Stitch Smart
It lets you raise and lower the needle without using the foot pedal.
The hand wheel
If I am sewing on my machine and someone is trying to get my attention, what should I do?
Finish your seam before you turn your head, or take your foot off the pedal and stop sewing so you can turn your head.
The needle must be up or down when you put in or remove your sewing project?
The needle must be up!
If I have long, flowy sleeves what should I do before sewing?
Push or roll your sleeves up.
If my machine makes a loud and terrible sound should I keep trying to sew?
No! Stop and tell Ms. Whiting
These should be given to someone else with the handles extended, not the blades.
Shears
What is the bottom string called?
The Bobbin
Can I move my sewing machine to another spot in the classroom?
No, the sewing machines need to stay where they are.
Which direction should you thread the eye of your needle?
From front to back
Is it okay to step on someone else's foot pedal or yank their fabric while they sew?
No, this is a safety violation and will cause my sewing license to be revoked.
I'm taking pins out of the fabric as I'm sewing and there's no pin cushion or magnet close by, where should I place the pins?
Nowhere until you stop what you're doing and go get your pin cushion.
They move the fabric as you sew. They are spiky and are located below the needle.
What are the feed dogs?
If the presser foot is in the up position what will happen when you try to sew?
What is NOTHING!
This should be turned off when replacing a needle or threading a machine.
What is a sewing machine
A stitch that goes back and forth, side to side, instead of in a straight line.
What is a zigzag stitch
My fabric is stuck. Is it okay to pull or tug on your fabric? Why or why not?
No, it can break the needle (which may fly up and hit you in the eye).
The bobbin winder (The small metal pin on the top right of the machine).
Once your bobbin has thread and is properly installed into the lower part of the machine, how do you get the thread up?
You hold the top thread while you turn the hand wheel towards you. It will retrieve the bobbin thread and loop it up.
If your machine is plugged in under the table how should you NOT unplug it?
by pulling the cord from far away or agressively pulling the cord.
The first step to take when your sewing machine is not working.
What is rethreading the machine
These should come out of the fabric when sewing near them. If you sew over them your needle could hit one and break.
Straight pins
You must use this when you pick up the sewing machine?
What is the handle?