SECTION
Ill. STRAIGHT
STITCH SEWING
Straight
Stitch
C) Needle position setector dial: _EE)_CE)(C3_)
(_) Stitch length dial:
2 to 4
(_) Stitch width dial:
0
(_) Needle thread tension:
2 to 6
NOTE: When using the straight stitch foot, make sure to set
the needle positions selector at CE)(Oenter needle
position) and stitch width at "0"o Otherwise the needle
may strike the sewing foot and possibly break.
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= Starting
to sew
Raise the presser foot and position the fabric next to a seam
guide line on the needle plate (5/8" 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 to the back and cut them
with the thread cutter, The threads are cut in a proper length
for the next seam°
Use the Seam Guides
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Cornering guide
(_) Guide lines in inches
(_) Guide lines in millimeters
The seam guides on the needle plate help you to measure
seam width. The lines are 1!8" (0.3 cm) apart, with the 3/8",
4/8", 5/8" and 6/8" lines engraved.
The lines in millimeters
are 5 mm apart, with the 10 ram, 15 mm and 20 mm lines
engraved.
Turn a Square Corner
(_) Cornering guide
To rum a square comer 5/8" (1.6 cm) from the fabric edge.
I. Stop stitching and lower the needle by turning the
handwheel counterclockwise,
toward you, when the
fabric edge facing you lines up with the edge of the needle
plate as shown..
2. Raise the presser foot and turn the fabric to line up the
edge with the 5/8" (1 o6 cm) seam guide.
3. Lower the presser foot and begin stitching in the new
direction.
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