Asewing gauge is aruler, typically 6 inches long, used for measuring short spaces. It is typically a metal scale, marked in both inches and centimeters
with a sliding pointer, similar in use to acaliper. It is used to markhems foralterations as well as intervals betweenpleats and buttonholes andbuttonhole lengths. It can be also used as a compass to draw arcs and circles by anchoring the slider with a pin and placing the tip of a marking pencil in the hole located at the end of the scale. Some models also incorporate a button shank and a blunt point for turning corners right side out.[1][2]
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