00:00Both tools do same job drawing smooth curves on paper.
00:03One's cheap plastic snake, one's shaped set for fashion.
00:07Big difference in use.
00:10French Curve Ruler Set Tailor Pattern Making Clothes Drawing Template Fashion Design Measure Ruler
00:14for Tailors Designers $7.45, rated 4.7 from over 4,500 sold.
00:21This one's for people making actual clothes.
00:24Each curve has its own shape so you trace the right one instead of bending something with your hands.
00:30If you draft sleeves or armholes, this set saves time over fighting with a straight edge.
00:36Flexible Curve Ruler Drafting Drawing Tool Serpentine Plastic School Office Supplies
00:4030cm 40cm 50cm 60cm $4.42, rated 4.9 with about 4,300 sold.
00:49Cheapest tool here and still top rating.
00:52It's one long serpentine strip you flex into whatever curve you need.
00:56Comes in four lengths so you pick 30cm for small work or 60cm for full pattern pieces.
01:03Stocking Staple Price, hard to argue with.
01:06Six-piece French Curve Ruler Set, Flexible Tailoring Templates for Dressmaking,
01:11Pattern Drafting and DIY Sewing Projects $11.51, rated 4.8 with over 4,150 sold.
01:19Most expensive option, six pieces in one set.
01:23Cover seam allowances, darts, necklines, the lot.
01:27Worth it if you sew regularly and hate improvising.
01:30Skip it if one or two curves would do the job.
01:33One-piecey Flexible Curve Ruler Drafting Drawing Tool Snake Shaped Ruler Flex Curved Ruler
01:38Quilting Plastic School Office Supplies 30cm $4.67, rated 4.9 with just over 4,000 sold.
01:47Single-piece, 30cm, built for quilting in general drafting.
01:51Its bend is stiff enough to hold the line but still flexes.
01:55Popular with quilters because square corners are easy to hit with a flexible edge.
02:00Solid Everyday Pick
02:03Flexible Curve Ruler Drafting Drawing Tool
02:05Serpentine Plastic School Office Supplies 30cm, 40cm, 50cm, 60cm, $4.59, rated 4.8,
02:14about 1,500 sold.
02:16Same idea as the $4.42 version, small markup, fewer buyers.
02:22Ratings stay high so no quality complaint.
02:25If you see this one cheaper at checkout, grab it, nothing different inside.
02:30So which wins?
02:32Flexible Wins for Drafting and Quilting
02:35French Curve Set Wins for Sewing Patterns
02:38Anyway, links are all in the description below if you want to check them out.
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02:47And then I'll also get to the next task.
02:47Let's go ahead and press it in here.
02:48We'll see it right here.
