Candidates do not know the accessories of a sewing machine. They confused it with parts of the sewing machine.
The required answers to the question are as follows:
2(a) (i) Sewing machine accessories
Zipper foot/Piping foot/cording foot
Embroidery foot
Invisible zipper foot
Gathering foot
Zigzag foot
Buttonhole foot
Overedge foot
Hemmer foot
Darner
Ruffler
Quilter
Binder
(ii) Functions of sewing machine accessories
- Zipper/Piping foot/cord foot – for fixing zippers – for stitching close a piping cord
- Embroidery foot – for making embroidery on articles
- Invisible zipper foot – for fixing invisible zippers
- Gathering foot – gathers fabric and holds the gathering rigidly in position
- Zigzag foot – for neatening edges/for embroidery
- Buttonhole foot – for making buttonhole
- Hemmer foot – used to make very narrow hems on fine fabrics.
- Darner – Used for embroidery/darning
- Ruffler – for pleating long lengths of fabric
- Quilter – designed to hold layers of fabric together and to be a guide for working even rows of machining
- Binder – for binding.
(b) Advantages and Disadvantages of sewing machines
Hand sewing machine
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
- Easy to operate
- Suitable for a beginner
- Can be easily moved about
- Can be used anywhere, anytime
- It does not occupy much space
- It is less expensive compared to
electric and treadle |
- Does not have variety of
stitches
- The worker has only one
hand to operate
- Slow to use compared to
treadle and electric
- It has limited functions |
Treadle Sewing Machine
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
- Bother hands are free to
manipulate work
- It is faster than the hand sewing
machine
- Can be used anywhere anytime
- Some of the machine have tops
that can be concerted and used
as a work table |
- Cannot be carried about easily
- It is not suitable for a beginner
- It is slow compared to the electric
machine
- It has limited functions compared
to the electric machine
- It occupies much space
- It is more expensive than the
hand sewing machine |
Electric Sewing Machine
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
- It is faster than the hand and the
treadle machine
- It performs many functions
- Both hands are free to
manipulate work
- Some do not occupy much
space |
- Cannot be used where there is
no electricity
- It is not suitable for a beginner
- It is expensive compared to
treadle and hand machine. |
(c) Straight stitching using foot machine foot
- Keep the sides of a straight stitch presser foot level with the seam line
- Watch the foot and not the needle
- Keep the inner side of the small toe of the presser foot level with the seamline/folder edge.
