Hem-line marker

A hem-line marker used with needles having a head portion and a shank portion, comprising a base having an upright;

• clamping means mounted on and slidable along said upright for clamping a portion of the cloth of a garment, said clamping means comprising a clamping member mounted for pivotal movement into and out of a position in which it clamps said cloth portion, and means permanently biasing said member out of said position;
• pin inserting means for inserting pins at an inserting position into the clamped cloth portion;
• pin storing and feeding means for feeding pins to said inserting position;
• operating means for operating said clamping means and said pin inserting means, comprising a first elongated flexible element having one end connected to said pin inserting means and another end provided with a release portion, and a second elongated flexible element having spaced end portions connected to said clamping member and said other end of said first elongated flexible element;
• and means on said upright for normally detachably holding said other end portion of said first elongated flexible element in an inoperative position in which said second elongated flexible element is stack so that, when a user detaches said other end portion from said holding means and raises said release portion to an operating level higher than the level of said holding means, said second elongated flexible element becomes tensioned and moves said clamping member into said position in which it clamps said cloth portion in preparation for operation of said pin inserting means by actuation of said release portion by a user.