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Bobbin

Round metal spool which holds the bottom

thread.

Bobbin Case

Holds the bobbin and regulates bottom tension

Needle Stitch Plate

The place where seam

allowance guides

are located.

Feed Dogs

Teeth that

move the

fabric through

the machine.

Presser Foot

Holds the fabric in

place while you

sew.

Presser Foot Lifter

Raises and

lowers the

presser foot.

Needle

Carries the

thread and

pierces the

fabric.

Needle Clamp

Holds the needle in

place.

Reverse Button

Creates backstitching to keep

seams from

coming apart.

Needle Stop Up/Down

Makes it so that the needle stops in

the desired position.

½ Speed Button

Allows the machine to sew at half

of the normal speed

Thread Take Up Lever

Pulls thread

from the spool.

Bobbin Pretension

Provides tension on the thread

while winding a bobbin.

Upper Thread Tension

Controls the

tightness on the thread.

Screen

Displays information

about sewing

machine settings

Stitch Length Buttons

Sets the length of stitches.

#17

Needle Position Buttons

Changes needle position from left to center to right.

Stitch Width Buttons

Sets the width of zigzag

and pattern stitches.

#19

Spool Pin

Holds the top spool

of thread.

#20

Bobbin Winder

Holds the bobbin while

winding.

#23

Handwheel

Can be turned

TOWARD YOU to

raise and lower the needle.

#24

Stitch Selection Buttons

Changes the

pattern of the stitch

#25

Power Switch

Turns the sewing

machine on or off.

Foot Pedal

Controls the

speed at which

the fabric moves through

the machine

1.1. Thread Thread TensionTension

2.2. Bobbin Bobbin WinderWinder

3.3. Thread Take Thread Take Up LeverUp Lever

4.4. Hand WheelHand Wheel5.5. Needle Needle

PositionPosition6.6. Stitch Width Stitch Width

ButtonsButtons7.7. Stitch Stitch

Length Length ButtonsButtons

8.8. Reverse Reverse StitchStitch

9.9. Bobbin AreaBobbin Area10.10. Stitch PlateStitch Plate11.11. Feed DogsFeed Dogs12.12. Stitch Stitch

Selection Selection ButtonsButtons

13.13. Spool PinSpool Pin

14. Presser foot14. Presser foot15. Needle Clamp15. Needle Clamp16. Seam 16. Seam

Allowance Allowance guidesguidesA.A. 5/8” 5/8” Marked on the Marked on the back of the back of the stitch platestitch plateB.B. ¼” ¼” Edge of Presser Edge of Presser FootFootC.C. 1/8” 1/8” Inside corner on Inside corner on Presser footPresser footD. 1”D. 1”End of Stitch End of Stitch plate plate

**You will need to **You will need to individually individually show me where show me where the bobbin case the bobbin case is and where is and where the foot pedal the foot pedal is.is.

Hint: Each line on the seam allowance guide is 1/8”

Whenever you sew a permanent seam, you Whenever you sew a permanent seam, you need to secure your seamneed to secure your seam

Backstitching is the most common way to Backstitching is the most common way to secure your seam, so that your project won’t secure your seam, so that your project won’t fall apartfall apart

Reverse Stitch

Button!!

Press the Reverse

button at the

beginning and end of each seam