Equipment SOPD

Holds the fabric against the feed dogs

• stitch width buttons

• presser foot

• spool pin

• backstitch button

The _____________ sewing machine needle is ideal for knit AND woven fabrics.

• sharp

• universal

• ball point

• wedge

Standard thread used for most sewing is:

• all purpose

• quilting

• embroidery

• heavy duty

How is a serger different from a regular sewing machine?

• a serger is easier to thread

• a serger trims, stitches, and finishes seams

• a serger sews slowly

• a serger has two bobbins

The feed dogs on a sewing machine:

• have no function

• control the length of the stitches

• control the position of the needle

• move the fabric during stitching

The thread take-up lever needs to be:

• tight before starting to sew

• in the middle before starting to sew

• at the lowest point before starting to sew

• at the highest point before starting to sew

Pressing is done in a/an _________ motion.

• hard & fast

• soft & slow

• back & forth

• up & down

Controls the length of stitches; from a tight stitch to a basting stitch

• stitch length button

• spool pin

• backstitch button

• stitch width button

Holds the spool of thread at the top of the machine in order to thread

• backstitch button

• spool pin

• presser foot

• stitch width button

Controls the width of the stitches; from a straight stitch to a zig-zag stitch

• spool pin

• presser foot

• stitch length button

• stitch width button