Sewing Machine Parts

Label the 5 Parts on the diagram

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b

c

d

e

Needle

Tension Dial

Bobbin Case

Spool Pins

Hand Wheel

The box holds spare bobbins, presser feet, machine oil, etc. The table widens the sewing area around the throat plate but can be removed for sewing sleeve or anything narrow.

• Throat Plate

• Bobbin

• Accessory Box

• Feed Dogs

Metal or plastic spool that supplies the bottom thread.

• Thread Guide

• Stitch Width Dial

• Throat Plate

• Bobbin

A cuplike case that holds the filled bobbin in place

• Throat Plate

• Stitching Lines

• Bobbin Case

• Stitch Width Dial

Transfers thread from a spool onto an empty bobbin, filling it quickly and evenly.

• Throat Plate

• Foot Control

• Bobbin Winder Spindle

• Presser Foot

Stops the bobbin from overfilling

• Stitch Pattern Selecter

• Bobbin Winder Stopper

• Needle Clamp

• Presser Foot Lifter

This round metal disk is threaded to control the flow of the thread off the spool and onto the empty bobbin.

• Bobbin

• Bobbin Case

• Bobbin Winder Spindle

• Bobbin Winder Tension Disk

The big round dial on the right end of your machine. Always turn it counter clockwise - or toward you - to move the needle up and down (forcing it in the opposite direction can damage the machine).

• Shuttle Race

• Hand Wheel ( sometimes called The Fly Wheel )

• Stitch Width Dial

• Throat Plate

Like the gas pedal of a car the harder you press on it the faster the machine will go (or sew)

• Presser Foot

• Foot Control

• Spool Pin

• Reverse Stitch Level/Back stitch Button

Holds the needle in place with a small screw. You loosen this screw to release and replace a needle.

• Needle Clamp

• Bobbin Case

• Feed Dogs

• Reverse Stitch Lever/Stitch Button