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SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, REGULAR EQUIPMENT

Specialty Definition: SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, REGULAR EQUIPMENT

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Operates various sewing machines to join parts of fabricated articles or garments: Places spool of thread on spindle of machine and draws thread through machine guides, tensions, and eye of needle. Inserts bobbin into shuttle and draws thread through slot in shuttle wall, or draws thread through guide and looper eye. Presses knee lever, depresses pedal, or moves hand lever to raise presser foot or spread feed cups. Positions parts to be joined under presser foot and needle and lowers presser foot. Starts, stops, and controls speed of machine, using pedal or knee lever. Guides parts under needle, using fingers and hands, and following edges, seams, guides on machine bed, or markings on part. Observes stitching to detect defects and notifies supervisor or SEWING-MACHINE REPAIRER (any industry) when defects are caused by machine malfunction. May select sewing supplies, such as binding, braid, cord, piping, tape, thread, or welt, according to specifications or color of material. May cut excess material or thread, using blade attached to machine or scissors. May oil machine, change needles, or secure modifying attachments to machine. Classifications are usually made according to type of machine, garment part sewn, product fabricated, or modifying attachment on machine. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, REGULAR EQUIPMENT

Specialty definitions using "SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, REGULAR EQUIPMENT": APPLIQUER, ZIGZAG, ARMHOLE BASTER, JUMPBASTING, ARMHOLE FELLER, HANDSTITCHING MACHINE, ARMHOLE-SEW-AND-TRIM OPERATOR, LOCKSTITCH ♦ BACK MAKER, LOCKSTITCH, BASTING-MACHINE OPERATOR, BINDER, CHAINSTITCH, BINDER, COVERSTITCH, BINDER, LOCKSTITCH, BLINDSTITCH-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ CANVAS BASTER, JUMPBASTING, CARPET SEWER, CHAINSTITCH SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR, COAT JOINER, LOCKSTITCH, COLLAR BASTER, JUMPBASTING, COLLAR FELLER, HANDSTITCHING MACHINE, COLLAR SETTER, LOCKSTITCH, COLLAR SETTER, OVERLOCK, corder, cording-machine operator, COVERSTITCH-MACHINE OPERATOR, CUP SETTER, LOCKSTITCH ♦ DRAPERY OPERATOR, drapery worker ♦ ELASTIC ATTACHER, CHAINSTITCH, ELASTIC ATTACHER, COVERSTITCH, ELASTIC ATTACHER, OVERLOCK, ELASTIC ATTACHER, ZIGZAG ♦ feed-cup-sewing-machine operator, FELLED-SEAM OPERATOR, CHAINSTITCH, felling-machine operator, FLATLOCK-SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, fringe-binder operator, FRONT MAKER, LOCKSTITCH, FRONT-EDGE-TAPE SEWER, LOCKSTITCH, FUR-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ graduate tucker ♦ HEMMER, BLINDSTITCH, HEMMER, CHAINSTITCH, HEMMER, LOCKSTITCH, HEMMER, OVERLOCK, HEMSTITCHING-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ JUMPBASTING-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ LAPEL PADDER, BLINDSTITCH, leno sewer, LINING BASTER, JUMPBASTING, LINING FELLER, BLINDSTITCH, LINING MAKER, LOCKSTITCH, LINING SETTER, LOCKSTITCH, LOCKSTITCH-MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKSTITCH-SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, COMPLETE GARMENT ♦ NECKTIE OPERATOR, POCKETS AND PIECES, necktie stitcher, NECKTIE-CENTRALIZING-MACHINE OPERATOR I ♦ outsewer, OVEREDGE SEWER, OVERLOCK SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR, OVERLOCK-MACHINE OPERATOR, COMPLETE GARMENT ♦ pants closer, PANTS OUTSEAMER, CHAINSTITCH, pleater, pocket maker, POCKET SETTER, LOCKSTITCH ♦ REPAIR OPERATOR, reserve operator, ROLL-OR-TAPE-EDGE-MACHINE OPERATOR, ruching-machine operator ♦ SEAT JOINER, CHAINSTITCH, sewing-machine operator, carpet and rugs, sew-out operator, SHIRRING-MACHINE OPERATOR, SHOULDER JOINER, LOCKSTITCH, single-needle operator, SLEEVE MAKER, LOCKSTITCH, SLEEVE SETTER, LOCKSTITCH, SLEEVE SETTER, OVERLOCK, SLIP-COVER SEWER ♦ tick sewer, TOPSTITCHER, ZIGZAG, TUCKING-MACHINE OPERATOR, TUNNEL-ELASTIC OPERATOR, CHAINSTITCH, TUNNEL-ELASTIC OPERATOR, LOCKSTITCH, TUNNEL-ELASTIC OPERATOR, ZIGZAG ♦ UTILITY OPERATOR ♦ WAISTBAND SETTER, LOCKSTITCH, WAISTLINE JOINER, LOCKSTITCH, WAISTLINE JOINER, OVERLOCK ♦ ZIGZAG-MACHINE OPERATOR, ZIPPER SETTER, ZIPPER SETTER, CHAINSTITCH, ZIPPER SETTER, LOCKSTITCH. (references)

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Alternative Orthography: SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, REGULAR EQUIPMENT


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 45 57 49 4E 47 2D 4D 41 43 48 49 4E 45      4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52 2C      52 45 47 55 4C 41 52      45 51 55 49 50 4D 45 4E 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01000101 01010111 01001001 01001110 01000111 00101101 01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 00101100 00100000 01010010 01000101 01000111 01010101 01001100 01000001 01010010 00100000 01000101 01010001 01010101 01001001 01010000 01001101 01000101 01001110 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#69 &#87 &#73 &#78 &#71 &#45 &#77 &#65 &#67 &#72 &#73 &#78 &#69 &#32 &#79 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82 &#44 &#32 &#82 &#69 &#71 &#85 &#76 &#65 &#82 &#32 &#69 &#81 &#85 &#73 &#80 &#77 &#69 &#78 &#84

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0045 0057 0049 004E 0047 002D 004D 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0045      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 002C      0052 0045 0047 0055 004C 0041 0052      0045 0051 0055 0049 0050 004D 0045 004E 0054

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

533957434841154735374243483924950395235544952142523941554635522395155435047394854

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