Part 2 Final Exam Review FACS sewing

the nice side of the fabric that will face outward and be seen by everyone when you are finished with what you are sewing

• Selvedge

• wrong side

• seam allowance

• right side

Read the following statements about notches on sewing patterns. Choose the correct statement.

• Notches are indicated by small circles that may or may not be shaded in.

• Notches serve as guides for matching up corresponding seams and edges

• Notches indicate the start and end of a seam or seam

• When cutting your fabric and you come to a notch on the pattern, just cut the notch off.

What is the purpose of the presser foot?

• to help control the speed of the machine

• to provide a guide for stitching in a straight line

• to keep the needle from breaking while you sew

• To hold the fabric against the feed dogs while you sew

• To help you maintain the correct seam allowance

Choose the only accurate statement.

• Turn the handwheel towards you for stitching and away from you for threading.

• Always turn the handwheel toward you.

• You may turn the handwheel whichever direction is most comfortable for you.

• Always turn the handwheel away from you.

If you finish winding your bobbin and it looks like this one, what should you do?

• Remove all thread from the bobbin and start over again.

• Pinch the end of the thread between two fingers and gently tug until the thread tightens.

• replace the bobbin with a new one (and throw this one away)

• make one snip in the thread towards the top of the bobbin and one towards the bottom

When would you use the reverse sewing lever?

• when attaching a button (2-holes only)

• when securing the beginning and ending of a seam

• when joining two pieces of fabric together

• when hemming a garment

Which is the correct way to position your bobbin and case when loading the bobbin into its case?

• A

• B

• C

• D

If you start sewing and notice thread bunching up on the underside of the fabric, what should you do FIRST?

• Begin sewing at a much slower speed. Every inch or two, reverse stitch.

• Stop sewing and rethread the top thread on your machine.

• Stop sewing. Check to make sure the bobbin was threaded & inserted correctly.

• Turn the thread tension dial all the way to the right.

Which hand stitch fastens two pieces of fabric more strongly and permanently than the others?

• basting stitch

• overcast stitch

• running stitch

• back stitch

• blanket stitch

a decorative hand stitch used to cover fabric edges

• basting stitch

• overcast stitch

• running stitch

• back stitch

• blanket stitch