• Use the Darning Plate
Sometimes when you sew, you want to control the fabric yourself.
The Darning Plate covers the feed dogs so that they do not touch the
fabric.
To put on the Darning Plate:
NOTE:
The rectangular holes in the Darning Plate match the holes in
the needle plate. In the darning plate, these holes are slightly
to the left of center.
1. Position the darning plate with the 3 pins on the bottom.
2. Fit the darning plate pins into the needle plate holes. The feed dogs
will show through the darning plate holes.
Use the darning plate in the following ways:
Darning (P.44)
Button Sewing (P.51)
Set the Machine
Stitch
I
J
I
Stitch selector
TYPE
@
Top thread tension
control
1 to 4
Stitch length
control any number
(not necessary
to
adjust)
LENGTH
-@
No presser
loot
Darning plate
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• Darning
Here's How
1. Put the darning
plate
on the needle
plate
(see p. 44 ).
2. Remove presser foot and place the fabric on an
embroidery hoop with the hole in the centered.
3. Draw the bobbin thread up through the fabric by
holding the top thread and taking one stitch at
the spot where you wish to start darning.
4. Lower the presser bar and sew at a slow speed.
5. Move the fabric back and forth slowly until you
have covered the darning area.
6. Turn the fabric a half turn and sew another layer
of stitching over the first layer,
NOTE:
If your fabric is thin or badly damaged,
use a separate piece of fabric under the
hole to reinforce it.
7. When you finish darning, remove the darning
plate.
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