To sew apparels Sewing machines are must that is used to stitch fabric and other materials together with the thread. Industrial sewing machines were invented during the first industrial revolution to minimize the human effort and save time in the year 1790 by Thomas Saint. After the invention it has become the most useful element of garment industry and now various types of them are already launched in commercial market. To get rid of human hand stitching sewing Machine was invented though now it has become automated. It has given better efficiency and productivity to the manufacturing industries. Some China, Japan or Korean company have launched various types of sewing machine and it's further development is still on process. In each year we are being known to some new features of this machine, but still we need to know about the basic elements of a sewing machine and their function.

Different Parts of A Sewing Machine:








Foot Pedal:
It is a common element of sewing machine that controls the relatve speed of the machine depends on the force applied on it. For any high speed modern sewing machine speed can be adjusted by a push up button thus foot pedal is not the functional one for them.






Power Cord and Switch:
Now a days industrial sewing machines are run by electrical power so to get constant supplier of electricity power cord is to be set with the machine precisely. There is a on or off switch button to function it.






Hand Wheel:
It controls the movement of sewing needle as it used to lift up and down the need as per requirement to place the fabric cut panels beneath the tip. There is a clutch knob inside the wheel which acts as a safety measure of it and helps to avoid the needle from jabbing up and down during bobbin winding







Reverse Lever:
In a sewing machine it is placed at the front of it and is used to give secure stitch at the end of any stitch. Sometimes we call this operation as tack of the stitch.







Spool Pin and Holder:

Function of this pin is to hold the cone/any other package of sewing thread. Besides, it helps to control the thread direction and tension while it goes under operation of sewing.




Bobbin Winder:
Before placing the bobbin into case it is filled up with threads and the function is done through a bobbin winder.An empty bobbin can wind at less than one minute by a winder. It is usually placed at right top corner of the machine.





Pattern Selector:
It functions to select the type of the stitch to be given on the fabric. Like straight lock stitch, zigzag stitch it helps to control the stitch length thus SPI is controlled. It depends on the machine that how much variation can be done to sew any garment.