1. Wooden Table: This should be of convenient height and size for drafting and cutting fabric. 3 feet width and 5 feet length is a desirable size of the table and the height can be about 2.5 feet. 2. Brown Sheet: It is better to draft paper pattern on a Brown sheet with correct body measurement than drafting and cutting directly on the fabric. The pattern is pinned over the fabric, marked and then stitched after cutting, which will prevent wastage of fabric. Hence for drafting such pattern brown sheet is necessary.

Also make sure that the bobbin gets wound evenly and the winding stops automatically before it is too full. 9. Whether two pieces of fabric stitched together move between the foot and feed dog evenly at the same rate.