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The document defines and describes various parts of a sewing machine including: The arm contains the mechanism for operating the needle. The balance wheel sets the machine in motion and can manually raise and lower the needle. The bed is the flat portion that stabilizes the machine and houses the feed dogs.

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Awtsu

The document defines and describes various parts of a sewing machine including: The arm contains the mechanism for operating the needle. The balance wheel sets the machine in motion and can manually raise and lower the needle. The bed is the flat portion that stabilizes the machine and houses the feed dogs.

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1. Arm: Arm is the curve part of the head containing mechanism for operating the needle.

2. Balance Wheel/Hand Wheel: Balance Wheel sets the mechanism in motion. It is used to manually
raise and lower the needle. This wheel is driven by the motor, but may be turned by hand to
adjust sewing needle height. The wheel located on the right side of the sewing machine.
3. Bed: Bed is the flat portion of the machine and beneath is the feed dog where it is mounted, and the
shuttle and lower thread are placed. The role of this part is to stabilize the machine to rest in a
permanent place.

4. Bobbin Case: The bobbin case is where the bobbin lives. It is a device which hold the bobbin and
provides tension to the lower thread. As the needle thread is pulled around bobbin case, it wraps
around the bobbin thread, and pulls it up through the needle plate.
5. Bobbin Cover: It covers the bobbin and bobbin case in the machine.

6. Bobbin Winder: Bobbin Winder controls the bobbin while winding thread. A simple mechanism used
for winding thread on the bobbin. During bobbin winding should keep medium speed. If it is faster then
can stretch the thread out or break.
7. Bobbin: Low spool that provides the lower thread. A stitch is formed by looping the bobbin thread
and the needle thread together
8. Face plate: A cover which on removal gives access to the oiling points on the needle bar, presser bar
and take-up lever.

9. Feed Dogs: The feed dogs are little pieces of textured metal that move the fabric during sewing.
10. Head: The complete sewing machine without cabinet or carry case.

11. Needle bar: Needle bar is a steel rod to keep the needle at one end with the help of a clamp. Its
main function is to give motion to the needle.

12. Needle Clamp: Needle Clamp holds and tightens the needle. It holds the needle in its actual place.
13. Needle: It is a very fine slender piece of metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at
the other. Needle is used to form a stitch in the garments.
14. Pattern/Stitch selector: It determines the stitch type such as straight stitches or
an embroidery stitch or zig-zag.

15. Presser Foot: Presser Foot holds the fabric in place while sewing. Presser foot attach to the machine
shank, which is either “High”, “Low”, or “Slant”. Attach the appropriate presser foot for the selected
stitching.
Fig: Presser Foot
16. Pressure Foot Lever/Lifter: The primary function of this part is to raise or lower the presser foot.
Lowering the foot engages the tension discs around the thread. You can control how much pressure the
presser foot exerts by using the machine’s pressure adjustment.

17. Reverse Lever: The liver works to depress the lever which enables the mechanism to move backward
or in reverse.

18. Slide Plate: Slide plate is a movable rectangle plate that covers the bobbin case. which facilitates the
removal of the bobbin case without lifting the machine.
19. Spool pin for bobbin winding: Spool of thread is placed on this at the time of bobbin winding.

20. Spool pin: It is situated in top of the sewing machine. Main function of spool pin is to hold thread
packages. It can be horizontal or vertical in place.
21. Stitch regulator: It controls the length and width of the stitches on the fabric. This determines how
wide or narrow you want your stitch. And how length of stitch you want.

22. Take up Lever: The take-up lever is an important part of threading the sewing machine and knowing
the upward position of your sewing machine needle. This lever moves up and down with the needle and
keeps the tension correct.
23. Tension Disc: The two concave discs put together with the convex sides facing each other. The
thread passes between the two. Tension disc controls the looseness and tightness of stitches.

24. Thread Cutter: Many modern machines have a tiny blade attached to the left side of the machine to
conveniently cut thread tails instead of looking for scissors after every seam. It is kept built-in the
machine. It’s usually located behind the needle.

25. Thread Guide: It keeps the thread in position and guide the thread from the spool to the needle.

26. Throat Plate or Needle Plate: It is a semi-circular disc plate. This metal plate covers the feed dogs
and bobbin casing. It typically has markings that can be used to guide the fabric through at a specific
seam allowance. The etching help keep seams straight.

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