Machine Parts

What holds the bottom thread?

• Spool pin

• Bobbin

• Hand wheel

• Thread cutter

What holds fabric against the throat plate as your stitch?

• Feed dog

• Tension control

• Presser foot

• Take-up lever

Holds the spool of thread

• Bobbin case

• Take-up lever

• Thread guide

• Spool pin

Teeth that move the fabric under the presser foot, advancing the fabric one stitch at a time.

• Feed dog

• Tension conrol

• Foot pedal

• Take-up lever

Regulates the length of a stitch

• Stitch width control

• Decorative stitch control

• Stitch length control

• Hand wheel

Cuts unneeded thread when stitching

• Thread cutter

• Spool pin

• Bobbin

• Bobbin case

Regulates the tension of the tension discs on the needle thread.

• Take up lever

• Thread guides

• Tension control

• Presser foot lever

Regulates the width of the stitch for zig-zag stitches

• Stitch-length control

• Stitch-width control

• Decorative stitch control

• Tension control

Holds the bobbin in place

• Spool pin

• Bobbin case

• Needle

• Throat plate

Controls the movement of the take-up lever and needle. Move it towards you unless it is necessary otherwise.

• Foot pedal

• Take up lever

• Hand wheel

• Tension control