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Sewing Tools and Terms

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What piece of equipment would you use to sew together two pieces of fabric?

a)

Sewing Machine

b)

Embellishment machine

c)

Embroidery Machine

d)

Serger Machine

2.

A (a)   /overlock machine sews over the edge of cloth and will cut the edges of the cloth as they are fed through.

3.

This is called

a)

Stress Ball

b)

Tomato

c)

Pin cushion

d)

Fabric Weight

4.

A ______ gauge is used to measure hems, waistbands, button placement etc.

a)

Fabric

b)

Ruler

c)

Slider

d)

Seam

5.

Another word for iron is ...

(a)  

6.

This image shows a...

a)

Topstitch

b)

Seam

c)

Seam allowance

d)

Overstitch

7.

This is a _______ button

a)

Flat

b)

Shank

c)

Hook

d)

Round

8.

This tool is called (a)   shears

9.

This is the amount of fabric between the cut edge and the stitches.

a)

Selvage Edge

b)

Seam

c)

Seam Allowance

d)

Raw Edge

10.

What is this image showing?

a)

Pattern

b)

Sewing Guide

c)

Deconstruction

d)

Sewing template

11.

What is a pattern?

a)

It is a deconstructed garment

b)

It is used as a guide to show where to sew

c)

It is a technique used in sewing

d)

It is a type of stitching

12.

These are called

a)

Machine threads

b)

Bobbins

c)

Spools

d)

Thimbles

13.

This picture shows a

(a)  

14.

This is used for (a)   stitches

15.

What am I?

a)

Rotary cutter

b)

Pizza cutter

c)

Scissors

d)

Shears

16.

What is the difference between these two needles?

a)

One is longer and easier to use than the other

b)

One has a hole for the thread the other does not

c)

One is thicker and harder to use than the other

d)

One is for the machine the other is for hand sewing

17.

What are these straight pins used for?

a)

Poking your skin

b)

Permanently holding fabric together

c)

Temporarily holding fabric together

d)

Hand sewing stitches

18.

What is this image showing?

a)

Wrong side of fabric

b)

Raw Edge

c)

Selvage Edge

d)

Seam

19.
to remove wrinkles or smooth fabrics with a heated iron
a)

press

b)
notions
c)
pattern
d)
layout
20.

This small tool is used to tear out stitches if you make a mistake when sewing

a)

Your teeth

b)

Shears

c)

Scissors

d)

Seam ripper

21.

Small items that become a permanent part of the garment such as buttons, zippers, ribbons etc.

a)

Embroidery

b)

Notions

c)

Stitches

d)

Embelishment

22.

Pinking shears, seam ripper, and rotary cutter are three tools used for:

a)

marking

b)

pressing

c)

pinning

d)

cutting

23.

Embroidery Floss is only used for machine sewing

a)

True

b)

False

24.

This tool is not used for marking fabric temporarily

a)

Tailors chalk

b)

Fabric pen

c)

Tracing wheel

d)

Safety pin

25.

If I were being fitted for a dress for my wedding and the tailor needed my waist size. What tool would the tailor use?

a)

b)

c)

d)