8 th Grade Sewing Safety - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

8thGradeSewing Safety

• Fill in name, class and date.
• Complete the topic/objective.
• Complete the essential question.

• Work quietly
• Too much talking will distract you and your neighbor causing you to make a mistake or hurt yourself.
• When talking at your table, use a quiet voice
• Use your time wisely
• Projects are to be completed in the FACS room
• Always walk in the sewing room, never run.

• Keep your supplies in your assigned tote tray
• Return any borrowed sewing supplies to the proper supply tray/place.
• Always pick up after yourself
• Throw away all unusable scraps
• Recycle all paper
• Trim usable scraps and put them in the scrap box

• Don’t make gestures with scissors or shears
• Cut only fabric with shears
• Cut paper or fabric with scissors
• Pass scissors and shears with handles towards the other person
• When carrying scissors and shears, walk with points down

• Never put pins and needles in your mouth or your skin
• Never stick another person or tables with pins or needles
• When not in use, pins and needles should be stored in a pin cushion or on a magnet (don’t leave them loose)
• If you spill pins, use a large

magnet to pick them up

• Always set the iron on its heal
• Never pull the cord to unplug the iron
• Always turn off or unplug the iron when finished using it
• Always use an ironing board
• Use caution!

• Remove broken needles and put them into the RED sharps container
• Make sure the sewing machine is OFF when threading it.
• Make sure that your foot pedal is underneath YOUR machine!
• Work quietly with your partner
• Use caution! These machines can be dangerous.

• A and B days
• A Days: A’s sew at machines and B’s work at their desk (bag stuff or checking packets).
• B Days: B’s sew at machines and A’s work at their desk (bag stuff or checking packets).

• Cut out sewing license.
• Decorate/make it your own.
• Get it stamped by the teacher.

• Incentive to work hard everyday!
• IPod/Camera/Cell Phone case

• Label tote with tape.
• First and Last name
• Write down your assigned number and letter