Apparel Design Review #1

On what part of the sewing machine, are the guidelines for stitching marked?

• Take-up lever

• Needle stitch plate

• Feed dogs

• Stitch control

The feed dogs:

• Move the fabric while stitching

• Hold the bobbin

• Hold the presser foot

• Raise or lower the presser foot

The presser foot:

• Forces the fabric to move while being stitched

• Controls the tightness or looseness of the thread

• Holds the fabric firmly in place against the feed dogs

• Holds the spool of thread

The thread tension

• Holds the spool of thread

• Holds the bobbin in place

• Holds the fabric firmly in placed against the feed dog

• Controls the tightness or looseness of the thread

The presser foot lever/lifter:

• Raises or lowers the presser foot

• Holds a spool of thread

• Hold the fabric firmly in place against the feed dogs

• Raises or lowers the thread take-up lever

Which part raises and lowers the needle on a sewing machine?

• Thread take-up lever

• Presser foot lever/lifter

• Handwheel

• Spool pin

The bobbin case:

• Guides the lower thread into position for contact with the upper thread

• Controls bobbin tension

• Holds the bobbin

• All of the above

The part of the serger that trims seams allowances as the stitches are formed is/are the:

• Feed dogs

• Loopers

• Knives

• Spool pins

Sergers have _________ which control the lower thread

• Thread guides

• Loopers

• Stitch fingers

• Bobbins

Which of these practices might damage or reduce the efficiency of a sewing machine?

• Applying a drop of oil at each oiling point

• Leaving pieces of thread in the machine

• Removing the stitch/needle plate to clean the underside of the machine

• Using canned air to remove lint