Sewing Safety Test 2023

This type of sewing machine needle has a sharp point and is designed for most woven and knitted fabrics

• Ballpoint needle

• Leather needle

• Stretch needle

• Universal or general-purpose needle

To change a sewing machine needle, you should first

• Raise the needle to the highest position by turning the hand wheel

• Loosen the thumbscrew on the needle clamp

• Insert the top of the needle firmly up into the needle clamp

• Tighten the thumbscrew securely

This part of the machine holds the fabric against the feed dog as you stitch

• Presser foot

• Foot control

• Hand wheel

• Bobbin case

This part of the machine controls the amount of thread pulled from the spool to the needle for each stitch and moves up and down as you stitch

• Feed dog

• Presser foot

• Take up lever

• Needle plate

This part of the machine control the movement of the take-up lever; can be turned by hand to raise or lower the needle

• Hand wheel

• Needle clamp

• Presser foot

• Stitch-pattern control

The _______ holds the spools of top thread

• Spool pin

• Bobbin winder

• Presser foot

• Feed dog

The ___________ is located directly under the needle and surrounds the feed dog; usually has a seam width guideline to help keep stitching straight.

• Spool pin

• Presser foot

• Needle plate

• Feed dogs

The ________ allows you to sew backwards, tying the knot at the beginning and end of each seam.

• Reverse lever

• Hand wheel

• Presser foot

• Take up lever

The ____________ moves the fabric through the machine

• Presser foot

• Speed control

• Take up lever

• Feed dogs

The pedal that controls the speed of the machine is the ______________________.

• Presser foot

• Speed control

• Feed dog

• Take up lever