1. Sewing Equipment
Backstitching – a reverse stitch used to secure the ends of a seam.
Serger – an overlock sewing machine that stitches, finishes, and trims a seam in one step.
Tension – tightness or looseness of the thread on a sewing machine.
Trim – to cut off extra fabric.

2. Lesson Objectives:
How small sewing equipment is used.
How to operate a sewing machine.
Why sergers are useful in sewing.

3. Sewing Samples!
Sewing Is
Such
Fun!!!!!

4. Cutting Equipment
Small scissors
Shears
Pinking shears
Seam ripper

5. Measuring Equipment
Tape measure
Measuring stick
Seam gauge

6. Marking Equipment
Tracing wheel and paper
Tailor’s chalk
Fabric marker
Fabric/marking pencil

7. Pressing Equipment
Iron
Ironing board
Pressing cloth
Tailor’s ham
Sleeve board

8. Other Small Equipment Hand sewing needles Machine needles
Straight pins
Pin cushion
Thimble

9. Worksheets
Equipment Identification
Sewing Tools

10. Sewing Machine Parts
From
Mrs Daume!!!
WS too!

11. Worksheet Machine Parts Magic Square
Labeling the Parts of the Sewing Machine

13. Threading the Machine Before starting: Thread should be on:
Take up lever should be up
Needle should be up
Presser foot should be up
Thread should be on:
Spool pin
Upper thread guide
Tension slot
Lower thread guide
Needle thread guide
Needle
Under the presser foot

14. Machine Care
To sew properly, the sewing machine needs to cleaned and oiled regularly.

15. Review for Test!!!