Basic Sewing Straight Stitch; To Change Sewing Direction - ALFA COMPAKT 100 Manual De Instrucciones

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BASIC SEWING
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Straight Stitch
q Stitch pattern:
5
w Presser foot:
4
e Thread tension:
3
• Starting to sew
Raise the presser foot and position the fabric next to
a seam guide line on the needle plate (1.6 cm is most
common).
Lower the needle to the point where you want to start.
Lower the presser foot and pull the threads toward
the back. Depress the foot control.
Gently guide the fabric along a seam guide line letting
the fabric feed naturally.
• Finishing sewing
To fasten the ends of a seam, press the reverse stitch
control and sew several reverse stitches.
Raise the presser foot. Remove the fabric, draw the
threads into the slit on the back of the presser bar and
pull the threads to cut the threads as illustrated.
q Slit

To Change Sewing Direction

Stop the machine and turn the handwheel toward you
to bring the needle down into the fabric. Raise the
presser foot.
Pivot the fabric around the needle to change
sewing direction as desired.
Lower the presser foot and continue sewing.
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1 to 3
Zigzag foot
2 to 6