The Copy Kit: Pattern Drafting Tool Set, Seam Guide Ruler & Garment Project Bag

The Copy Kit is made for garment sewists who love to copy, adjust, and keep their patterns. You get the 4 piece pattern drafting tool set, the seam guide ruler with its magnetic seam guide, and our Garment Project Bag to hold the whole project, from traced pattern to finished piece. It suits a first garment and the seasoned maker copying a wardrobe favourite.

Trace your pattern with the wheel, mark darts and notches, and add an even seam allowance with the seam guide ruler. Then slip the pattern, fabric, and notes into the clear front pockets, tuck notions into the back pocket, and hang it all in your closet until your next sewing session.

Copy it. Sew it. Hang it up.

Why You'll Love It

• Copy Any Pattern, Keep the Original: Roll the tracing wheel along your pattern or a favourite garment with paper underneath, then join the dots. You get an exact copy, and the original stays in one piece.
• Marks That Line Up: The awl marks darts and pivot points, and the notcher adds neat alignment notches with one squeeze, so your pieces match up when you sew.
• Seam Allowance Made Simple: The seam guide ruler has 16 needle holes from one-eighth inch to 2 inches, so adding an even seam allowance (the margin you sew along) to a traced pattern is quick.
• One Bag per Garment: The Garment Project Bag hangs like a garment bag, with clear front pockets for your pattern and fabric and a long zip back pocket for thread, buttons, and zippers.
• Pick Up Where You Left Off: Write your next step on a card and slip it in the outside clear slot, so you know exactly where you stopped, whether the bag hangs or folds.

1. Pattern Drafting Tool Set, 4 pieces

• Includes: A tracing wheel, a precision blade, an awl, and a pattern notcher
• Material: Wood and metal
• Tracing wheel: Works like a dot to dot. Layer blank paper under your pattern, roll the wheel along every line, then join the little pin prick dots with a pencil for an exact copy, while your original pattern or garment stays untouched
• Precision blade: Cuts curves, tight corners, and fine detail more cleanly than scissors
• Awl: Marks exact pivot points and dart placement
• Pattern notcher: Adds clean, even alignment marks (notches) with one squeeze, so your pattern pieces line up when you sew

2. Seam Guide Ruler with Magnetic Seam Guide

• Ruler size: 5.5 by 2.5 inches, in sturdy, see-through fluorescent yellow green plastic
• Needle holes: 16 holes for seam allowances from one-eighth inch to 2 inches. Lower your needle into the hole you want to set your seam
• Extra markings: One-eighth, one-quarter, and 1 inch markings, a 45 degree line, quarter and half inch lines, and a quarter inch pivot cross for marking corners
• Magnetic seam guide: Steel with a strong magnet, about half an inch by 2 inches. It sits on most needle plates or metal machines to guide your fabric
• Good to know: For quarter inch seams, place the magnetic guide in front of the presser foot or move your needle to the right. For seams narrower than a quarter inch, use washi tape instead

3. Garment Project Bag

• What it is: A hanging project organizer, like a garment bag made for sewing, that keeps a whole garment project together from pattern to finished piece
• Front: A full length clear panel, two 12 by 12 inch clear pockets for your pattern, swatches, and notes, and an outside clear card slot you can read whether it hangs or folds
• Back: A long 12 by 24 inch double zip pocket for notions like thread, buttons, zippers, and scissors
• Materials: Woven polyester body with clear PVC panels and pockets
• How you use it: Hang it on a standard hanger in your closet, or fold it in half and carry it by the handles to class or a fitting
• Fits: One garment in progress per bag, or 2 to 3 lightweight finished pieces like tops and skirts
• Care: Spot clean the body with mild soap and a damp cloth, wipe the clear panels, and let it air dry before storing garments

• Lay blank paper under your pattern or garment, roll the tracing wheel along every line, and join the dots with a pencil.
• Mark darts and pivot points with the awl, and add notches with the pattern notcher.
• Add your seam allowance around the traced lines using the seam guide ruler.
• Cut out your paper pattern with the precision blade, taking extra care on curves.
• Slip the pattern, fabric, and notes into the clear front pockets, notions into the back pocket, and your next step into the card slot.
• Hang the bag in your closet, or fold it in half and carry it by the handles.
• When you sew, set your needle in the matching seam guide hole and place the magnetic guide to keep your seam even.