Sewing Terms and Parts of the Machine

Match the following

• seam ripper

• Small spool around which the lower thread of the sewing machine is wound

• measuring tape

• flexible piece of equipment used to measure body measurements and long distances

• bobbin

• used to cute very straight, clean lines in fabric

• rotary cutter

• shears used to cut a zig-zag edge on fabric

• pinking shears

• used to unpick small stitches

Match the following

• tracing wheel

• a metal wheel used to transfer pattern marking fabric

• thimble

• cutting tool used only for cutting fabric

• seam gauge

• used to draw patterns onto fabric.

• shears

• 6” metal ruler with a sliding marker

• marking pencil

• used to protect fingers while sewing

Which part of the sewing machine opens to allow you to put the bobbin and the case in the machine?

• sewing machine

• bobbin cover

• needle stitch plate

• spool holder

What is the needle stitch plate?

• a machine with a mechanically driven needle for sewing or stitching cloth.

• it holds fabric down against the feed dogs to move the fabric through the machine

• the metal plate underneath the presser food where seam allowance guidelines are found.

Where is the thread cutter?

• On the front of the machine

• on the bottom of the machine

• on the back of the machine

• on the side of the machine

Match the following

• bobbin cover

• the metal plate underneath the presser foot where seam allowance guidelines are found.

• feed dogs

• holds the fabric down against the feed dogs to move the fabric through the machine

• needle stich plate

• opens to allow you to put the bobbin and bobbin case in the machine

• sewing machine

• A machine with a mechanically driven needle for sewing or stitching cloth

• presser foot

• toothed metal piece below the stitch plate that pushes the fabric beneath the presser foot

Match the following

• needle

• a cutting tool on side of the machine that allows for east thread cutting

• thread cutter

• on the back of the machine, raises and lowers the presser foot

• reverse backstitch

• when pressed, it allows you to sew backwards

• pressure foot lever

• the sharp tool that pierces the fabric while sewing

• chicken head (thread take-up lever)

• pulls the thread from the spool pin. Must be at its highest point before sewing

Match the following

• tension dial

• manually raises and lowers needle

• bobbin pre-tension

• controls the tightness or looseness of the thread

• power switch

• provides tension when winding thread around the bobbin

• handwheel

• on the right side of the machine, allows user to turn the machine on and off

label the sewing machine

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thread cutter

needle

turning wheel

bobbin Winder

bobbin

bobbin pre-tension

stitch selector

thread take up lever

reverse/backstitch

spool