Sewing Safety Test Prep

Where is the best place to hold pins while sewing?

• mouth

• counter

• pincushion

When using a rotary cutter, what direction should the cutter move?

• away from the body

• back and forth

• toward the body

Straight pins are used for:

• engraving

• holding fabric together

• ripping seams

Hand scissors to someone else:

• handle first

• blade first

• sideways

A seam ripper is used to

• cut a hole in the fabric

• fix a snag in the fabric

• remove unwanted stitches

A bobbin holds thread for

• top stitches

• bottom stitches

• embroidery stitches

When operating a sewing machine, one way to prevent injuries is to

• pull fabric through the machine

• keep hands on either side of (away from) the needle

• sew over the straight pins

When threading the machine or changing the needle, feet should

• be placed on the floor

• rest on the foot control

• be on the table

The presser foot must be raised when

• adjusting thread tension

• sewing curves

• removing fabric from the machine or pivoting (turning) a corner

A rule to remember when learning to operate a sewing machine is to

• use slow speed

• watch the spool of thread

• hold onto the side of the machine