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| Controls the up and down movement of the needle and thread take-up lever by hand. |
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| Feeds the thread from the spool to the needle. |
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| Contains seam allowance markings for accurate sewing and sewing straight lines. |
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| A small, flat spool that holds the bottom thread. |
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| Holds the bobbin and is located beneath the throat plate. |
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| Where you wind the bobbin using thread from the spool. |
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| Has a tooth like surface the moves(Feeds) fabric during stitching. it is located beneath the presser foot. |
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| Holds the fabric firmly in place against the feed dog when sewing. This must be down in order to sew. |
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| Adjusts the tightness or looseness of the upper thread. |
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| Used to adjust stitches from short to long. |
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| Adjusts the width of the stitches when doing zigzag or decorative stitches. It allows you to put the needle in the middle of the presser foot when doing straight stitching. |
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| This can be adjusted to make different decorative stitch patterns. |
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| Allows you to stitch backwards(Back stitch)to secure the end of a seam. |
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| Holds the spool of thread. |
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| Holds the upper thread in place as it moves through the machine.(This is need to be followed when threading the machine.) |
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