Chapter 1- Sewing Machine Parts and Functions Flashcards
It is used as a guide to keep the seam straight and even. The standard seam width is 5/8 inch.
Seam Guide
It moves the fabric through the machine during stitching.
Feed dog
It holds the fabric down against the feed dog while stitching.
Presser foot
Thread is placed through the eye of the machine needle according to your machine instructions.
Needle
It guides the thread correctly through the machine.
Thread guide
It lifts an dlowers th epresser foot.
Presser foot lifter
It takes up the slack in the thread between machine stitches.
Take up lever
It controls the tightness and looseness of the thread.
Tension control
It determines the type of machine stitch.
Stitch selector
It holds the spool of the thread.
Spool pin
It winds the thread on to the bobbin.
Bobbin winder
It controls the up and down movement of the machine needle.
Handwheel
It prevents the needle from moving while winding the bobbin.
Handwheel Release
It controls the width of the stitch.
Stitch width control
It controls the length of the stitch.
Stich length control
It controls the speed of the sewing machine.
Foot control
A long temporary stitch done by hand.
Baste
The length and crosswise threads of a fabric.
Grain
The instruction sheet that explains how a sewing project is constructed.
Guidesheet
Transferring pattern details to fabric from the pattern.
Marking
Small items used in sewing, such as thread, buttons, snaps, etc.
Notions
To change the direction of the machine stitching by turning the fabric while the needle is still in the fabric.
Pivot
The amount of fabric from the cut edge to the seam edge.
Seam allowance
The line on which the seam is stitched.
Seam line
The reverse stitch on the sewing machine, used at the beginning and ending of a seem.
Backstitch
The finished edge of woven fabrics that runs parallel to the lengthwise grain.
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