Sewing Safety

Where should pins be placed?

• Pincushion

• On a table

• In your mouth

• In the supply box

Always carry shears________________.

• Pointed to the floor

• By the handle

• With blades open

• Pointed up

How do you hand shears, scissors and cutting tools to others?

• With the handle toward them

• Throw them to the other person

• Hand them over with the blades facing the other person

• Hand them over without any protective covering

Why should only one person at a sewing machine?

• To avoid distractions

• To prevent the machine from overheating

• To save money on electricity

• To keep the room quiet

Where should your hands be when sewing?

• On either side of the needle path

• In front of the sewing path

• Anywhere needed to guide the fabric

• One behind to pull the fabric, and one in front to push the fabric

How do you handle an interruption when sewing?

• Stop the machine, then look at the person

• Ignore the person and continue sewing

• Yell at the person to leave

• Answer the person and continue sewing

What should you do when you come to a pin when sewing?

• Take the pin out and put it in a pincusion so you don't sew over it

• Tie a knot around the pin

• Leave the pin in and sew around it

• Use a different needle to go around the pin

How should the presser foot be when sewing?

• In the lowered position only

• In the raised position only

• To the side of the needle

• With the needle in the fabric

How should the fabric advance in the sewing machine?

• The feed dogs will pull it through

• Turn the hand wheel in a clockwise direction

• Use a needle threader to help pull it through

• Cut the fabric into smaller pieces before sewing

How should you be seated at the sewing machine?

• Sitting up straight to prevent a broken needle from injuring you

• Sitting on a stool with your feet dangling in the air

• Sittin bent over to better see what you are sewing and avoid distractions

• Leaning against the machine