1. Sewing Equipment
Teen Living Objective 12.01

2. Lockstitch
A stitch that uses a thread above the fabric to meet another thread ________
_________________________________________________________________

3. Feed Dogs
Two small rows of metal teeth that ___________________________________________________________for each stitch

4. Raising & Lowering the Needle
______________________________________________

5. Threading the Sewing Machine
A _________________________________will show the proper way to thread the machine

6. Regular Stitch
A _____________________________
used for most purposes

7. Basting Stitch A _______________________________
___________________________________and for gathering fabric

8. Reinforcement Stitch A short stitch used to _______________
____________________________or point

9. Zigzag Stitch A sideways stitch used to_____________
__________________, make button holes, and sew special seams

10. Adjusting Tightness of Stitches
The _____________________________
_____________________________________________________
of the machine’s stitches

11. Presser Foot The presser foot helps _______________
____________________to keep stitches in a straight line

12. Thread Guides
__________________________________________________________________

13. Types of Needles _______________________________– for most fabrics
Ballpoint – for knits

14. Oiling a Sewing Machine
A sewing machine should be oiled occasionally with___________________
________________________________

15. Serger
A________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Serger vs. Conventional Sewing Machine
A serger has:
____________________________________
Loopers instead of bobbins
_____________________to trim & smooth the fabric
Differential feed to keep some fabrics from puckering
___________________________________& decorative stitching
Special threads

17. Handwheel on a Serger
The _____________________________________________________and moves loopers by hand

18. Thread Guide Poles on a Serger
_________________________________
To feed each thread through its own set of tension controls

19. Cones of Thread vs. Spools
Sergers use ______________________as they hold a large amount of special thread for smoother feeding

20. Removing Stitches
_______________________________

21. Shears vs. Scissors Shears are used to cut fabric
They have long blades & two different
shaped handles
__________________________________________________________________________
Scissors are used for trimming & clipping
They are ____________________________
Handles are the same shape

22. Edge Finishing Scissors
________________________________

23. Press Cloth
For some fabrics, a press cloth is needed to ______________________________
caused by the iron’s heat
It can be dampened to provide additional steam for fabrics that are difficult to press