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Sewing machine safety 1st period

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before beginning to sew and after the needle is threaded, pull the ______________ behind the presser foot and to the side of the machine.

a)

top thread

b)

bottom thread

c)

both the top and bottom threads

2.

The hand wheel always turns away from you when you are sewing, even when stitching in reverse.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Keep fingers several inches away from the toes of the ____________; keep them flat on the machine to the left of the ____________.

a)

presser foot; presser foot

b)

presser foot; spool pin

c)

needle; hand wheel

4.

Don't ____________ the fabric; the machine will feed it through automatically.

a)

push and pull

b)

cut

c)

tear

5.

The presser foot must always be in the downward position for sewing.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Use the ____________ to cut thread tails or trim them with scissors as you work.

a)

thread cutter

b)

teeth in your mouth

c)

magic

7.

The thread take-up lever should always be at the ____________ position when beginning and ending a line of sewing.

a)

up

b)

down

8.

Take pins and needles out as you sew; it is not okay to leave them in the fabric

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Maintain a slow, even speed with the ____________.

a)

foot pedal

b)

hand wheel

c)

presser foot

10.

Watch the fabric and needle as you sew, not the seam guide, to produce even lines.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

When stopping in a line of sewing or turning corners, put the needle in the down position to prevent thread from ____________.

a)

looping

b)

cutting

12.

Keep the bulk of the fabric to the left of the needle when sewing, so you can see the ____________ on the needle plate.

a)

seam guidelines

b)

designs

c)

stitches

13.

This lever feeds thread from the spool pin to the needle.

a)

spool pin

b)

take up lever

c)

presser foot

14.

This button allows backward stitching to seal the beginning and ending of a line of sewing.

a)

reverse stitch

b)

button hole

c)

running stitch

15.

This holds the bobbin and it is found beneath the throat plate.

a)

bobbin case

b)

presser foot

c)

bobbin winder

16.

This is the set of metal "teeth" that move the fabric during stitching.

a)

feed dogs

b)

denture plate

c)

spool pin

17.

This presses the fabric firmly in place against the feed dogs for sewing.

a)

presser foot

b)

fabric thingy

c)

take-up lever

18.

This peg on the top right of machine holds the bobbin while thread is wound from the spool pin to the bobbin. Used to put thread on the bobbin.

a)

bobbin winder

b)

hand wheel

c)

throat plate