Translations:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Household Arts/Basic Sewing/7/en
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2. Become acquainted with the sewing machine in your home or school. Identify:
a. Balance wheel
The balance wheel provides a method of manually moving the needle up or down. It is used to raise the needle out of the cloth when the stitch is finished, or to raise the thread take-up to make it accessible when threading the machine.