Serging with fabric
Clearing the Stitch Width Fingers
W it h t h e need le and looper t h read s und er t h e f oot and t o t h e b ac k ,
low er t h e pres s er f oot .
W h ile h old ing t h e t h read s in your lef t h and , pres s d ow n on t h e f oot
control gently to begin a thread chain before serging fabric. (fig. A)
Y ou c an leav e t h e pres s er f oot d ow n f or m os t s erg ing applic at ions .
J us t plac e t h e f ab ric und er t h e t oe of t h e pres s er f oot .
A s you s t ep on t h e f oot c ont rol, t h e f eed d og s w ill b eg in m ov ing t h e
fabric toward the needle. (fig. B)
Y ou need t o rais e and low er t h e f oot only w h en w ork ing w it h t h ic k ,
spongy or lofty fabrics, or when precise positioning is required.
Be careful not to push or pull the fabric.
T h e A c c laim w ill f eed it ev enly w it h out h elp.
At the end of a seam, just sew off the fabric edge and continue
serging to create 5” - 6” thread chain.
C ut t h e t h read c h ain w it h t h e t h read c ut t er on t h e lef t s id e c ov er.
(fig. C)
Note:
T h e rais ed m ark ing s on t h e t oe of t h e pres s er f oot are s eam
line g uid es .
T h ey ind ic at e t h e need le pos it ions t o h elp g uid e your f ab ric
f or ac c urat e s eam ing .
A s you s ew , you w ill d is c ov er t h at m aneuv ering t h e f ab ric is d if f er-
ent f rom c onv ent ional s ew ing b ec aus e t h e t h read s f orm around t h e
stitch fingers. (fig. A)
To clear the stitch fingers, simply raise the presser foot, which re-
leas es all t h read s .
T urn t h e h and w h eel c ount erc loc k w is e t o rais e t h e need le( s ) .
Then pull the threads gently from behind the foot. (fig. B)
The stitches are now released from the fingers. (fig. C)
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