Sewing Terms

Front

material, or cloth, made from yarn

Back

fabric

Front

to remove wrinkles or smooth fabrics with a heated iron

Back

iron

Front

the direction in which the threads run in a fabric

Back

grain of fabric

Front

raising and lowering the iron from one area to the next

Back

press

Front

Pushes the fabric forward evenly while sewing.

Back

Feed Dogs

Front

Used to slowly lower and raise the needle manually.

Back

Hand Wheel

Front

John's sewing machine is not stitching properly and is making a loud noise, so he stops immediately. What should he do next?

Back

Check the threading

Front

The sewing machine needle should be disengaged when:

Back

winding the bobbin

Front

This tool is used to remove unwanted stitches.

Back

Seam Ripper

Front

Match the equipment with its name: tape measure, seam gauge, shears, seam ripper

Back

seam gauge