Sewing Terms

material, or cloth, made from yarn

• fabric
• grade
• grain of fabric
• layout

to remove wrinkles or smooth fabrics with a heated iron

• iron
• notions
• pattern
• layout

the direction in which the threads run in a fabric

• grain of fabric
• selvage
• pattern
• layout

raising and lowering the iron from one area to the next

• iron
• pattern markings
• pattern guide
• press

Pushes the fabric forward evenly while sewing.

• Feed Dogs 
• Drop Presser Foot Lever 
• Thread Guides 
• Hand Wheel 

Used to slowly lower and raise the needle manually.

• Guide Markers 
• Foot Pedal 
• Hand Wheel 
• Speed Range Control Lever 

John's sewing machine is not stitching properly and is making a loud noise, so he stops immediately. What should he do next?

• Adjust the tension

• Check the threading

• Ignore it and keep stitching

• Shorten the stitch length

The sewing machine needle should be disengaged when:

• beginning to sew the project.

• test stitching on a scrap of the fabric.

• sewing at a high speed.

• winding the bobbin

This tool is used to remove unwanted stitches.

• Pinking Shears

• Seam Ripper

• Tailors Chalk

Match the equipment with its name.

• tape measure
• seam gauge
• shears
• seam ripper