Lock Stitch Machine Components

Rizwan Sarwar 17-NTU-1333
Muhammad Hamza 17-NTU-1320
BSTMM (7th)
Department of Management Sciences
Lab Report for Garment Manufacturing

Submitted to Ma’am Muntaha Rafique
Lab 4
To Study different components of lock stitch machine
and their functions
Lock Stitch Machine
Abstract
Stitching is can be define as the assembling of the various parts of the fabric
together. Lock stich is an important stich type among all the stiches and use for the stitching
of the various parts of the fabric so that it can be wearable. Stitching is the major portion in
this lab. In this lab, we have to study the different parts of the sewing machine and briefly
introduction of parts and working mechanism of the different parts. In this practical we
observe all the parts of lock stitch machine and study about their parts.
There are some objectives of performing this lab
1. To know about the working principle of Industrial lock stitch sewing machine.
2. To know about how to sew a sample fabric
There are two types of lockstitch machines based on the number of sewing needles and
bobbins present, they are:
1. Single Needle Lockstitch Machine.
2. Double Needle Lockstitch Machine
In this practical we observe the parts and functions of Single Needle Lockstitch Machine.
Introduction / Theory
A lockstitch is the most common mechanical stitch made by a
sewing machine. The term "single needle stitching", often found on dress shirt labels, refers
to lockstitch. Single needle lock stitch machine is called a plain needle sewing machine.
Single needle lock stitch machine is mostly used as an industrial sewing machine. Modern
single needle lockstitch has a thread trimmer which operates at the highest speed of its kind.
Lockstitch machine is the most commonly used sewing machine in the apparel industry,
especially in woven garments.
In this lab we studied different machine parts their working and the function was studied. In a
lock stitch machine, the needle pulls a loop of thread through the fabric, rises again as the
feed dogs move the fabric along, and then pushes another loop in. But instead of joining the
different loops together, the stitching mechanism joins them to another length of thread that
unspools from the bobbin.
It consist on the single needle and the two yarn are used to make the stich
Parts and the functioning of the machine are given below
1. Thread stand assembly
2. Pin road
3. Guides A and B
4. Thread take up lever
5. Needle bar
6. Needle bar clamp
7. Tensioner Assembly
8. Reverse Feed Control Liver
9. Slide Plate
10. Needle
11. Pressure foot
12. Feed plate
13. Screw
14. Hand lifter
15. Machine Paddle
16. Knee lifter
17. Hand Wheel
18. Hand wheel cover
Functions
Hand wheel:
Hand wheel is of circular shape and made up of metal so that machine can run
from hand and its other side is attached with belt. Some time machine takes much time to
stop so we can stop it by using hand wheel.
Tensioner assembly:
Yarn tensioner is used to give tension to the yarn. If we do not give the
tension to the thread then the yarn can move freely from the needle .and more yarn come after
the needle and the stich fault can come in it
Reverse Feed:
Foot dogs are used for the passing of the fabric forward. And the reverse feed can
change the direction of the fabric. Changes the direction of foot dog as the foot dog moves the fabric
forward due to change its position moves backward. And this is used for that portion where we have
to make more stiches at the edges.
Slide Plate:
Slide plate is present on the left side of the needle plate and is of rectangular shape
and bobbin can easily change without lifting of machine. As we slides the slide plate on the
left side bobbin can easily replace.
Needle Plate:
Needle plate is of D shape. It has foot dog over it which moves fabric forward
or upward and thus have the line over it helps us to make the stich inline
Thread take-up Lever:
Thread take up lever have hole inside it and it moves up and down.
It takes the thread up and down
Machine Paddle:
It is located at foot position (just like race clutch in car) and used to
increase or decrease the speed of machine. By pressing the feet forward the machine speed
increase and by pressing it from the back side decrease the speed.
Needle Bar:
Needle bar steel rod that holds the needle with the help of the clamp don’t allow
the needle to move freely and needle remain at one place. The needle bar gives the motion to
needle.
Needle Clamp:
Needle clamps holds the needle and the needle due to this tighten at one
place not move freely and holds the needle to its actual place.
Needle:
Needle is made of metal which is sharpen from one end and have holes on it and
above portion is tighten with the clamp and from the hole thread passes and needle moves
upward and downward for stitching.
Presser Foot:
Presser foot holds the fabric at one place and don’t allow fabric to move
forward and backward. The pressing power of presser foot is controlled by the machine
shank. According to the type of fabric, we increase or decrease the pressure by the presser
foot spring bar regulating assembly.
Thread guide:
It holds the thread in position from the spool to the needle.
Back stitch lever:
It revers the stitch direction& make back stitches to keep the seam in
place.
Throat plate:
Throat plate is used for smooth movement of fabric. A plate under the presser
foot with an opening through which the needle moves up and down during stitching. This
plate has seam guides engraved into it.
Conclusion:
Sewing Machine, machine designed to join pieces of fabric or leather by means
of either a lockstitch or a chain stitch. The lockstitch, which is used in most modern
machines, is formed from two threads and the chain stitch from a single thread. The lock
stitch which is used in most modern machines is formed from a single thread. By this
experiment we able to know about the parts of a lock stitch sewing machine and their
functions clearly.

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Rizwan Sarwar 17-NTU-1333

Muhammad Hamza 17-NTU-1320

Lab Report for Garment Manufacturing

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