Parts of the Sewing Machine

Bernina Activa 220

The Sewing Machine

• 1 Bobbin Case Door• 2 Needle Stitch Plate• 3 Presser Foot• 4 Needle• 5 Thread Guide• 6 Thread Take Up Lever• 7 Tension• 8 Thread Pre-Tension• 9 Reverse Button• 10 Screen

• 11 Bobbin Winder Spindle

• 12 Stitch Width Buttons• 13 Needle Positioning• 14 Stitch Length• 15 Spool Pins• 16 Hand wheel• 17 Pattern Selection• 18 Presser Foot Lever• 19 Bobbin• 20 Bobbin Case

Bobbin

Round metal spool which holds the bottom

thread.

Bobbin Pretension

Provides tension on the thread

while winding a bobbin.

Bobbin Winder

Holds the bobbin while

winding.

Bobbin Case

Holds the bobbin and regulates bottom tension

Spool Pin

Holds the top spool

of thread.

Stitch Plate

The place where seam guide-

lines 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.

Power Switch

Turns the sewing

machine on or off.

Screen

Displays information

about sewing

machine settings

Reverse Button

Creates backstitching to keep

seams from

coming apart.

Handwheel

Can be turned

TOWARD YOU to

raise and lower the needle.

Thread Take Up Lever

Pulls thread

from the spool.

Upper Thread Tension

Controls the

tightness on the thread.

Stitch Length Buttons

Sets the length of stitches.

Needle Position Buttons

Changes needle position from left to center to right.

Stitch Width Buttons

Sets the width of zigzag

and pattern stitches.

Stitch Selection Buttons

Changes the

pattern of the stitch

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

Foot Pedal

Controls the

speed at which

the fabric moves through

the machine

Alphabet Buttons

Programs the

machine to sew letters

and words.

Pattern End Button

Stops the machine at the end of a single stitch

or stitch combination

.

Memory Buttons

Saves any combinatio

n of 30 stitches, letters or numbers.