Hand Sewing Safety and Equipment

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When passing scissors to another person, offer them the:

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handles

Front

The best place to hold pins while sewing is: in your mouth, in a pincushion, pinned to your sleeve, on the table

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in a pincushion

Front

Sewing items like seam rippers, needles, scissors, and straight pins can cause injury and should be handled carefully.

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True

Front

Clean up around your work area before you leave the classroom and put your materials away.

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true

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Absolutely no horseplay in the sewing lab, with any sewing equipment.

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True

Front

How should students walk with shears?

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Toward the floor

Front

Is putting pins in your mouth good because it keeps them handy when you sew?

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False

Front

A seam ripper is a dull cutting tool that does not need to be handled with care.

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False

Front

The opening in the end of a needle is called the:

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Eye

Front

This is an example of a: Seam Ripper, Seam Gauge, Thimble, Needle Threader

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Seam Ripper