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Expanding Sewing Gauge, Aluminum
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Material | Aluminum |
Brand | Simflex |
Color | Aluminum |
Style | Straight Ruler,Flexible |
Product Dimensions | 7.5"L x 0.4"W |
About this item
- Measures multiple equal distances - Use for fast accurate placement of buttons, hooks, dress pleats & more
- Expands to 24"
- Also use for shirring, smocking, pleats, tucks, gathers, strips
- Use for cakes, portion slicing, candle placing,
- Even great for spacing seed rows & seedlings, for perfect row layouts.
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Product Description
Measures multiple equal distances. Use for fast accurate spacing of buttons, buttonholes, hooks, eyes, dress pleats, drapery pleats, tucks, shirring, and smocking. Measure accurate bias or straight strips for quilting or for use with the Bias Tape Makers. Makes an ideal knitting gauge, too! Flexible and lightweight; silver finish. Expands to 24". The SimFlex Expanding Sewing Gauge gives you fast and accurate measuring. Its quick and easy to use. It has unlimited uses. It works in sewing, arts and crafts and even gardening and cake decorating! Directions: Before using, with one hand on each end, flex the gauge several times. Lay the SimFlex over your garment (or craft). Expand it to the desired length for perfectly measured, equal distances and accurate spacing. Flex the gauge so that each straight piece is the same desired distance apart at points. Check with a straight ruler and adjust if necessary.
Product information
Product Dimensions | 7.5 x 0.4 x 15.5 inches |
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Item Weight | 2.4 ounces |
Manufacturer | Simflex |
ASIN | B01H96S8N8 |
Item model number | HSG10015 |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #73,045 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing) #222 in Sewing Rulers |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Batteries required | No |
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Customers find the ruler helpful for laying out buttons and button holes. They say it works well and serves its purpose. They appreciate its accuracy and time-saving features. However, some customers find the material too thin and flimsy, and it can break easily. There are mixed opinions on spacing.
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Customers find the ruler easy to use for setting up projects that need to be equal across a page. They say it's handy for creatives, a great addition to their sewing room, and convenient for marking buttons.
"...moving parts and you are pulling with different tension, but each section is adjustable!..." Read more
"...Just super handy for creatives." Read more
"It has made making button holes very very easy for me. Its a great tool a must have in your sewing room" Read more
"...This tool just makes the job easier and faster." Read more
Customers find the ruler helpful for laying out buttons and button holes. It allows for accurate and even spacing. They find it useful for adding buttons to handmade clothing and making pleats.
"...This locks the points in place. FOR THE PRICE it is awesome. A more expensive one might perform perfectly without needing to check against a ruler...." Read more
"It has made making button holes very very easy for me. Its a great tool a must have in your sewing room" Read more
"...This little tool makes positioning button holes so much easier...." Read more
"...Put first & last button & mark every one of the buttons & holes perfectly. No math involved...." Read more
Customers find the ruler useful for buttonholes and other crafts. It serves its purpose well with some tweaking, and is considered a worthwhile purchase.
"...eyeing it for his leather work, and I am thinking it might work well in jewelry making to make sure an element is repeated at regular intervals when..." Read more
"...This ingenious device is a fantastic item that saves measuring, marking and pinning....no more trying to mark with chalk and pins...." Read more
"...I used to use the yardstick and mark inches, but this works better and folds for easy storage." Read more
"It’s a sewing must have! It’s very accurate and easy to use, and the cheapest you can find anywhere else" Read more
Customers appreciate the ruler's accuracy. They find it helpful for measuring buttons and buttonholes, with precise markings for length and width. The ruler is useful for marking even spaces quickly, like scalloped quilt edges or making sure brownies are cut the same size.
"...easily laying out art projects into thirds (rule of three) - no measuring needed!..." Read more
"...It makes spacing motifs super easy. No more measuring & doing the math." Read more
"...This ingenious device is a fantastic item that saves measuring, marking and pinning....no more trying to mark with chalk and pins...." Read more
"...I have also found that it's not as precise as I would like when working with smaller distances between the points." Read more
Customers find the ruler efficient and quick to use. It speeds up button hole layouts and is easy to mark.
"...This tool just makes the job easier and faster." Read more
"...that I tried marking with chalk that was hard to see and wow what a time saver...." Read more
"...The Simflex is a wonderful tool for accurate, and quick, placement of buttonholes and buttons." Read more
"...Fast and efficient. I highly recommend." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the spacing of the ruler. Some find it accurate and easy to use for marking buttons, spacing scallops on quilt edges, planting seeds evenly, and placing trim evenly. Others mention that the points are not evenly spaced, so you still need to be careful in spacing.
"...that purpose but I’ll have to be careful - the individual “legs” don’t necessarily space evenly as you pull it to the required length...." Read more
"Love this!! I keep it by my long arm quilting machine. It makes spacing motifs super easy. No more measuring & doing the math." Read more
"...Even after flexing to break- in as instructed, one of the end "legs" doesn't nest evenly when fully closed so everything is off right from the start..." Read more
"...That said, it is an invaluable tool for marking buttons, spacing scallops on quilt edges, making sure my brownies are all cut the same size, spacing..." Read more
Customers dislike the sturdiness of the ruler. They mention it's very thin and flimsy, easily bent, and gets stuck or out of whack if you pull it too quickly. The material is very thin, and it breaks the very first time they expanded it.
"...No it's it's not very high tech, but a very handy device." Read more
"...isnt $70 like a rivet tool but does the same thing.... know that its thin... take care of it." Read more
"Great for laying out buttons and button holes. It is rigid enough so that when you move it, your markings and settings don’t shift...." Read more
"...I find it is flimsier than I expected. I thought it would be more rigid." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021All the negative reviews are understandable only if you don’t understand how this thing works. No, pulling it apart and assuming everything is equi-distant is not realistic because it has moving parts and you are pulling with different tension, but each section is adjustable! Pull it as wide as needed then lay it down and adjust using a ruler, once all the points line up you can tape it with a strip of painters tape, flip and put the tape on the back. This locks the points in place. FOR THE PRICE it is awesome. A more expensive one might perform perfectly without needing to check against a ruler. This saves me a lot of time marking long borders or matching seam points on quilts I make. I love it!!!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2024Exactly that I needed! I still think that you should measure before punching a hole, but it’s so much easier now!
Exactly that I needed! I still think that you should measure before punching a hole, but it’s so much easier now!
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2020I purchased this for sewing as a button guide, pleating guide, etc. However, as a mixed media artist I have also used it for easily laying out art projects into thirds (rule of three) - no measuring needed! I have also used it to divide a canvas into equal segments (usually fifths), and again, no measuring needed. My husband is eyeing it for his leather work, and I am thinking it might work well in jewelry making to make sure an element is repeated at regular intervals when using unusual and irregular materials. Just super handy for creatives.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2023It has made making button holes very very easy for me. Its a great tool a must have in your sewing room
- Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2024Helped alot
- Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2021I wish I had bought this sooner. This little tool makes positioning button holes so much easier. I make clothes for my daughter and most of the time her dresses requires button holes. I use to have to measure it but sometimes I'll be off by a few cm. This tool just makes the job easier and faster.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2016For the price paid for this, it meets my expectations. I use it to divide a space into equal sections when I mark a quilt before quilting. No it's it's not very high tech, but a very handy device.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2021This is a wonderful invention.
Put first & last button & mark every one of the buttons & holes perfectly. No math involved.
My old one broke & was so happy someone still made them.
Top reviews from other countries
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BellemontoiseReviewed in France on December 10, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Super pratique
Je l’ai acheté pour mes travaux de couture. Plus besoin de me casser la tête pour mesurer les espaces entre boutonnières ou autres marquages. Très pratique, il n’y a qu’à poser le 1er repère au bon endroit et le reste se positionne tout seul. Je suis ravie de ce petit outil très pratique en couture mais pas que…. Très bien aussi pour marquer des repères en bricolage.
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MoiReviewed in Germany on July 14, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Praktisch
Hat mir beim Abmessen von Ösen, Knopflöchern und Vielem mehr schon gute Dienste geleistet.
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María Pilar CruzReviewed in Spain on July 29, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Un utensilio muy práctico
Es muy útil y está muy bien de precio.
- RebekkaReviewed in the Netherlands on June 6, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product
Love this item white sewing button holes, saves so much time.
- MaxReviewed in Canada on May 27, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars easy to align button holes
this is the greatest tool ever eliminates the need for a ruler