Clover 9506 5 in 1 Sliding Gauge with Nancy Zieman

Really is that they writting, its very easy to work with it: Try this handy tool for scrapbooking; card making; paper crafts; and much more Use this handy tool for marking button holes; seam allowance gauge; hem gauge; circle compass; T gauge Adjustable from 0 to 5-inch in 1/8-inch increments Circle Compass T Gauge

This is a pretty cool sewing gadget with a lot of different functions. My only complaint is that it is also VERY flimsy. Most sewing gauges are made of metal, but this one is made of pretty thin plastic, and I doubt that it will last very long. Ultimately, I would probably trade the extra features for something that can stand up to more wear and tear.

I bought this a couple of months ago when I decided that I wanted to take sewing from simple mending to actual creations. Since then, I have recommended it to a friend and bought another one as a gift. This little gadget has saved me from buying 4 separate gadgets (5 if I ever need a compass). Its construction is sturdier than the alternative at my local sewing store and it is incredibly easy to use. I had to add hem allowances to a project that was 39x78 and this made it very easy and much quicker than I had anticipated; I never had to readjust the guides back into position because it has a lock mechanism where you have to purposefully press down a release button in order to move the guide to a new measurement. I love that it has two rulers - the static one on top and the adjustable just below which allowed me to ensure straight markings at all times and, in the case of a buttonhole, 2 markings at once. I used the button hole feature for marking the size and position where ribbon would come out of a gift bag. I simply placed the ribbon over the gauge and moved the ruler up to the bottom of the ribbon and took that to the fabric to make my markings. Once again, since it locks in place, it was very easy to make repetitive markings for various gifts bags without concern remeasuring. The narrow spacing in the middle allowed me to mark a straight line in the center to guide me between the ends of my button hole. I even used it at Christmas for my gift wrapping. I highly recommend this notion added to your sewing kit.

Its much better than the metal gauge Ive used for a long time. I love how the slider has a push button, so it doesnt move around so easily. Its more flimsy than I was expecting, but I still find it to be a great product and Ill be using it a lot in my future sewing projects.

So helpful and accurate. Good product.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this tool!! I have been purchasing the Dritz metal sewing rulers and since I sew daily I found they are very poorly made, it has been so frustrating because all the ink rubs off the ruler within a few months the quality is horrible. NOW I am so excited to have a good quality ruler AND most importantly the design is genius! You will love this ruler!

I just used this to shorten a pair of denim jeans keeping the original hem. Im completely sold on this gauge, it locks in place, Id always used the old metal slide gauge and constantly had to readjust the slide to the correct measurement . This 5-1 is fantastic. Watch the YouTube demos online they encouraged me to give this a try and Im sure glad it now lives in my sewing room :0)

You can slide the green slider up, even without holding down the ‘PUSH’ button. Expected it to lock and keep its position till you push the white ‘PUSH’ button area to move it up or down.

I make clothes for my grandson who has Dwarfism. That requires a lot of modifying patterns and this tool is very helpful to measure accurately.

Ive only used this for hemming so far but found the wide gauge much easier (and faster) to use than the old-style hem gauges.