Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by material processed]
7. textile working equipment
8. needleworking equipment

Narrower term/s

• tracing wheels (fabric markers)
• hem markers
• pattern markers
• tailor's chalk

Anotations

Scope note:

Writing utensils containing permanent color dyes, paints, or inks, used to transfer notations, designs, or markings onto fabric materials. The color dyes employed by these tools are especially designed to mantain their color over time after the dye has dried, without significant fading during wash or wear. Also refers to a class of measuring tools or devices used to trace or illustrate textile alteration patterns with onto fabrics, typically with ink or chalk, in preparation for subsequent alteration activities.