Lab 001

Contents
Lab 001.......................................................................................................................................................1
Title:............................................................................................................................................................1
Objective:....................................................................................................................................................1
Students will be able to understand the take up lever mechanism of lock stitch sewing machine................1
Equipment And Material:............................................................................................................................1
 Lock Stitch Machine............................................................................................................................1
 Screw Driver........................................................................................................................................1
 Cleaning Cloth.....................................................................................................................................1
Abstract:......................................................................................................................................................1
Theory:........................................................................................................................................................1
Introduction:................................................................................................................................................1
Take-Up Lever:.........................................................................................................................................1
Take-Up Lever Usage:..............................................................................................................................2
Troubleshooting:.....................................................................................................................................2
Improvements:........................................................................................................................................3
Figure:.........................................................................................................................................................3
Mechanism Of Take Up Lever That We Have Opened:............................................................................3
Conclusion:..................................................................................................................................................3
References:..................................................................................................................................................4

Title:
To study the take up lever mechanism of lock stitch sewing machine.

Objective:
Students will be able to understand the take up lever mechanism of lock stitch
sewing machine.

Equipment And Material:

  Lock Stitch Machine
 Screw Driver
 Cleaning Cloth
Abstract:
This lab is all about understanding the take up lever mechanism of lock stitch
sewing machine that how it actually works and how it can be changed in case if it
becomes faulty due to which we’ve opened the machine from the take up lever to
study the mechanism of it.

Theory:
Introduction:
Take-Up Lever:

The take-up lever is a part of the thread system of the sewing machine located
directly above the presser foot. The take up lever lifts the thread back up out of the
cloth after a stitch has been made. The take up lever is also a handy gauge for what
position your needle is in.

Take-Up Lever Usage:

The take-up lever is an important part of threading the sewing machine and
knowing the upward position of your sewing machine needle.
 Using the handwheel and turning it toward you (counterclockwise) will move the
take-up lever to the top and will bring your sewing machine needle to its highest
position. Always have the take-up lever to the top when placing or removing fabric
from under the presser foot to prevent snagging and bending the needle.
 Always have the machine threaded with the thread in the take-up lever to prevent
knotted wads of the thread. Make sure the thread is going through the take-up lever
to have the proper tension on the thread, so your stitching is even. Not having the
thread in the take-up lever can create a tangled mess of thread.
 In many newer sewing machines, the take-up lever is hidden inside the body of the
sewing machine. It is there and is still the highest point of threading the machine. 

Troubleshooting:

 When your sewing machine begins to act up and make a nest of bobbin
thread on the underside of your sewing, the first thing you should check is
that the upper threading is correct.

 Odds are the thread has popped out of one of the thread guides. The take-up
lever is a common culprit for the thread coming out of the guides.

Improvements:

 Older machines require you to thread the take-up lever just as you would the
eye of a needle.

 Many newer sewing machines have a slot in the take-up lever which allows
you to slide the thread over the take-up lever and it will fall into place in the
take-up lever.

Figure:
Mechanism Of Take Up Lever That We Have Opened:

Conclusion:
In this practical we learned the take up lever mechanism of lock stitch sewing
machine.

References:
https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Sewing_Glossary
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/take-up-lever-on-sewing-machine