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Sewing machine parts

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

adjusts the feed dogs, which controls how much fabric is pulled through with each stitch.

a)

Stitch width dial

b)

Stitch length dial

2.

What should the stitch length dial always be on?

(a)  

3.

determines how far the stitch will go from side to side.

a)

Stitch width dial

b)

Stitch length dial

4.

What should the stitch width dial always be on?

(a)  

5.

holds the fabric down onto the part that feeds it under the needle.

a)

Handwheel

b)

Pressure foot

c)

Needle clamp

d)

Bobin winder

6.

What is this?

(a)  

7.

the part of the machine that holds your bobin when you are sewing.

(a)  

8.

pulls fabric through a sewing machine in discrete steps between stitches.

(a)  

9.

allows the bobbin thread to come out and the needle to pass through to make stitches.

a)

Spool

b)

Throat plate

c)

Bobin

d)

Bobin case

10.

To create a passage in the material for the thread to pass through.

a)

Feed dogs

b)

Needle

c)

Needle clamp

d)

Bobin case

11.

holds the needle in place.

(a)  

12.

It keeps the thread in position and guides the thread from the spool to the needle.

a)

Needle clamp

b)

Tread guides

c)

Spool pin

d)

Spool

13.

control the speed and allow you to use your hands to guide the fabric.

(a)  

14.

the arm carrying the thread at the top of the machine that moves up and down in a narrow, shaftlike opening.

a)

Speed control

b)

Pressure regulator

c)

Reverse

d)

Take up lever

15.

maintains the speed of the sewing machine regardless of how hard you press on the foot pedal

(a)  

16.

raises and lowers the presser foot.

a)

Pressure foot lifter

b)

Needle clamp

c)

Throat plate

d)

Feed dogs

17.

allows you to back up over stitches you previously made.

(a)  

18.

a cylindrical container that holds the thread used in sewing machines.

(a)  

19.

keep the thread from becoming tangled and snarled as you sew.

(a)  

20.

assist in winding the thread on the bobbin and uniformly dispersing the bobbin thread so that it is compatible with the top sewing machine thread tension.

(a)  

21.

adjust the downward pressure of the presser foot and ensure proper feeding on any fabric.

a)

Pressure foot

b)

Needle

c)

Pressure regulator

d)

Needle clamp

22.

controls the movement of the take up lever and needle; can be controlled by power or by hand; should ALWAYS be turned toward you.

(a)