Dumbbell for cutouts with a handle of 1500 grams – a shell decorated in a dark shade

Dumbbell for cuts with dark trimmed shell

A 1500-gram dumbbell with a mushroom-shaped handle and a metal body with a silver finish. The wall is wrapped in a dark leather-looking shell, in a dark green shade that tends to black, with a floral relief of leaves and frills that is revealed in a side light. From a distance, it looks almost black, and only up close can you see the depth of the shade and the decoration.

The choice of a dark shell is suitable for those who like understated tools. In a studio designed in black, charcoal and metal, or next to industrial sewing machines and dark desks, it blends in without attracting the eye. A dark shade also betrays fewer signs of everyday use, such as hand touches and limestone powder.

In the work itself, it holds a pattern or cut part in place while marking and cutting, without piercing the material. In leather, suede, vinyl and delicate fabrics, where a hole of pin remains, this is the usual way to work.

In classic tailoring, where you work with wool, tweed and cashmere fabrics, cutting is the stage where a mistake costs the most cost. An expensive fabric that moves an inch from the line will no longer come back into place. A heavy weight that sits firmly on the cut allows you to cut at a calm pace, pass chalk marks and double-check the direction of the thread before each cut, without fear that the fabric will slip under the cut.

Common Uses

• Leatherwork: Holding a pattern on leather while marking and cutting with a knife.
• Fabric cutting: fixing cut parts on fabric before cutting with scissors or a roller.
• Tailoring: Holding a cut on wool fabrics and thick suits, where pins barely fit in.
• Copying Cutouts: Holding a clip and copy paper on top of each other while moving markings.
• Ruler Hold: Fixing the end of a long ruler while marking a straight line.

Who is it suitable for

For tailors and seamstresses who work with wool fabrics, suits and coats, for owners of veteran leather workshops, for models in the studio, and for those who equip a workspace in dark shades. It is worth keeping it next to the rest of the sewing equipment on the cutting table.

Pro Tips

• In thick wool fabrics, place the dumbbell close to the cutting line. Thick fabric tends to lift as the scissors come in.
• On a dark fabric, mark with light chalk before placing weights, to see the line around them.
• In large coat pieces, work with two to four dumbbells, in the corners and in the middle of the long lines.
• Wipe the shell with a soft, dry cloth, and make sure to keep the grooves in the relief.
• Lift the weight with the handle and do not drag it, so that the cut does not move from the place you marked.

Common mistakes

• Forget about a dark dumbbell on a dark cloth and fold it up. It's worth counting the dumbbells before folding.
• Remove the dumbbells before slots, pocket markings, and wire orientation have been moved.
• Drop a 1500 g dumbbell onto a fine surface. Place it, do not throw it away.

How is this model different from the other dumbbells in the series

There are two 1500-gram dumbbells in the series with a decorated shell: the one, in a dark shade of green-black, and a model in a warm reddish-brown hue. At the same weight, there is also a model with a smooth orange shell and a white stitch, and a solid silver model without a shell. For small parts, the 700-gram weight without a handle is suitable, and for stabilizing the base of a modeling doll, the 1230-gram flat disc is suitable.

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Type: Cutting dumbbell with handle

Weight: 1500g

Shape: Round, cylindrical body with mushroom-shaped handle

Material: Metal body with silver finish; Leather-looking shell with floral relief

Color: Silver and dark shell (dark green tending to black)

Base: Round and smooth

SKU: 10917

Sales Unit: Per Unit