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Sewing Word Knowledg
Preteach or Review of Sewing terminology
Question | Answer |
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The Reverse buttons primary purpose? | Makes machine stitch backwards |
Place for plugging in the cord | Machine outlet |
What is the purpose of the Power Switch? | Turns on electrical power and light |
What determines how long/short stitches are? | Stitch LENGTH knob |
Turning this makes the needle go up and down? | Hand wheel |
What is the function of the Hand Wheel Knob? | Press in and the needle stops moving |
Where do you place the spool of thread on the machine? | Spool pin |
What does the Thread Guide do? | Tells the thread "where to go" on the machine. |
What machine part allows the thread to do down to the needle? | Thread take-up lever |
What is the function of the needle? | Puts the upper and lower thread together and makes stitches in the material. |
What machine part hold the fabric in place as you are sewing? | The Presser Foot |
The cover plate plate protects what two parts of the sewing machine? | Protects the bobbin and moving parts |
The bobbin holds what while sewing? | the lower thread |
What is a seam? | the line where two or more layers of fabric are held together by stitching |
What is the area between the stitching and raw, cut edge of the fabric called. | Seam Allowance |