Garment & Textile · Patternmaking

Tool — Tracing Wheel

Wheel-on-handle used with carbon paper to transfer patterns.

Origin

Global

Era

Modern

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Industrialist View

Spiked (woven) or smooth (knit).

Tailor & Garment-Worker View

Roll over paper onto fabric; carbon marks transfer.

Construction & Use

Digital alternative: pattern plotter.

Related Terms

Tailor's Chalk Carbon Paper

Dictionary Entry

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