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The article evaluates sewing patterns, including the Simplicity 2413 skirt pattern, the Kwik Sew 3764 jacket pattern and the Christine Jonson Travel Trio Three 226 top and skirt pattern.

The article describes several presser feet for sewing machines. Basic straight-stitch feet have a single hole for the needle and can hold the fabric around the needle more securely than the basic zigzag foot does. Quilting feet with or without a right guide are designed for sewing 1/8 inch of 1/4 inch from an edge. Zigzag presser feet have horizontal needle opening that can accommodate a zigzag stitch width and is considered the most commonly used flat foot. Other presser feet described are zigzag feet with guides at their right edge, nonstick feet, blind-hem feet and presser feet with a center vertical guide.

The article evaluates several tools for sewing, including Balene II flexible bodkin needles from Boye Needle, magnifying tweezers from Clotilde and the Seam Lite seam ripper from Havel.