MACHINE PARTS

Fashion and Clothing

ZAZY
Label your sewing machine
• Go to my webpage (central.greeleyschools.org, find my name
under the faculty/teacher pages- still under Bower)
• Left hand side: Fashion and Design
• Figure out what machine you have, download the diagram and
then label the parts (according to your manual)
• Once diagram is open, click on “comment” in right hand, top
corner
Then click on
drawing
markups to use
the arrow and
box to label the
parts of the
sewing
machine.
Machine Parts
•Why do you need to know the machine
parts and their functions?
• You’ll be a successful operator of the machine.
• You can solve your own problems when you have
difficulty (that’s called troubleshooting).
• It gives you and I a common ground for
communicating about problems you have with the
machine or adjustments you need to make on it to
accomplish a task.
• You will have more fun sewing if YOU ARE THE
BOSS!!!!!
1)Stitch Length Control: Regulates
stitch length, keep on 2 – 2.5 to sew a
regulation seam, 10 – 12 stitches per
inch.
2)Zig Zag Width Control: Controls
width of a zig zag stitch. Set on 0 to
sew a straight stitch.
3) Bobbin Winder Spindle: Winds
bobbin.
4) Spool Pin and Cover: Holds the spool
of thread, DO NOT misplace the cover!
5) Thread Tension Control: Regulates
tension on the top thread.
6) Presser Foot Pressure Dial: Controls the amount
of pressure on the presser foot – DON’T CHANGE
IT!

7) Buttonhole Lever: Needed when sewing a

buttonhole, keep up when not needed.
8) Thread Cutter: Use to quickly cut your
thread after sewing a seam

9) Feed Dogs: Move the fabric through

the machine, it will not work unless the
presser foot is down.
10. Needle Plate: Covers the feed dogs,
the lines on this help you sew a straight
line of the correct width. A regulation
seam is 5/8” wide.
11. Hook Cover (Bobbin Holder): Holds
the bottom thread (bobbin)
• 12. Reverse Stitch Button: To sew in
reverse in order to secure a line of
stitching. Important to reverse at
beginning and end of seams.

• 13. Thread Take Up Lever: Raises thread to

take a stitch, then loosens to make a knot.
Be sure thread is in this, if it comes out, the
machine will make a terrible noise!
14. Handwheel: Moves needle by hand, used to
bring bobbin thread up. Always move toward you.

15. Clutch Knob: Disengages the clutch so the

needle doesn’t move up and down when you wind
the bobbin.
•16. Pattern Selector Dial:
Selects the stitch
•17. Power Switch and Light:
Turns on machine and light.
18. Needle Clamp Screw: Holds needle tightly in
machine. When replacing needle, make sure flat
side goes to the back. Tighten needle.

19. Presser Foot: Holds fabric onto feed dogs, if

you forget to put this down, machine will make a
horrible noise. DO NOT SNAP IT DOWN
•20. Presser Foot Lifter: Raises and
lowers presser foot. DO NOT SNAP IT,
lower it gently!
•TERIMA KASIH