Sewing Machine Terms

Releases or engages the presser foot to the fabric when sewing.

• Drop Presser Foot Lever 
• Feed Dogs 
• Thread Guide 
• Take Up Lever 

Bobbin thread comes up thru the hole/seam allowance guide mark.

• Throat Plate 
• Bobbin Cover 
• Needle Plate 
• Pattern Selection Dial 

Used to slowly lower and raise the needle manually.

• Guide Markers 
• Foot Pedal 
• Hand Wheel 
• Speed Range Control Lever 

Used to shift from one stitch pattern to another.

• Pattern Selection Dial 
• Stitch Length Dial 
• Tension Dial 
• Pattern Indicator Window 

Holds the lower threads in the bobbin case counter clockwise.

• Spool Holder  
• Bobbin 
• Bobbin Winder Device 
• Bobbin Cover

Source of power. Always off when threading the machine.

• Hand Wheel 
• Main On/Off Switch 
• Speed Range Control Lever 
• Foot Pedal 

Applies pressure to the upper thread for even stitching.

• Bobbin 
• Spool Pin 
• Hand Wheel 
• Tension Dial 

Directs the upper thread from the spool to the needle.

• Thread Guide 
• Tension Dial 
• Reverse Sewing Button 
• Stitch Length Dial 

Takes up the slack in the upper thread for even stitching.

• Thread Guide 
• Drop Presser Foot Lever 
• Take Up Lever 
• Tension Dial 

Window that lets you know the type of stitch the machine will produce.

• Pattern Selection Dial 
• Tension Dial 
• Stitch Length Dial 
• Pattern Indicator Window