Today you will Learn About the parts to THE sewing machine!

This presentation will show you pictures of the part and the Name of the part, followed by a definition of the part’s function.

12.01 Operate Sewing Machine and Equipment

But first, some safety tips!• The most important thing to remember in the sewing

lab is patience.• The correct place to store pins is in the cushion.• If you must walk with scissors, carry them with

points downward.• When sewing and you come to a pin the fabric, stop,

remove the pin, and keep sewing. Never sew over pins!

• Watch out for your cords!• Keep machine off while you are threading it.• Check the settings when you sit down before

beginning to sew.

• If fabric and/or thread get stuck under the needle in the machine, tell me right away!

• If you drop a needle, find it immediately.

• Which is the SAFEST way to hand scissors or seam rippers to someone else is to lay them on the table for them to pick up.

• When the iron is not in use, set it on it’s heel on the ironing board.

This is a Sewing Machine!!!

1. Reverse Lever or Button

The reverse lever or button allows you to stitch in reverse. We use reverse to make our stitches secure at the beginning and end of seams!

Stitch length determines the length of the stitch

The range on our machine is from 0 to 4.

0 the shortest stitch, 4 the longest.

4. Bobbin Winder

The bobbin winder winds the thread from the spool to the bobbin, mechanically.

5. Spool Pin

Spool pin holds the spool of thread.

6. Thread Tension Dial

Thread tension determines the tightness or looseness of the stitch.

*Students are reminded not to move this dial; each machine is set for the number on the tension dial that it needs.

11. Feed Dogs

Feed dogs are a “teeth-like”part that works with the presserfoot to pull your fabric through the machine.

You should NOT pull the fabric. Let the machine do it’s job, which is to sew, and you do your job, which is to QUIDE the fabric.

12. Throat Plate

The throat plate has stitching guide lines on it and has a hole for the needle to pass through to the bobbin casing

14. Presserfoot

The presserfoot holds the fabric against the feed dogs; so the feed dogs can pull your fabric through the machine.

Needle down, presser foot down, sew to town.

15. Needle Clamp

The needle clamp is a black clamp that tightens to hold the needle in place.

16. Presserfoot Lifter

The presserfoot lifter gently lifts the presserfoot up and lowers it against the feed dogs.

Note: the presserfoot must be lowered before you begin to sew; or fabric will not move through the machine and it will lock up!

17. Take-Up-Lever

The take-up-lever pulls the thread back after each stitch, so that the stitches will lay evenly into the fabric.

18. Handwheel

The handwheel raises and lowers the needle. You must always pull the handwheel towards yourself to prevent tangling of the threads.

20. Power Switch

The power switch turns on the power on the sewing machine and also turns off the power, electrically.

21. Power Socket

The power socket connects the power source to the sewing machine.

22. Foot Pedal

The foot pedal operates the speed of the sewing machine, electrically.

When you hand hits the metal, take your foot off the pedal.

45 inches wide OR60 inches wide

Information on the BOLT – PriceType of fabric and care of fabricSKU Number for scanningWidth of fabric