Sewing Machine Use, Repair and Maintenance Review 1

The machine needle should always be threaded from:

• the back to the front.

• the side with a short groove.

• front to back; the side with the long groove.

If your fabric keeps snagging while you are sewing, the problem probably is:

• your needle is in wrong.

• your needle is dull or blunt and you should replace it.

• you are sewing too fast.

• your machine isn't threaded right.

If your thread keeps breaking or your machine needle keeps coming un-threaded, it probably means that:

• the needle is dull or blunt.

• the machine isn't threaded right.

• the needle is inserted incorrectly.

• you are sewing crooked.

Sharps are an all-purpose type of sewing machine needle.

• True

• False

Which type of machine needle can be used for most types of fabric?

• Ball point

• Sharp

• Universal

• Denim

After needles have been removed from the package and used, they should be stored in:

• the original package.

• a box with pins.

• a pin cushion if re-usable; thrown away if dull.

When replacing a sewing machine needle, it is important that the (three answers are correct):

• groove side of the needle faces the thread.

• groove side of the needle faces away from the thread.

• needle be inserted to the top of the socket.

• flat side of the shank points towards the back of the machine.

If the needle is in the machine wrong, the result is:

• uneven tension.

• thread breaks.

• puckered seams.

If the fabric puckers and pulls at right angles to the stitching, it means:

• the tension is too tight.

• you are sewing too fast.

• the needle is blunt.

• none of these answers.

If your machine is skipping stitches, it could mean that:

• the needle is not in correctly.

• the needle is not the right size for the fabric.

• the thread is not the right type for the fabric.

• all of these are correct.