AY Honors/Basic Sewing/Answer Key
1. Describe the proper use of the following:
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Tape Measure
a. Thimble
A thimble is a protective shield worn on the finger or thumb. A thimble is most usually made from metal, leather, rubber, wood, glass or china.
b. Tape measure
c. Scissors and shears
d. Pinking shears
Pinking shears are scissors whose blades are sawtooth instead of straight. Pinking shears will leave a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge.
Pinking shears are useful for cutting woven cloth. Cloth edges that are unfinished will easily fray, the weave becoming undone and threads pull out easily. The sawtooth pattern does not prevent the fraying but limits the length of the frayed thread and thus limits damage.
e. Needles of various sizes and types
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 the needle up or down. It is used to raise the needle out of the cloth when s stitch is finished, or to raise the thread take-up to make it accessible when threading the machine.
b. Thread take-up
The thread take-up moves up and down with the needle, keeping the thread tight and drawing it from the spool as needed.
c. Presser foot
d. Presser foot lifter
The presser foot lifter raises and lowers the presser foot. Raise it when you need to place a piece of cloth under the needle (and under the presser foot).
e. Needle
f. Feed dogs
g. Bobbin
h. Control
i. Backspace lever
3. Demonstrate how to properly thread and run the machine.
4. Put a hem in one of the following items showing neat and even stitches.
- a. Towel
- b. Apron
- c. Flannel baby blanket
- d. Flannel lap blanket