1. Sewing Equipment
FACS
Chapter 43

2. Objectives You will learn. . . How small sewing equipment is used.
How to operate a sewing machine.

3. Small Sewing Equipment
Cutting and Measuring Equipment
Marking Equipment
Pressing Equipment

4. Cutting and Measuring Equipment
Small scissors
Use small scissors to clip threads and trim fabric
Shears
Use to cut fabric
Long blades with one handle for the thumb and one handle for two or more fingers

5. Cutting and Measuring Equipment
Seam Ripper
Hook-Like Point
Handy for cutting and removing stitches

6. Cutting and Measuring Equipment
Tape Measure
Narrow strip of durable plastic often marked with both inches and centimeters

7. Cutting and Measuring Equipment
Measuring Stick
Yardstick or Meterstick
Useful for measuring a pattern and fabric on a flat surface

8. Cutting and Measuring Equipment
Sewing Gauge
Small ruler with a slide marker that can be set to gauge specific measurements
Examples
Width of a seam allowance or hem

9. Marking Equipment
Tracing Wheel
Tailor’s Chalk
Fabric Marker

10. Marking Equipment Tracing Wheel
Used with a special waxed paper to transfer pattern markings to the wrong side of the fabric

11. Marking Equipment Tailor’s Chalk
Pencils, small squares, or small wheels of chalk or wax are used to mark fabric

12. Marking Equipment Fabric marker Special Pen marks fabrics temporarily.
Some marks can be removed with water
Other fade in a short time period

13. Pressing Equipment
Iron and Ironing Board
Press Cloth

14. Pressing Equipment Iron and Iron Board Press Cloth
A steam iron and a well-padded ironing board enable you to press as you sew
Press Cloth
Used for dark fabrics
Place between the fabric and iron to keep dark fabrics from developing a shine

15. Other Small Equipment Straight Pins
Used to anchor the pattern to the fabric and to hold layers of fabric together

16. Other Small Equipment Pincushion
Use to keep needles and pins handy while you work

17. Small Equipment Thimble
Used to push a needle through fabric while hand sewing
Should fit snugly on the hand that holds the needle

18. Equipment Safety
Keep all small sewing equipment together in an organized box or basket
Fold your tape measure and secure it with a rubber band
Place needles in their original containers or in a pincushion
Store pins in a pincushion rather than in a box to avoid spills
Store shears, scissors, and seam rippers with protective covers

19. Store shears, scissors, and seam rippers with protective covers
Use small boxes or plastic bags to store small items such as thimbles, fabric markers, buttons, an other fasteners
After use, allow an iron to cool. Wrap the cord and store.
Store all sewing equipment away from small children

20. Find the sewing equipment in the room….
Where do we store the equipment we just learned about?
Each of you will need to find one of each type of equipment we just went over and store it in your tub
Make a name tag for your tub
You will use this tub throughout our sewing unit

21. Sewing Machines
One of the most important and most expensive pieces of sewing equipment we will use

22. Parts of the Machine Handwheel
Large wheel on the right side of the machine
Controls the up-and-down movement of the needle and thread take-up lever

23. Parts of the Machine Thread take-up Lever
This lever feeds thread from the spool to the needle

24. Parts of the Machine
Throat Plate
Metal plate under the machine needle

25. Parts of the Machine Bobbin
A small, flat spool that holds the bottom thread

26. Parts of the Machine Bobbin Case
This hold the bobbin and is found beneath the throat plate

27. Parts of the Machine Bobbin Winder Spindle
Holds the bobbin while thread is wound from the thread spool to the bobbin

28. Parts of the Machine Feed Dogs
Set of Metal “teeth” that move the fabric during stitching
(2)

29. Parts of the Machine Presser Foot
This holds the fabric firmly in place against the feed dogs for sewing
(1)

30. Parts of the Machine Presser Foot Lifter
A lever that raises and lowers the presser foot

31. Tension Control
A dial for adjusting tightness or looseness of the needle thread

32. Stitch Length Control
This is used to adjust the length of stitches from short to long

33. Stitch Width Control
This control is used to adjust the width of stitches other than the straight stitch

34. Stitch Pattern Control
Can be adjusted to make different stitching patterns

35. Reverse Stitch Control
Depending on the machine, this will be a button or a lever that allows you to stitch backward to secure the end of a seam

36. Spool Pin
Holds the Spool of thread

37. Thread Guides
Guide the needle thread as it travels from the spook to the needle

38. Foot Control
The amount of pressure you apply with your foot to this control regulates the operation of the machine