Sewing Machines Quiz

Sewing machines revolutionized clothes making because...

• machine sewing is much faster than hand sewing.

• clothes were made more fashionable with machines.

• machines were made available to only companies and manufacturers.

Sewing machines use _____ piece(s) of thread.

• one

• two

• three

Thread for the sewing machine comes from the spool and the _____.

• foot pedal.

• hand wheel.

• bobbin.

The speed of the needle on a sewing machine can be controlled by the _____.

• presser foot.

• foot pedal.

• bobbin winder.

Thread must go through the __________ before sewing on the sewing machine.

• needle.

• throat plate.

• spool pin.

You should check your machine settings which include the __________ and __________ before using the machine.

• stitch type and stitch length.

• thread color and tension.

• stitch type and thread color.

When the presser foot is UP, the start/stop light will be __________. This indicates that the machine is NOT ready to sew.

• orange.

• green.

• red.

When winding a bobbin, you should make sure that the bobbin winder is clicked to the right. The start/stop light should be __________.

• orange.

• red.

• green.

To secure seams at the beginning and end, you must __________.

• back pedal.

• backstitch.

• zig-zag stitch.

The numbers/measurements that are visible on the throat plate are called __________.

• allowances.

• seam guides.

• sewing marks.