SEWING BASICS
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Cutting the thread
a
When you wish to finish the stitching and the
sewing machine is stopped, press
(needle
position button) once to raise the needle.
a
Needle position button
X
The needle is raised.
b
Raise the presser foot lever.
a
Presser foot lever
c
Pull the fabric to the left side of the machine,
and then pass the threads through the thread
cutter to cut them.
a
Thread cutter
Automatically sewing reverse/
reinforcement stitches
The sewing machine can be set to automatically sew
reverse or reinforcement stitches at the beginning
and end of the stitching. With straight stitches and
zigzag stitches, reverse stitches, not reinforcement
stitches, are automatically sewn.
a
Select a stitch.
• For details, refer to “Selecting a stitch”
(page 38).
b
Press
(automatic
reverse/reinforcement
stitch key).
a
Automatic reverse/reinforcement stitch key
X
appears in the LCD.
• This step is not necessary if a stitch such as
those for sewing buttonholes and bar tacks is
selected where reinforcement stitches are
automatically sewn.
• Press
(automatic
reverse/reinforcement
stitch key) again to cancel automatic reverse/
reinforcement stitching.
c
Position the fabric under the presser foot, and
turn the handwheel toward you to insert the
needle into the fabric.
d
Press
(start/stop button) once.
a
Start/stop button
X
After reverse/reinforcement stitches are
sewn, the machine starts sewing.
a
a
