SECTION
ill. STRAIGHT
STITCH SEWING
Straight
Stitch
'_1_' Stitch pattern selector:
'(2_'Presser foot:
,_3_Needle thread tension:
_:4_ Stitch length:
1-2
Zigzag foot
2to6
1.5 - 4
• Starting to sew
Raise the presser foot and position the fabric next to a
seam guide line on the needle plate (518" [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 to the
back and cut them with the thread cutter. The threads are
now the proper length to begin sewing the next seam.
CAUTION: Do not place fingers near the presser foot
when guiding fabric, or the needle clamp screw may
strike and injure your fingers.
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Use the
Seam
Guides
_, Cornering guide
_2_, Guide lines in inche_
_3_Guide lines in mill
The seam guides
plate are
measure seam
plate
indicate the
position
and the edge of
i" (0.3 cm)
apart, and are enc
_nd 6/8". The
lines in millimeters are
engraved at 10
mm, 15 mm and 20 mm.
Turn
a
Square
Corner
,:,_1_
Cornering guide
When sewing with fabric edge at 5/8" seam guide, to turn a
square corner so that sewing continues at the same
distance from edge:
1. Stop stitching when the front edge of the fabric reaches
the cornering guide lines.
2. Lower the needle by turning the handwheel
cou nterclockwise.
3. Raise the presser foot and turn the fabric
counterclockwise
90 °.
4. Lower the presser foot and begin stitching in the new
direction.
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