▁cutting ▁fabric , ▁usually ▁used ▁with ▁a ▁cutting ▁mat ▁to ▁protect ▁other ▁surfaces ▁from ▁being ▁dam aged . ▁Se am ▁r ipp ers ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁remove ▁mistaken ▁st itch es . ▁Special ▁mark ing ▁pens ▁and ▁ch alk ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁fabric ▁as ▁a ▁guide ▁to ▁construction . ▁ ▁Press ing ▁and ▁iron ing ▁are ▁an ▁essential ▁part ▁of ▁many ▁se wing ▁projects , ▁and ▁require ▁additional ▁tools . ▁A ▁steam ▁iron ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁press ▁se ams ▁and ▁gar ments , ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁pressing ▁a ids ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁se am ▁roll ▁or ▁tail or ' s ▁ham ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁sh aping ▁a ▁gar ment . ▁A ▁pressing ▁cloth ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁fabric ▁from ▁damage . ▁ ▁S ew ing ▁machines ▁are ▁now ▁made ▁for ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁special ised ▁se wing ▁purposes , ▁such ▁as ▁qu il ting ▁machines , ▁heavy - d ut y ▁machines ▁for ▁se wing ▁th icker ▁fab rics ▁( such ▁as ▁le ather ), ▁computer ized ▁machines ▁for ▁emb roid ery , ▁and ▁ser gers ▁for ▁finishing ▁raw ▁edges ▁of ▁fabric . ▁ ▁A ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁press er ▁foot ▁attach ments ▁are ▁available ▁for ▁many ▁se wing ▁machines — fe et ▁exist ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁hem ming , ▁pint uck s , ▁att aching ▁c ording , ▁assemb ling ▁patch work , ▁qu il ting , ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁functions . ▁ ▁Element s ▁of ▁gar ment ▁se wing ▁ ▁Se