes needed to know SOME life skills!. Shop is where I learned how to use basic tools, both hand & electric , make a shelf and replace an electric plug, change a fuse in the car and change a tire. The boys were taught how to thread a needle (both hand and machine and sew on a button and properly iron pants and a shirt. In cooking they learned to fry, boil, bake and broil. They served a breakfast to their parent or parents one morning. There are some basic skills that need to be learned that surpass time while some added due to technology that are necessary. to be safe and function in the life we live. I had an electric outlet in my living room begin to spark. (Mouse had chewed a wire). I know to throw the breaker (shop taught us about the fuse box) and stopped my house from burning. Thank you, God, for these life lessons that my school chose to offer as an electives! I have probably used these life skills that I learned in Jr High School from these teachers more often than what I learned in math. how many parents can dedicate an hour a day, 5 days a week, 9 months a year for 3 years ANY subject to one child, let alone 4 or 5 this day in age? When I was in school most women were stay at home moms with time to spend one on one with each child -and most families had large families. And parents were INVOLVED in their children’s education! My sister is a teacher and calls and asks parents to work with their child who is struggling in second grade spelling or reading. The answer she gets is “That’s your job”. Today everyone works. Kids today cannot SPEAK or WRTE grammatically correct English in the US!. A good percentage can’t even read. Life Skills need to be reintroduced. Parents need to get involved. Everybody eats, and everybody wears clothing. Man uses tools, be they a hammer, drill, electric saw, sewing machine, mixer or stove and has for much further back than 1880, and will until humans go the way of the Dinosaur. I take offense to your idea that these skills are obsolete. Some Life skills may change as our world does, but they still need to be taught by someone. Parents are too busy and schools have stopped teaching many subjects. These children NEED to learn the skills for everyday life somewhere! EXACTLY who should teach them and where would YOU suggest they be taught?
@aliciamersdorf4426
@aliciamersdorf4426 12 дней назад
I was a professional seamstress for many years. How nice to see someone discovering my old friend.
@minecraftingmom
@minecraftingmom 10 дней назад
Seriously amazing tool
@graciemac6303
@graciemac6303 10 дней назад
I'm 60 and I still use my grandma's and mother's! Everything old is new again :)
@OvertravelX
@OvertravelX 9 дней назад
That's where I've seen these! In the sewing stuff!
@purplehound2420
@purplehound2420 14 дней назад
I learned to sew in the 70s and this is what I was taught: The notches are for spacing snaps, buttons and button holes evenly. The small hole in the plastic allows you to put your needle through and set the perfect spot for sewing on the button based on the sewing line of the button hole. Also, yes, to the compass but make certain the slider is a tight one. I prefer an old metal slider one.
@meacadwell
@meacadwell 14 дней назад
I came on here to say the same. We were taught this in Home Ec.
@goliyth5134
@goliyth5134 13 дней назад
My mother used to teach for Singer in "the before times". Also with a Bachler in Home Ec. (back when they actually taught it as a trade). Just asked her, she confirms the same thing.
@vintage6346
@vintage6346 13 дней назад
​@@meacadwell Yes. Home Economics. 1963. Forest Oaks Junior High School. I had that ruler (sewing gauge). It looks like "home" to me. And, yes, I think the plastic piece was metal back then. I was 13 years old.
@caroltrendall63
@caroltrendall63 13 дней назад
Oh how interesting! I've been using mine for decades to space buttons but I had no idea about the needle hole for the buttons. That's going to be very useful as I have two shirts ready to sew buttons on this coming weekend. Thank you!
@meacadwell
@meacadwell 13 дней назад
@@vintage6346 That plastic was metal back then. I have one I found at a garage sale, but can't really use it because the metal slider is too loose. So I use a more modern one.
@SillySeamstress
@SillySeamstress 14 дней назад
Ive used this ruler for many decades. Back in the days of home-ec, we were taught to make binding and bias tape by pinning the ruler to the ironing board and running the fabric under the ruler between the pins (one in the end hole, another either in the slider hole or across the ruler), with the iron. You can iron right on top of the ruler. You can also turn up hems and iron those with the ruler in between the two layers.
@grumperss
@grumperss 14 дней назад
I’m going to have to try this with quilt binding!
@hootiebubbabuddhabelly
@hootiebubbabuddhabelly 13 дней назад
I agree. They used to be all metal to withstand the heat of an iron.
@sickandtiredofbeingsickand
@sickandtiredofbeingsickand 13 дней назад
Wow! I have several of these and have also bought a bias tape maker I didn't even need! 😂 Amazing what we learn with time! I just learned about the little red ball on the seem ripper too! 😂
@circotribecirco3366
@circotribecirco3366 12 дней назад
I forgot about that! It's been awhile...
@mindym.1166
@mindym.1166 12 дней назад
I came on here to say that! Padded ironing board is where I always use mine!!
@mrsdje3425
@mrsdje3425 14 дней назад
I first bought that kind of ruler in 1968. It was sold as a sewing necessity and my mom said GET ONE. I still use it today.
@michellemathews4764
@michellemathews4764 14 дней назад
Me too!!! Ha, ha, ha!😊
@pamz7531
@pamz7531 14 дней назад
Me too. Mine has a red slider. 😂
@GrannyLaLa1960
@GrannyLaLa1960 14 дней назад
Yep. Bought as part of sewing kit.
@GC-ms4dj
@GC-ms4dj 14 дней назад
Me too, but the blue slider on mine was metal, and it finally fell out. I kept the ruler anyway. Ha!
@elaineriley232
@elaineriley232 14 дней назад
Exactly. Home economics in high school. I still sewing and quilting.
@millville
@millville 15 дней назад
'I know why,' shouted this proud seamstress! a) the pins can be fixed into a cork or dense styrofoam manikin, a corked drafting table or an ironing board or ironing cushion. b) the fixed position gives a good range for multiple rows or grids, such as with hems, decorative cuffs or smocking, or spacing buttonholes! c) Also helpful for fixing a centre position for when you want to work from the centre outwards. d) My favourite - one pin allows for swivelling if you want to mark a crescent or circle! Hugs.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 14 дней назад
Well aren't I happy you shared you knowledge! Thank you, this is very helpful.
@lisettegarcia
@lisettegarcia 14 дней назад
The button one is a good addition. Thanks!
@lightscenters111
@lightscenters111 14 дней назад
Also… the compass allows for making a scalloped edge on the sleeves or the hem. Perfect small scallops
@loismiller7742
@loismiller7742 12 дней назад
Wow been sewing my whole life - never knew all of this !!! Now I use my gauge for knitting
@maryezell3888
@maryezell3888 11 дней назад
Thank you, @millville, for bringing sanity forward. I am not by any means a seamstress (just turned 80 and 10th grade Home Ec was long ago) but still could not fathom our leader's use of many layers of loose folded fabric to attempt to trace and cut circles and semicircles without the use of a firm soft surface cutting board into which to pin down the fabrics and the gauge. Yet perhaps he did know the proper technique but set us up to get one of us to explain it. Aha! Clever teacher!
@RimeoftheAncientGamer
@RimeoftheAncientGamer 13 дней назад
I used one of these when I was in the Army for aligning medals, ribbons, etc.
@kd5inm
@kd5inm 6 дней назад
It might have also been useful with a map. Like for instance if you wanted to know how far out to setup a parimeter around a town. If an inch equals a mile then put a pin on the blue part at the center of the town and use the larger hole at the end for your pencil point to draw your circle around the town. Yes, I realize a compass or transit does have a measurement but that little ruler could fit a pocket as well and be easy to use in the field.
@alexalessllc.7745
@alexalessllc.7745 День назад
Yup! I finally bought my hubby one just for that! It was an inexpensive one. We constantly were fighting over the old fully metal one!
@kathybrigger9431
@kathybrigger9431 12 дней назад
I was always taught that the hole in the blue part is for making scallops along with the larger hole in the metal at the end. Make a line. Stick a pin in the blue hole. Put a pencil in the metal hole and make the scallop the size you want and run the ruler around to make the scallops. I did this a lot for my kids clothes 50 years ago.
@stilllookingfortreasure
@stilllookingfortreasure 10 дней назад
I just wrote curves, I should have checked the comments first.😊 Not just scallops but any curve, like rounding of corners.
@juliejohnson497
@juliejohnson497 10 дней назад
I am glad you put in this comment I am 77 and have always wondered what I didn't know about the possibilities.
@kathybrigger9431
@kathybrigger9431 10 дней назад
@@stilllookingfortreasure I use it for some drawling also. I do a multitude of things and use those little wonders alot.
@barbaraeckman2588
@barbaraeckman2588 10 дней назад
Amazing!!!
@crystalbilyeu8756
@crystalbilyeu8756 8 дней назад
THANK YOU! Age 71 and never taught these tricks.
@teenamalanga5342
@teenamalanga5342 14 дней назад
Came for the ruler, stayed for the hat. Thanks for the info!
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 13 дней назад
🤠🙏🏻
@loismiller7742
@loismiller7742 12 дней назад
So true
@jenniferhensley7753
@jenniferhensley7753 6 дней назад
I too came for the ruler. I liked the video because at the end he waved it around like sword. 😂
@marjohnsmusings3222
@marjohnsmusings3222 16 дней назад
Old dress maniquins were padded and accepted pins. Dress makers used the rigid pinning ruler, marked in calibrated inches and a flexible tape measure to make a bodice sloper with around 20 measurments for a "Perfect Fit" for their patrons. That sloper was reusable to make many garments and could be adjusted if need be for maturation, or weight loss or gain.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
That's good to know. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@kellkatz
@kellkatz 11 дней назад
Thanks for comment as it dusted off the memory of my mom having a dark blue sewing mannequin - she may have gotten it from her mom who was a fantastic seamstress. I recall it having spaces between parts so was it adjustable? I wonder if it is in the attic of my mom's house? TFS.
@GeoWhiz287
@GeoWhiz287 14 дней назад
When I found a couple of older seam gauges, with the metal slider, I snapped them up immediately. I use one at the ironing board for pressing curved edges evenly. When you set the slider to the desired fold depth, you can fold up the edge of the fabric to meet the slider, and then press right on top of the seam gauge.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 14 дней назад
Oh interesting!
@lisettegarcia
@lisettegarcia 14 дней назад
Would help a lot in measuring drag on the hem on a bias cut dress after letting it rest. Thanks!
@tamaragordy322
@tamaragordy322 16 дней назад
Hello Cornelius. Your updated note is correct and I’ll add one bit of clarification. Putting the pen in the hole in the blue bit that is on the same side as the pencil hole gives you the exact measurement you’ve set. Putting the pin in the hole at the side opposite of the pencil hole adds an extra width for seaming. My cheap version only gives an extra 1/8” which is scarcely enough for a seam, but I believe my old sewing gauge provided an extra 1/4” when using the opposing pin hole. Also, this tool is handy for those curves when marking fabric that is on my dress form. I push the pin all the way into my dress form until the ball of the pin is flush with the gauge. That gives me a secure connection for rotating the gauge and getting a dependable marking. Thank you for your great videos! 🌷
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Thank you for adding your knowledge here as well as sharing your way of using it.
@skokokelli
@skokokelli 10 дней назад
This is timely! Inherited mine from my mom who was a fantastic at sewing. As I used the straight edge this morning, I wondered about all the extras that she likely knew about this tool that I did not. Being more of a crafter than sewer, I’ve used it to gauge knitting or crochet as others mentioned. Used the slider to consistently mark something but your video and these comments are a goldmine of knowledge. Setting buttons and drawing curves?! Taking a closer look, I noticed the body of the ruler is a scant 5/8” so using a pencil with the straightedge would be exactly 5/8; hence that little indentation. As you pointed out the end measures 5/8” exactly. Same is true of the straight edge and inner opening which is a scant 1/4” and the notched side is exactly 1/4”. A great discovery for me as I begin hand piecing patchwork since quilters use 1/4” seams.
@heidic527
@heidic527 13 дней назад
How did I never know these are 5/8" wide? This is about to make life a lot easier this afternoon when I'm making dresses for my daughter's munchkin.
@hp-cs7mx
@hp-cs7mx 12 дней назад
If you have a measuring tape, it is probably 5/8 inches wide also! So handy!
@morticia981
@morticia981 14 дней назад
I'm 60 and have my grandmother's ruler. I'm thrilled to learn so much from the video and comments after all these years. ❤
@bridgetwilkins312
@bridgetwilkins312 14 дней назад
Same here!
@parisattic
@parisattic 13 дней назад
I'm so jealous of you two! 😻
@juliettelynne5861
@juliettelynne5861 11 дней назад
I bet yours doesn’t have the cheap blue plastic slider. Mine gets so loose after just a few uses! Going on eBay today to get a metal slider one!
@eileenfb1948
@eileenfb1948 16 дней назад
The 5/8th inch seam allowance began when patterns were first sold. The manufacturers got together and decided on this width of allowance in the US so their customers wouldn't become confused, as they would with each company using a different seam allowance. Who knows, perhaps they took into consideration that lightweight linen or cotton would be sewn with French seams which would be ideal with 5.8th inch allowance. Remembering that there were no overlockers and many people had to hand sew the seams - much quicker with a French seam. While woollen fabrics would need a normal flat seam with the raw edges hand sewn to stop fraying - as I once did because we didn't have zig zag or overlock - just hand stitch oversew.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with myself and others in the comments here. 🙏🏻
@Lavender0646
@Lavender0646 12 дней назад
But wool does not ravel that's why it was used a lot in Minnesota during the 50s & 60s (for those lovely, plaid slacks!) But linen, yes that's another story. Ravels like crazy.
@tracyroake2815
@tracyroake2815 14 дней назад
Well I have a gauge that is pretty old. It was my mother's. And the little sliding thing on mine is metal and it actually falls out. So I have learned so much from your video. I'm going to come up with something to put inside like yours has in the plastic gauge to keep it from falling off. And the little pointy thing on the end for turning Corners are you kidding me! I have struggled so long to find the right thing to make my Corners sharp and I had it all the time and didn't know it . Great video
@kathleenmayhorne3183
@kathleenmayhorne3183 12 дней назад
Is the centre space on yours a bit wider than it originally was? That may cause your slider to drop out. All the best.
@milindajohnston3531
@milindajohnston3531 12 дней назад
If it falls out again you may be able to spread it slightly to add tension then carefully bend it enough to slip it back in.
@user-kr1zj6lm2u
@user-kr1zj6lm2u 12 дней назад
It has lost it's "spring." Maybe spread it a bit before putting it back into the ruler.
@cour2knee
@cour2knee 12 дней назад
try taking it to a jeweler. if they don’t know the part that was original, they will be able to understand it needs a touch of tension and be able to make/buy something that will bring it back to useful!
@lindao7887
@lindao7887 14 дней назад
Owned one of these for forever, mostly used for hemming, didn't know it had all these uses, thank you so much!
@nadinefrisch4342
@nadinefrisch4342 14 дней назад
my mom and grandmother were expert seamstresses. They used this all the time but I guarantee we didn't know all the functions of this handy tool
@cindybruce992
@cindybruce992 13 дней назад
Maybe the holes in slider are to pin it on your ironing board if pressing under a hem?
@yellowbird500
@yellowbird500 12 дней назад
Couldn’t click on this video fast enough. This ruler has been a mystery for me for too long. Can’t thank you enough.
@kellkatz
@kellkatz 11 дней назад
Same reason I hit play! I'm not a sewer just a repairer of my lost buttons and such. I've kept every seeing notion found in my aunt and mom's baskets though. I crochet so now the 'slidy ruler' will go to live with that basket
@MizCeeA
@MizCeeA 4 дня назад
This is a lovely bit of information, but the comments are absolutely STELLAR! Thank you one and all.
@theresaanndiaz3179
@theresaanndiaz3179 16 дней назад
I have been sewing for decades but I learned a lot from this video.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Oh wonderful, I'm glad to hear it.
@brynda2150
@brynda2150 16 дней назад
That part about the end measuring 5/8" 🤯 I can't sew without this tool. ❤ your videos because I always learn something new. Thanks for sharing.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Oh nice, I'm glad to hear it gets used.
@marydegenkolb9603
@marydegenkolb9603 14 дней назад
The small hole is to place a pin into then swing the gage around in a circle. It is used to create a circle in a piece of work. You set the blue slider at the correct measurement, then placing your marking instrument at the end of the gauge (in the precut hole on the notched edge), you make the circle in the preset size.
@jeannieboniface
@jeannieboniface 12 дней назад
Pinning it down through the blue holes and using the sliding feature lets you mark out even spacing marks for shirring or pintucks more easily, in that you know you're on a straight line for your initial spacing. :) My grandma taught me that your marking surface under your fabric should always be a large slab of wood, something that will accept a pin stabbed in it so that you can do this.
@lilyyost4991
@lilyyost4991 12 дней назад
I inherited my grandmother's 55 years ago, and I knew what it was and used it often. I learned something new today. Thank you
@lo0k3r
@lo0k3r 13 дней назад
Random viewer here. I like your incospicuous insertions of ads and references, and your style overall. Interesting info and presentation.
@kaoruM33
@kaoruM33 2 дня назад
yes! his style is def unique! I was drawn to his presentation & his caricature-like look with the cowboy hat, mustache, facial expressions, his animation-like eyes, the way he talks and I liked how a "cowboy" was into sewing... LOL
@mclenachan
@mclenachan 14 дней назад
I have this ruler and bought it for paper crafting. Who knew it could do so much more. I am so happy to be educated. Thanks to you and to all the people who made elucidating comments.
@kellkatz
@kellkatz 11 дней назад
I'm primarily a paper crafter and never ever thought to keep tool in my craft tool basket! TY TY!
@nancymcclain2533
@nancymcclain2533 14 дней назад
You should have asked me. our sewing surface was like cork board and the reason the pleat notches were smaller before was because of the intricacies of 1900 fashion (pleated blouses)
@saywhat8966
@saywhat8966 9 дней назад
Please can they bring some of those fashion details back? I made a blouse once with small pleats but not like the 1900’s.
@thomashudgins996
@thomashudgins996 12 дней назад
My uncle was a Taylor. In his shop, he had a steel table and a table with a thick cork surface. He had a suit pattern pinned down to it.
@saywhat8966
@saywhat8966 9 дней назад
There was a tailor on TV decades ago who taught professional sewing tips. He was awesome. From him I learned we can often sew without needles holding seams together. Been trying to remember his name.
@rufferstuff9148
@rufferstuff9148 16 дней назад
Useful onformation. If you are marking a long hem you can use the holes to pin the ruler to your ironing board then pull the fabric under it to mark every few inches. No idea if that is the intended use. Thanks for the video.
@debbierenee7896
@debbierenee7896 16 дней назад
Great Idea!
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
I like this use case! Thanks for sharing.
@TheHandOfFear
@TheHandOfFear 7 дней назад
Sewing videos aren’t my bag, but inventions and innovations are so an algorithm wisely brought me to this video. I found it informative and interesting from that point of view, so great job!
@HJJSL-bl8kk
@HJJSL-bl8kk 14 дней назад
We had these in secondary school for sewing lessons! This was in the UK in the early 1970s. I knew exactly what it was for before playing the video.
@rfowler6039
@rfowler6039 13 дней назад
Got one when I was taking Home Economics in high school in the mid 1970's...very useful!
@marykateyost5576
@marykateyost5576 15 дней назад
On the gauge holes in the blue plastic. Drop your sewing machine needle into the hole and slide for different seam allowance.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 14 дней назад
That's interesting use case!
@mala3isity
@mala3isity 14 дней назад
I think I figured out the holes in the slider. At first I thought these were sewing needle gauges but needles aren't standardized so no. This is from Dritz: Measure and mark fabrics at the same time with the Dritz Sewing Gauge with Sliding Marker. This 6-inch sewing gauge comes with a sliding marker that stays in place allowing you to make multiple markings. It is designed with holes on top. Use this sewing gauge to mark and measure hems, pleats, tucks, buttonholes and more. You can also use the slider to draw circles and scallops on your fabrics. Now couple that with this description of mechanical pencils from Pen Heaven: The narrow barrel and thin writing point make this an ideal pencil for professional drafting as they enable an uninterrupted view of the drawing. The sizes range starting at 0.3mm and go to 5.6mm on their site. So someone using this to draft patterns could thumbtack or use another pencil to hold the hole at the hook and then use a pencil in the slider hole to draw circles, as you did, or draw scallops. I suppose a skilled user could also draw the slider at an even pace to mark an A-line increase up to 5" in length.
@seamseasy8236
@seamseasy8236 11 дней назад
I have been sewing and using seam gauges for over 50 years and you taught me several things in this video! 😊
@Suishiful
@Suishiful 16 дней назад
I've always used the 1 inch cutouts on the side to help me count stitches in a guage swatch of knitted fabric. I may need to count 28 stitches over 4 or more inches, and the 1-inch increments make that job a little easier. I was told the holes in the slider are for correctly installing a tailor's tack. Threaded needle goes into the hole, remove the guage, pull the thread through, complete the tack, snip threads, and now all layers of fabric are marked.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Oh nice! Thank you for sharing your uses but also for the other uses it has!
@SewStitchQuiltWithMarty
@SewStitchQuiltWithMarty 16 дней назад
Wow! I love this content! Have used these rulers for approximately 45 years… thank you for answering things I have often wondered regarding these rulers… great job! I had no idea this ruler had been around so long…
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Oh nice, I was able to share some new tidbits.
@quiltfabric1
@quiltfabric1 11 дней назад
I never thought of using the pointy end for pushing out a corner. Thanks.
@allisontison40
@allisontison40 12 дней назад
Oh, wow, thank you for this very clever video. I have used this ruler for years but never realized I could make a circle of any size with it! Awesome!
@cindyfrye3026
@cindyfrye3026 14 дней назад
My grandma used it to measure a hem when the dress was being worn. It is especially important for full-length dress/skirt
@mergatroydfrooch
@mergatroydfrooch 13 дней назад
That’s how I always do it 👍🏼
@ruthkirkparick3535
@ruthkirkparick3535 16 дней назад
That standard seam allowance also works well for French seams. Note it also says knitting, so some of those extra features might be more useful for that. Mine is from the same company but doesn't have notches or holes and the slide is all metal. It also has only inches. It would be interesting to know how many models there are available. Maybe, like cars, they make new models every year. 🙂 I didn't realize the one end is the standard seam width and just checked other dimensions. The narrower portion is exactly half and the length of the wider end is exactly three quarters, of an inch. More built in handy measurements.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Oh nice, thank you for sharing the extra knowledge! And yes many quilting and knitting folks mention using this tool.
@turtlerose7384
@turtlerose7384 7 дней назад
When my grandmother taught me to hem my garments, she used this wonderful little tool two ways... The first was on the side of a soft stepping stool (poof, ottoman) that had a hard top. The person stood on the top, the gauge was pinned through the little holes at the right level and the model simply turned while the seamstress marked - she didn't have to hold the ruler. The second was to pin it to the ironing board at the right length and slide the fabric under the ruler while ironing. Hers was all metal which was good since one with the plastic gauge would have melted. She used the "compass function" to make curves for full circle skirts and round collars as well.
@mjremy2605
@mjremy2605 11 дней назад
So that is what it is for. Never knew that. I have one sitting around in my garage thinking it was a woodworking tool, ha ha ha! Many thanks for this video gem, and thanks to the viewers who have enriched content with insightful comments!
@fjolliff6308
@fjolliff6308 10 дней назад
It can definitely be a wood working tool. It can be a drafting tool, it is so multi-purpose that I'm surprised it isn't part of the students school kit.
@christinei5490
@christinei5490 16 дней назад
Thank you Cornelius I have had this ruler for 50years and never closely looked at it, now it makes sense what all the holes are for, I have only ever used it for marking hems.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Oh nice, I am glad to hear that my video was of use to you.
@barbaraness4507
@barbaraness4507 11 дней назад
I’m a curious type of person, and I love logic. Thanks so much for sharing this information with us! My mom has been sewing for at least 65 years, and she told me that she never knew what that little ruler was for. She found the information interesting, but probably won’t remember it since she’s 87 years old. 😂
@ivorybow
@ivorybow 10 дней назад
I am the singer version of the same allowance ruler. I am 77 years old and the one I use belong to my grandmother. It is in perfectly good condition and does exactly everything you showed it to do. This was really fun, thank you.
@pammusick2264
@pammusick2264 13 дней назад
Fabulous. I learned a couple of new things - but I’m old and have been sewing 55 years. You’re doing great!
@lafcustomdesigns
@lafcustomdesigns 11 дней назад
I think the hole at the end of the seam gauge (protractor reference) is to hold a sewing machine needle to replace/insert into the machine. Thanks for a very interesting and informative video.
@saywhat8966
@saywhat8966 9 дней назад
It does work as a protractor. Could have used it the other day. Lol
@prjndigo
@prjndigo 4 дня назад
Remember that this is a small portable and inexpensive tool you'd take with to someone's house when fixing pleats on a dress or adjusting the size of clothing, The reason for the notches is to keep pins in alignment. The way you'd keep the sliding T in place is a short tapered dowel. The holes can be used to drape a thread around a contour to measure off of on people or to "mount" the ruler onto a dummy or on a patternboard but they also keep the plastic T from shrinking out of form as it ages - they become loose because over time they continue to dry out and shrink.
@kat7471
@kat7471 16 дней назад
The hole at the end can be used for marking seam allowance. Place the slider at the desired measurement then align the slider with your pattern line, put the pen in the hole and slide the ruler along the edge of the pattern with the slider following the edge of the pattern
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Good thinking. Thank you for sharing.
@saraharrell1768
@saraharrell1768 12 дней назад
I've had mine since 60s. I only used it for hemming. Thanks for the info.
@k3of5ks
@k3of5ks 16 дней назад
One of the original multi-purpose tools. Back in the day, my Mom used it for a knitting guage. I love these and always grab one of the high quality oldies if I see one thrifting The new made in China are junk. Good too see your channel success.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Oh nice! It's good to see you in the comments again. I hope you're well and thanks for watching.
@Stobb0
@Stobb0 13 дней назад
G’day from NZ Cornelius! I just came across your channel. I have to congratulate you on your style, wit, honesty, production, inventiveness and presentation skills. I love the quirkiness too. Keep it up: you deserve to be successful with it! Rgds!
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 12 дней назад
You are kind, thank you.
@wendybacin3488
@wendybacin3488 14 дней назад
Inquiring minds want to know...I have actually wondering this myself for years but never thought to research it...thank you very much!
@sharonjones7138
@sharonjones7138 10 дней назад
Wow!!! A compass. Been sewing 53 years and have this seam gauge. How nice to find out I can use it as a compass to make the perfect circle 😀😃. Thank you!!! Will be back to your channel.
@Cooky7071
@Cooky7071 10 дней назад
Had mine since high school sewing class in 1962. A required course material. Very helpful.
@annlarue9720
@annlarue9720 15 дней назад
I have used one of these for 60 years and never knew about the 5/8” portion for marking seam allowance!! Thank you 🙏🏻
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 14 дней назад
I'm glad to hear it.
@chh1643
@chh1643 12 дней назад
I've been taking this little tool for granted all these years. Thank you for the useful info!
@RobertWilliams-mk8pl
@RobertWilliams-mk8pl 10 дней назад
My grandmother had some in her sewing box and explained everything to me when I was about 6 years old. Unfortunately, this is now 55 years later, and I've forgotten so I have to watch this video. Ain't that deep? Nice hat.
@MissPlaced84
@MissPlaced84 11 дней назад
I was told the reason standard seam allowance was 5/8th is because patterns were drafted in metric, and pattern makers didn't want to redraw all of their patterns with 1/8th less seam allowance to make it a less awkward fraction in imperial. (It was 1.5cm). Prior to mass produced sewing patterns seam allowances weren't as consistent -- crotch curves, armscyes, and necklines tended to have a much smaller seam allowance. Now many patterns will have 5/8ths and have instructions to trim and/or clip the seam allowance instead. I think this makes a bit more sense than giving room to let out a garment by 2" because I don't think you could let out a 5/8ths seam allowance by 4/8th and have a sturdy seam in the end.
@ChristineRolfe
@ChristineRolfe 13 дней назад
As a professional dressmaker, I have heard 5/8” seam allowances are a carry over from hand sewing. It is the approximate width of one’s thumb or the distance from tip to nail bed, providing a consistent measure for a running stitch, by aligning the raw edge to the nail bed and the needle with the tip.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 12 дней назад
Very interesting.
@DeeDee-yz9ku
@DeeDee-yz9ku 11 дней назад
If I bend my index finger, I can measure about 1 inch between the two bends. I think most measurements where someone using part of there hand. If you spread your Index finger away from your thumb, you can use that for a measurement, whatever that space it is for you. May be 5 1/2 to 6 inches or so?
@webwarren
@webwarren 11 дней назад
5/8" is only standard in the US. In Europe (at least according to _Burda_ and _Neue Mode_ magazines), the standard seam allowance is 1 cm.
@4444Rosemary
@4444Rosemary 11 дней назад
Yes, 5/8" is what I found I was able to hold comfortably and securely while sewing a seam by hand. Would be hard to pinch a narrower allowance with your thumb and finger.
@larnold7614
@larnold7614 14 дней назад
The 2 little holes. While trying to iron spaghetti strings could pin down gauge on ironing board and use it to keep the string form falling off the ironing board and pull it under gauge as you iron.
@larnold7614
@larnold7614 14 дней назад
Ribbon too
@Lavender0646
@Lavender0646 12 дней назад
I'm surprised by the total of "likes" on this post..there really are a lot of seamstresses out there! This ruler was a needed item in the 60s & 70s for young people starting sewing baskets. Been sewing for 60 plus years & never knew what this ruler can do.
@nancylindsay4255
@nancylindsay4255 14 дней назад
Love the hat on you! Also love getting sewing tips from a guy in a cowboy hat!
@dgarnett4220
@dgarnett4220 13 дней назад
Oh yeah me too. Cute
@johnibrazzell764
@johnibrazzell764 12 дней назад
Anyone know where to get one of these?
@judithsmith9319
@judithsmith9319 14 дней назад
Mine has written on it, "sewing and knitting Guage". Have used mine for many years. Such a handy tool. I always thot the hole at the end was for putting in the presser foot plate hole off to the right to measure for hem..
@therunawaycamper
@therunawaycamper 14 дней назад
I got mine in the 60s and I still have it and yes I still use it
@subaru7233
@subaru7233 11 дней назад
I inherited my gauge from my Stepmom so it's slider is metal. It has served me well. I didn't know about the 5/8 measure and look forward to using it in future.
@liesha7495
@liesha7495 9 дней назад
This is one of my favourite sewing tools. I taught my mum how awesome it is and now she owns multiple.
@hendrikcoetzer7234
@hendrikcoetzer7234 14 дней назад
Thanks for making us think about things we use
@sherrieburcham6287
@sherrieburcham6287 12 дней назад
If you angle pins in opposite directions on the blue plastic holes, it should anchor the ruler. Insert pins like you would for a hem
@silkandcottonhawaii
@silkandcottonhawaii 4 дня назад
I worked as a stitcher at a well known theatre costume shop and our 8’ by 8’ cutting table was padded which enabled us to pin fabrics and patterns directly into the table. This was great for cutting slinky fabrics like silk and polyester linings. Our pressing table was also padded with wool. So I can see how pinning the slide into the table then marking or pressing pleats by moving the ruler would be efficient. Thanks for the great video. Your production quality as always is perfection!
@barbaraleaweaver-mercado1820
@barbaraleaweaver-mercado1820 13 дней назад
You can use the blue holes and pins to make sure straight of grain.
@floridaobserver3524
@floridaobserver3524 14 дней назад
You can use a cardboard cutting board, the kind that folds, to pin the gauge to rather than folded fabric. I do that quite often. Thanks for the other tips!
@mergatroydfrooch
@mergatroydfrooch 13 дней назад
Great idea!
@doreestone4487
@doreestone4487 14 дней назад
The holes in the slider allow you to pin into a tailor’s ham or any other thick and stable press aid while using the measure.
@caroltrendall63
@caroltrendall63 13 дней назад
Without doubt, this is my favourite sewing tool. It's been really interesting to read the comments and learn even more. Thank you
@SouthofMags
@SouthofMags 10 дней назад
Thank you so much for this. I have had this ruler for years, used it regularly and I have now learned so much more about it. 👍👏🏻
@nancysworld4178
@nancysworld4178 12 дней назад
I happened on this video by chance and i gotta say that these were very helpful tips for uses. I never knew about the compass but it is very handy when quilting which is what i like to do. Thanks.
@sandinewton1896
@sandinewton1896 16 дней назад
Thank you for sharing the history and the many features of this wonderful tool.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Thanks for watching!
@grac4808
@grac4808 7 дней назад
The sewing gauge was something that I always saw people using and thought it was unnecessary, since I could just use a ruler. But I got one on sale and I use it so often! It’s really handy to have a ruler that temporarily remembers the measurement
@1SapphireBlue
@1SapphireBlue 11 дней назад
I have been sewing for about 55 years and never had one of these or understood how it worked! I am definitely getting one now!!
@veronicalobb1555
@veronicalobb1555 13 дней назад
What a fun and informative video! Another use for the modern version is that you can mark either a 1/4" line or 0.5 cm/5mm line when using edge of ruler and mark on the inside line that the slider uses. I figured that out when I learned that the "traditional" measuring tape is 5/8" wide. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 12 дней назад
That's good to know!
@meowyimeow
@meowyimeow 15 дней назад
Places I’ve worked used corked cutting tables so you could pin into them. Never saw anyone pin a seam gauge to the table but I suppose you could. Thanks for the surprisingly interesting video!
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 14 дней назад
A cork table would be nice!
@TheAprilreigns
@TheAprilreigns 9 дней назад
Haven't seen this since my mom was using it in the 70's for her sewing needs. Always wanted to learn more anout it. Thanks!
@ericaschultz3583
@ericaschultz3583 14 дней назад
Thank you for the nerdiness! I've wondered about those, but not enough to go full research beast mode on it.
@mariamurray7675
@mariamurray7675 16 дней назад
Oh, this one's a keeper :). Thanks for sharing the research. I love using mine. Like you, I mostly use it the blue thingy and measurements as a hem or seam gauge. But I'll pay closer attention now and maybe use it more often - button placement and and pleat markings are two great ideas.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Oh nice, I'm glad the video helped illuminate some new information.
@leebiggers3358
@leebiggers3358 14 дней назад
The hole you’re using as a pivot point for a compass is to hang it from a nail or hook to keep it out of the way and not lose it
@rustysz1064
@rustysz1064 12 дней назад
I had one in my sewing class for home ec. We use them to measure hems & keep them a consistent length. Very helpful.
@pmevanosky
@pmevanosky 8 дней назад
I loved your video! I've used sewing gauges since I learned how to sew some 60 years ago. It's one of those things I can never find, so I ended up having several of them.
@peetiegonzalez1845
@peetiegonzalez1845 16 дней назад
I have never seen a ruler like this but now I absolutely need one. I don't even sew... I can think of a million uses.
@peetiegonzalez1845
@peetiegonzalez1845 16 дней назад
Or maybe now I can learn to sew, so I have an excuse to use it. (I can sew a button... I'm just not really a manipulator of fabric)
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
Well they're fairly cheap so I day get one!
@annaolivarez2578
@annaolivarez2578 11 дней назад
When I started sewing again about thirty years ago, this tool was bought along with my new sewing machine. : ) Thanks for the info!
@kalicokathy1944
@kalicokathy1944 12 дней назад
Ive have two of these for yrs. I didn’t know most of information you shared, Thank you
@amber689
@amber689 16 дней назад
I use this ruler all the time. It’s great for hemming.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 15 дней назад
indeed!
@janetd4862
@janetd4862 15 дней назад
It never occurred to me to question the history of that gadget. Mine tend to get misplaced, so last time I couldn’t find one, I ordered a six pack from Amazon. I have one by each sewing machine, in my cutting area, and even at the ironing board.
@CorneliusQuiring
@CorneliusQuiring 14 дней назад
You're thinking ahead getting multiples.
@MissingRaptor
@MissingRaptor 9 дней назад
We have one of these rulers in with our sewing stuff all my life. I've never known why it was so weird and now that I'm learning how to sew, I learn all the super usefulness of it! I'm definitely going to be using it from now on! Thanks for the amazingly useful information 😊
@susandavis2134
@susandavis2134 13 дней назад
Before rotary ctters, cutting boards were thick cardboard like a box and you used a tack not a pin for the circle curve feature.
@Dean56Bell
@Dean56Bell 15 дней назад
That is so interesting! Thanks for sharing 😊
@anneyday3493
@anneyday3493 11 дней назад
My grandmother had an all metal one of these in her sewing machine. I saw your thumbnail, recognized the instrument and had to find out what it was about. Thank you.
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