SEWING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
CARE & STORAGE OF SEWING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
PARTS OF THE MACHINE
100
YOU NEED THIS TOOL TO CUT THE FABRIC AND THREAD
SCISSORS
100
Keep your sewing machine covered when not in use.
TRUE/ FALSE?
TRUE!
100
Used to form a stitch in the garments.
Needle
200
This sewing tool is used to keep the fabric in place while cutting or sewing; you can buy the all-metal kind or the ones with the coloured head.
Pins and Pin cushions
200
State one (1) care tip for your sewing tool or equipment?
Teacher will decide
200
This is the button that controls the on and off of the sewing machine.
POWER SWITCH
300
These types of machines are designed for a more heavy-duty workload; being able to run for longer hours and deal with more intense projects.
Industrial or Domestic?
Industrial
300
State one (1) way how you would store your threads?
Teacher will decide
300
This part of the machine is used to raise and lower the needle, which is situated on the right side of the sewing machine
HANDWHEEL
400
The tailor's chalk is a "Marking" sewing tool
TRUE/ FALSE?
TRUE
400
Plugging out the machine before turning it off is a good way of preserving the machine.
TRUE/FALSE
FALSE
400
The main function of this part of the machine is to hold the spool of thread.
SPOOL PIN
500
marking, pressing, cutting?
PRESSING
500
To keep your machine in shape, make it your point of duty to have a professional look at it each year. This person will adjust the timing and tension and clean the areas of your machine that you can’t get to without taking the entire machine apart.
What is this process called?
Servicing
500
WITHOUT ME YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANY REASON TO BE AROUND THE SEWING MACHINE.
WHAT I'M I ?
FABRIC/ MATERIAL