Chapter 24 Sewing Equipment
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19. Equipment review. Team up with a classmate
and choose a tool, notion, or piece of sewing
equipment. One team member summarizes
factors to consider in purchasing it. The other
explains how to use and care for it.
20. Experiment. Try removing a rough spot on
a pin or sharpening it by using an emery bag
attached to a pincushion. What was the pin
like before using the emery bag? What were
the results?
21. Notions report. Visit notions departments
in a fabric store or look through sewing
magazines or catalogs in print or online. Find
unusual equipment and items. Prepare a
report for the class.
22. Thimble practice. Learning to use a thimble
can take time, but it is worth the effort to
prevent unnecessary wear and tear on
your fingertips. Use a scrap of fabric and a
threaded needle to practice using a thimble.
23. Safety bulletin board. Prepare a list of
safety guidelines for using sewing equipment,
the sewing machine, and pressing equipment.
Post it on the bulletin board.
24. Demonstrate equipment proficiency. On
a classroom sewing machine, demonstrate
filling a bobbin, threading the bobbin, changing
a needle, controlling speed, following lines,
turning corners, and storing the machine.
25. Sewing inventory. Review the sewing tools
discussed in this chapter and then take an
inventory of sewing supplies either at home
or in the classroom. Identify each piece of
equipment and list any additional supplies your
family or class might consider purchasing.
Identify how to select, use, and care for each
sewing supply.
Core Skills
26. Writing. Some people find it awkward to use
a thimble. Write a letter about what you would
say to them about its use and usefulness.
What alternatives to the standard thimble
would you suggest? What advice would you
give for using a thimble successfully?
27. Social studies. Conduct an oral-history
interview with an older adult you know
about sewing equipment they and their
grandparents used. Was it different? What
changes have they observed in equipment
over the years? Share with the class.
28. Listening. Make arrangements to job shadow
a sewing machine salesperson. Have this
individual tell you about the various machines
he or she sells and why. Share your
experience with the class.
29. Research. Using reliable resources, research
the history of the sewing machine, including
who was involved in creating it and what
types of early models existed. How have
sewing machines changed over time? What
current technologies are being incorporated
into sewing machines? Summarize your
findings in an oral presentation.
30. CTE career readiness practice. Presume
you are an instructor at a local sewing-
machine shop. You have a new group of
beginning sewers in class this week. Prepare
a demonstration showing how to care for one
of the sewing machines your business (the
class) sells. Follow the instruction manual for
the machine and practice your demonstration
with your classmates. Alternatively, you could
demonstrate pressing techniques and use of
pressing equipment for the class.
Service Project
Do some students in your school community lack resources to purchase
necessary sewing equipment? Would some like to sew at home, but do not have a
sewing machine? Think about ways your class can help support others by providing
necessary equipment.
Develop and implement an in-depth service project for a Chapter Service Project
STAR Event. Use the FCCLA Planning Process to help you determine ways to
obtain sewing equipment and sewing machines for your school community. See your
adviser for information as needed.