Tools
Terms
Rules
Tools
Terms
100
spool of thread
What is a round cylinder that holds thread?
100
backstitch
What is the reverse stitch on the sewing machine?
100
slow speed
What is the speed you should sew at?
100
pin cushion
What holds pins and needles when not in use, keeping them safe and sharp?
100
Guidesheet
What is the instruction sheet for a sewing project?
200
Hand sewing needle
What is a needle with an eye at the top to thread the thread through
200
seam line
What is the line on which the seam is stitched?
200
in a pin cushion
Where are pins and needles to be placed when not in use?
200
tracing wheel
What is a wheel resembles a small, saw-toothed pizza cutter. Used with tracing paper to transfer pattern marks to the fabric. One side of tracing paper is colored.
200
marking
What is transferring pattern details to the fabric?
300
seam ripper
What is a tool to take out seams
300
baste
What is a long temporary stitch done by hand or machine?
300
with the handle first
How should you pass sharp objects to others
300
measuring tape
What is used to measure fabric, mark grainlines, mark hems and draw lines.
300
notions
What is small items used in sewing, such as needles and snaps?
400
thimble
What is a tool that protects your finger when hand sewing
400
grain
What is the lengthwise and crosswise threads of a fabric?
400
in your mouth
Where should pins and needles never be placed?
400
pinking shears
What is used to cut a zig-zag edge to help prevent fraying?
400
pivot
What is the change the direction of the machine stitching by turning the fabric with the needle still in the fabric?
500
shears
What is a tool to cut fabric that has different size holes at the top and a longer blade?
500
pivot
What is to change the direction of the machine stitching by turning the fabric with the needle still in the fabric?
500
should be left closed when not in use
What is scissors?
500
bobbin
What is a small metal or plastic spool positioned beneath the needle on a sewing machine?
500
seam allowance
What is the amount of fabric from the cut edge to the seam line?