Sewing Safety

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Fill in name, class and date.
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Complete the topic/objective.
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Complete the essential question.
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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
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Use your time wisely
› Projects are to be completed in the FACS
room
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Incentive to work hard everyday!
› IPod/Camera/Cell Phone case
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Label tote with tape.
› First and Last name
› Write down your assigned number and letter
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