Name: ______________________________________________________ Period: _______

Sports/Apparel 1 State Test Review Fill in the Blanks:

Bags Clothing Fabrication Linens Men’s Furnishings

Designer Soft Goods Pattern drafting Home furnishings Textile Designer

1. __________ __________ are products made with textiles and fabrics. 2. Give some examples of these types of products:

a. b. c. d. e.

3. Design and Career opportunities in the apparel design and production industry include: a. b. c. d.

Fill in the Blanks Sewing machines form a stitch when the __________ and ____________ threads ___________.

Match the machine parts with their function:

4. ___ Bobbin Case A. Holds the fabric against the needle stitch plate. Must be in the down position when sewing.

5. ___ Needle Stitch Plate B. Holds the top spool of thread.

6. ___ Feed Dogs C. Place where stitching guidelines are located

7. ___ Presser Foot D. Pulls the thread from the spool as it moves up and down.

8. ___ Presser Foot Lifter E. Controls the length of the stitches.

9. ___ Thread Take Up Lever F. Moves the needle. It should always turn towards you.

10. ___ Upper Thread Tension G. Moves the fabric through the machine

11. ___ Stitch Length Buttons H. Holds the bobbin and regulates bottom thread tension.

12. ___ Stitch Width Buttons I. Controls the speed of the machine.

13. ____ Spool Pin J. Raises and lowers the presser foot.

14. ____ Handwheel K. Controls the tightness of the upper thread.

15. ____ Foot Pedal L. Controls the width of the zig-zag or pattern stitches.

Complete the following sewing tips using words from the word bank:

Pins Push Fabric Trim Needle Paper Fingers

Down Left Pull Toward Down Presser Foot

16. Don’t _______ or _________ the fabric-the machine will feed it automatically.

17. __________the threads with scissors as you work.

18. The ____________ should always be at the top when beginning and ending a line of sewing.

19. Report any needed repairs to the teacher immediately.

20. Never sew _______________ in the sewing machines.

21. Take out ___________ as you sew. DO NOT SEW OVER THEM!

22. Watch the ___________________ as you sew (NOT THE NEEDLE) to produce an even sewing line.

23. When stopping in the middle of a line of sewing, put the needle _________ into the fabric to prevent

thread loops.

24. Keep the bulk of the fabric to the _______ of the needle when sewing so you can see the seam

guidelines on the stitch plate.

25. Before sewing, pull the spool threads and bobbin threads behind the _________ _________ about 3-

4 inches.

26. The handwheel always turns ________ you-even when stitching in reverse.

27. Keep your _____________ several inches away from the stitching line. Keep them flat on the machine

to the sides of the presser foot.

28. The presser foot must always be in the ________ position for sewing.

Trouble Shooting, Cleaning & Maintenance

29. Most sewing machine problems result from ________ _________ and poor quality ___________. Unscramble the terms below to figure out how to fix sewing problems:

How to fix a…

Thread Jam: Take out the (30) (okho)_________ (the peg that the bobbin case goes on) and clean out the threads. Then put the hook back into the machine.

Broken Needle:

Loosen the needle clamp screw and take out the needle. Replace the needle with a new one according to instructions in the machine manual. For the classroom machines, the flat side of the needle goes to the (31) (kabc)__________. Insert it as far up as it goes, and tighten the needle clamp screw.

Incorrect stitch formation: This is usually the result of threading the machine incorrectly. Unthread the machine and then thread it again.

Skipped Stitches: Change the needle.

Lint build up:

Take off the needle stitch plate and use a brush to dust out the lint. Innocent as it looks, lint can interfere with the proper (32) (nuctionfgin)___________________ of a sewing machine and can create premature wear by wicking away oil where it is needed.

Noisy machine: Oil the machine according to the directions in the machine manual.

Puckered seams: Try changing the stitch length, or a different needle size, or a (33) (ewn)________ needle.

Snagged fabric: Change the needle. The (34) (pit)_________ of the needle has probably broken off.

Tension: The stitch should look the (35) (mase)__________ on both sides of the fabric. If it doesn’t, you will need to adjust either the upper thread tension or the bobbin case tension.

Looped thread:

Looped threads are usually the result of a machine that isn’t (36) (drethade)________________ correctly. Try rethreading your machine. Make sure the presser foot is up when threading, and thread every thread guide. If that still doesn’t work, try changing the needle.

37. Identify the following pieces of equipment and their functions

38. What TWO things must you use with the rotary cutter?

A:

39. Where on the sewing machine are the seam allowance guidelines found?

A:

40 .These should only be used to cut fabric and nothing else.

A:

41. This sewing tool is used to take out stitches.

A:

Sergers: Unscramble the words below to list advantages, safety and maintenance of using sergers.

42. Advantages 43. Safety tucs xecses bfraic ____________________ wess _________________ infihses degse _______________________

lavee repsers toof owdn __________________ dotn’ resge voer sinp ro pizpesr _____________________________________

Maintenance: Refer to the owner's manual that came with your machine for special care instructions!

Fabrics, Fibers & Textiles

Iron i ng and Press ing 46.. Why is pressing one of the most important procedures you will use as you sew? 47. What does “press as you sew” mean? 48.. What is the difference between pressing and ironing? 49. What fibers can be ironed on HIGH Settings? 50. What fibers can be ironed on LOW settings? 51. List the advantages of using BLENDED fibers:

44. Natural Fibers 45. Synthetic Fibers

Characteristics:

Characteristics:

1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Stain Removal Techniques Complete the following chart on different stain removal techniques.

52. Grass

53 Blood

54. Chocolate

55 Make-up

56. Ball-point Pen

Fabric Construction 57. Define the following terms: Selvage: ____________________________________

Warp/ Lengthwise grain: __________________________

Weft/Crosswise grain: ___________________________

Cut/ Raw edge: _______________________________

Bias: ______________________________________

Straight of grain: _______________________________

58. Directions: Use the following terms to fill in the crossword below:

Across 1. Yarns woven or knitted

together create this.

4. Made by bonding fibers or yarns together in a web.

5. Made by a series of loops from the same, continuous yarn, interlocked together.

Down 1. What fabric is made of.

2. These fibers are manufactured

and made from chemical substances.

3. Made by interlacing two sets of yarns placed at right angles to each other.

4. These fibers come from plants and animals.

Natural Knit Fabric Woven Fibers Nonwoven Synthetic

FABRICS TO KNOW

DENIM Twill weave made of single hard-twisted yarns with colored warp and white or undyed fill.

FLANNEL Woven fabric made of cotton where the surface has been slightly brushed created a soft napped fabric

CANVAS Extremely durable plain woven fabric

CALICO Traditionally referred to a plain-weave cotton cloth that originated in Calicut, India. Today it is most often applied to a cotton or cotton/polyester fabric that is roller printed with small-scale design, usually floral.

SATIN Recognized by its smooth, lustrous surface, satin is woven with long, floating yarns in the warp. Silk, polyester, acetate and rayon are common fabrications.

RIB KNIT Double knit fabric where the rib wales alternate on the face and back of the fabric.

SINGLE KNIT Plain stitches on the face of the fabric and purl stitches on the back. It can made in a variety of fibers, wool, cotton, silk, nylon or blends. It can be made lightweight to heavy.

POLAR FLEECE a soft napped insulating fabric made from polyester

SWEATSHIRT FLEECE type of jersey fabric, plain knit stiches on the front and pearl knit stitches on the back, its stretch factor makes it popular

FELT Is a non-woven fabric that comes in varying qualities. Wool felt is made by using heat, moisture and agitation. Felt can also be made by pounding and compressing cotton, polyester or rayon fibers.

Seam A l lowances

The area between the stitching and raw, cut edge of the fabric are seam allowances. The most common

seam allowances are 1/4", 1/2" and 5/8". Always check your pattern directions and use the seam allowance

called for in the directions. When sewing clothing, a 5/8” seam is most often used.

59. What is the most common seam allowance used when making clothing? _________

60. If you follow the outside edge of the presser foot, what is the approximate seam allowance? ______

Sewing Terms:

Find the answer to the following questions in the word search to the left:

1. This stitch temporarily joins fabric together.

2. This is done by sewing in reverse and forward

over the same 3-5 stitches to reinforce the end of

a line of sewing.

3. This is done when you need to change direction

when sewing.

4. Where the fabric will be folded is indicated by this.

5. This is used to give fabric structure, and is fused

to the fabric or sewn in.

6. This stitch is done to strengthen an area with a lot of

stress.

7. The most common of this is ¼”, ½” , and 5/8”

8. A technique used to keep the raw edges of the

fabric from raveling. (Can be zigzagged, serged,

pinked.)

9. Two tightly woven lengthwise edges on a piece of

fabric.

10. A line of stitching seen on the right/outside of a

garment.