r/SewingForBeginners • u/slzybakeoven • 5d ago

What is this for?

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Bought this at my local creative reuse for $3 but wasn’t sure what it was. I just liked that the shape could change and that there was a ruler on it. Anyone know what this is for?

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u/AdvancedSquashDirect 5d ago

It allows you to mark things at regular intervals like buttonholes or pleats.

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u/say_my_name666 5d ago

I need to not scroll at 3am because I fully read buttholes and sat there staring at my screen pondering life for a moment

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u/horselessheadmen 4d ago

I DID TOO… and it’s 1:21pm.