CRAFT SUPPLY KITs & PLIERS

Whether you are creating a craft supply kit for yourself, your kids, or for a friend, you will need the basic necessities to get yourself started. Whether you have a small budget or a large budget, we are here to help you start your craft supply kit.

Some of the obvious craft supplies can include scissors, thread, pincushions, fabric markers, and so much more. These can also be considered sewing notions. Regardless of how you classify them, they should be your first go-to for your sewing kit.

While there are other craft supplies you will want to invest in, no craft supply kit is complete without the perfect pair of craft pliers. Craft pliers come in handy for making jewelry and dealing with any type of wiring in a project. If you are in need of craft pliers, GoldStar Tool has you covered.

Plier Supplies

Craft Snipe Nose Pliers

Also known as long nose pliers or chain nose pliers, these are here to get into the small jump rings, shaping wires, and holding small items while you are working. They have small, tapered noses to get into those super small, awkward spaces. If you need to crimp a wire, small nose pliers are the supply for you!

Craft Compound Action Pliers

These pliers will help you cut and bend wires with ease. They are used to make wired ornaments or jewelry/beading projects. They are extremely durable and can be used for light upholstery, signs, crafts, or in place of scissors when you need some extra strength to cut through.

Craft End Nipper Pliers

If you are looking for the perfect pliers for your floral crafts, these are your item! They are ideal for cutting soft wires or pulling brad nails. If you want, you can also use these for your jewelry or beading projects. These are more of a medium-duty, they can cut through layers of papers, foams, or poster boards.

Shears

The next thing on your list should be a good pair of shears or scissors. These will help you get nice, clean edges on your fabric. You can skimp on these, but it is always best to invest in a good pair of scissors. These will make sure that your fabric doesn’t fray.

Paper scissors are also important. When making patterns, you will need to cut your paper properly. For these, you can get away with a less expensive pair of scissors as the paper is meant to cut easily and won’t fray.

Pins

Straight, glass head pins come in most sewing kits. They are necessary because they hold the fabric in place together so that stitching will be easy. You will want to invest in glass head pins so that if you are pressing over with an iron, they won’t melt on the fabric. 

You will also need a pincushion. These will help keep all your pins in place so that you don’t lose your pins. You will also be able to easily find and grab your pins as you need them throughout your sewing process. If you want to make your own pincushion, check out our tutorial here!

Other Notions

Aside from the basics of needles and thread, you will also want to ensure that your craft sewing kit includes a seam ripper, tape measure, fabric marker or tailor’s chalk, a flexible ruler. Point tuner and a seam gauge.

With a seam ripper, you can easily fix any mistakes, or redo an old project and make it new again. They will get dull over the years, so our experts recommend getting a new one every 2-3 years.

For tape measures and rulers, these are simple. They can be from anywhere and don’t have to be anything special, just long enough to make sure everything will be specific to the measurements, and a ruler flexible enough to bend around your forms. 

Tailor’s chalk or fabric markers will help you mark the fabric so that you know where to make cuts, incisions, and even straight hems. You will want to make sure that your fabric makers or tailor’s chalk can be removed easily without leaving actual marks on the fabric.

GoldStar Tool’s Craft Supplies

When you are shopping for new craft supplies, you will want to ensure that you are getting sound craft supplies. Again, whether you are on a budget, or you are just excited to get your kit going with some pliers, you can find everything you may need on GoldStar Tool. If there is something you would like to see on Goldstar Tool or are having trouble putting your craft supplies together, please contact us! Tag us on Instagram if you want to share your sewing projects or spaces!