Small Sewing Vcab by Aniya Enoch

bobbin case

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:29:22 UTC

holds the bobbin (a small spool of thread) and allows the machine to pick up and use the thread from the bobbin to create stitches

bobbin

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:29:33 UTC

holds the thread that forms the stitches on the underside of the fabric

bobbin slide plate

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:29:49 UTC

rectangular or oval-shaped plate that slides horizontally to open and close the bobbin compartment on a sewing machine

feed dog

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:30:01 UTC

teeth located beneath the needle plate that move the fabric under the presser foot,

foot control/knee control

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:30:36 UTC

controls the speed of the sewing machine by applying pressure with their foot

hand wheel

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:30:59 UTC

wheel located on the right side of the machine that, when turned, manually controls the up-and-down movement of the needle

handwheel knob

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:31:44 UTC

manually operated knob that controls the movement of the needle and take-up lever

needle

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:31:55 UTC

tool designed to pierce fabric and carry thread, forming stitches

needle clamp

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:32:21 UTC

part of a sewing machine that holds the needle firmly in place

power and light switch

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:32:49 UTC

turns the machine and its built-in light on or off

needle plate

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:36:28 UTC

removable metal plate on a sewing machine that sits under the needle and presser foot

thread guides

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:38:17 UTC

small, often metal, part that helps direct the thread from the spool to the needle

tension control

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:39:18 UTC

the mechanism that regulates the amount of thread passing through the machine to create stitches

take-up lever

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:39:55 UTC

moves up and down, synchronized with the needle bar, to pull the upper thread from the spool

stitch-length control

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:40:46 UTC

the ability to adjust the distance between each stitch

bobbin winder

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:41:38 UTC

a mechanism that efficiently winds thread onto bobbins

spool pins

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:42:31 UTC

cylindrical rod that holds the thread spool in place

reverse button

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:43:22 UTC

allows you to sew in reverse, which is used to secure the beginning and end of a seam

presser foot lifter

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:44:11 UTC

a lever, typically located at the back of the machine, that raises and lowers the presser foot

presser foot

aenoc3863 — 2025-03-26 18:45:00 UTC

a sewing machine attachment that holds fabric flat and in place against the feed dogs as it's stitched