Scissors, I've got both an electric "automatic cutting" pair fortougher fabrics (singer brand), and I've got tons of fabric scissors. Notice-FABRIC scissors. Don't use paper scissors, not good enough.
Needles and pins. I always use the long kind with the litle colors on top. They're easier to spot that the smaller ones with the little round silver thing. As for needles, I use whatevre suits my work best.
"thread (what quality?) colors of thread"
I have thread from every brand from every color of the rainbow. The toughest thread out there is carpet or button thread. I don't use it for normal machine or hand sewing, I use it to repair, strengthen, or-as it says-endge button holes with.
Saftey masks- o.O I've honstly never heard of this for sewing. And I took sewing classes, too. You mean like, thimbles? Those little things you stick on your fingers to prevent stabbage? Bah, I never use em; it toughens up my hands and eventually I don't see the pricks anymore and get thicker skin on my fingertips.
"those little cup things they use for "moving" eyes" I'm not exactely sure what you mean here, could you explain?
adhesives-I've heard contact adhesive works great (never tried it, myself), hot glueing works great, and some forms of velcro with the sticky backs work great too (though not all).
