Understanding the Basic Parts of a Sewing Machine
Jessica GiardinoDescription
Knowing and understanding the basic parts of a sewing machine can be very helpful in not only learning how to diagnose possible problems, but in learning how to sew as well. Jessica Giardino explains all of the basic parts of a sewing machine and what they do.
Sewing Machine Parts
Once you learn the basic parts of a sewing machine, understanding what your sewing machine manual, tutorials, or other instructional videos are telling you can become much easier. No matter what brand or type of machine you have, basic sewing machine terminology is the same. Jessica points out several of the basic machine parts, explains what they are called or referred to as, and also shares what each part does.
Sewing Machine Mechanics
There are many different parts that make a sewing machine work. While most of those parts may be on the inside of the machine, there are still quite a few on the outside that are important to know about. Jessica shows important features located on the top of most machines, including the bobbin winder, tension guides, and thread spool holders. She also points out features that are typically found on the front of machines, including stitch selectors, speed selectors, and more tension guides as well as buttons that change sewing direction and cut thread. She then moves on to explain some of the important parts of a sewing machine located where the actual sewing is taking place. Jessica explains what feed dogs are, shows what a bobbin housing and throat plate is, explains what the presser foot is and does, and shows what an automatic needle threader looks like. All of these parts are important to know when learning how to use a sewing machine as well as learning about cleaning your sewing machine. Once you haveall of the important parts of a sewing machine, you can move on to learning more about parts of a needle, different kinds of thread and fabric, and other helpful skills that will take your sewing to the next level.
Knowing the anatomy of your sewing machine can help you diagnose problems and also make you sound more knowledgeable when you're sewing. So, I am going to give you a quick rundown so that you know the basic parts of your sewing machine as you work with it. First, and foremost, we have over here the bobbin housing and the throat plate. The bobbin housing on mine is an upper lift off kind of version. And, then inside is the bobbin case and, of course, the bobbin. You have your presser foot and your needle, which is also an option for a needle plate. And, then, you have the automatic threader, which is over here. You have your cutter on the side. Over here you have your stitch guide, your stitch selector, and the stitch speed option. My machine has a little, fancy scissors icon on it, which means that it will cut the thread, a needle down position, and then, of course, the reverse stitching option. We'll go up top now. Where over here we have the bobbin winder and, when you need to use a double needle, you'll put the spool in place, which will be for the second spool of thread that you would use. This is the tension lever for the bobbin winder and then you have your thread path. So, you go through some little clips here and down through the tension discs, up through the uptake lever, which is the little arm that you'll see moving right here and then down, of course, into the needle. You have your tension selector right here. And, in general, those are the basic parts of any sewing machine. I don't know if I told you, the throat plate is over here, as well as the feed dogs. So, that's down on the bottom. We might have skipped that one, but we'll come back in, because it is important, that's the throat plate with the feed dogs. Now, you always want to make sure you look at your operation manual, because it will have a guide on there, just in case yours has any special parts to the machine that you're not aware of and anything, maybe, I didn't cover. But, that's the basic anatomy of your sewing machine. So, now when you talk about sewing, all your friends will be impressed. I hope that you've enjoyed learning about it. I have enjoyed teaching you.
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