Differential Feed
Your Baby Lock serger is equipped with differential feed.
T h e s et of f eed d og s w ork ind epend ent ly in ord er t o ens ure
s m oot h s ew ing on all f ab ric s .
When the differential feed adjusting lever, located at thema-
chine’s right, front edge is set on “N” for normal feeding,
t h e f eed d og s m ov e t h e s am e d is t anc e.
T h is is t h e s et t ing t o us e f or m os t f ab ric s and applic at ions .
When the dial is set above “N” (fig. B), the front feed dog will
f eed m ore f ab ric s t h an t h e b ac k .
T h is is b ec aus e t h e f ront f eed d og m ov es at a g reat er d is t anc e
t h an t h e b ac k f eed d og s .
A s a res ult , t h e f ab ric b ec om es c om pres s ed or eas ed , as t h e
d iag ram on t h e f ront c ov er ind ic at es .
T h is ac t ion c an elim inat e w av y s eam s in s t ret c h y f ab ric s or
those cut on the bias grain. (fig. A)
At the maximum setting of 2 (fig. C), the differential feed can
gather a lightweight fabric to nearly double fullness. (fig. D)
T h e f ront f eed d og is ac t ually f eed ing in t w ic e as m uc h f ab ric as
t h e b ac k f eed d og is f eed ing out .
T o m ax im iz e t h e g at h ering ef f ec t s , us e t h e long es t s t it c h leng t h
s et t ing .
Fabric weight will affect the gathering.
T es t s t it c h f or d es ired res ult s .
When the differential feed lever is set below “N” (fig. E), the
f ront f eed d og m ov es les s d is t anc e t h an t h e b ac k f eed d og .
This adjustment stretches the fabric slightly as it is sewn pulling
it t aut as it ent ers t h e need le area.
The lower settings prevent puckers on lightweight fabric (fig. F),
ad d m ore s t ret c h t o s w im w ear, ac t iv e w ear, and c an b e us ed t o
c reat e a let t uc e ed g e. ( pag e 3 0 )
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