UTILITY STITCHES
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a
Turn on the machine.
b
Attach zigzag foot “J” and sew straight
stitches up to the zipper opening.
• With the right sides of the fabric facing each
other, sew reverse stitches after reaching the
zipper opening.
• For details on basic stitching, refer to “Basic
Stitching” (page 54).
c
Baste the two pieces up to the edge of the
fabric.
a
Basting stitching
b
Reverse stitching
c
Wrong side of fabric
d
End of zipper opening
d
Press open the seam allowance from the wrong
side of the fabric.
a
Wrong side of fabric
e
Press the seam allowance so that the right side
(the side that will not be stitched) has an extra
3 mm (1/8 inch).
a
Wrong side of fabric
b
3 mm (1/8 inch)
f
Align the zipper teeth with the pressed edge of
the fabric having the extra 3 mm (1/8 inch),
and then baste or pin the zipper in place.
a
Zipper teeth
b
Basting stitching
g
With the pattern selection dial,
select stitch
.
h
Attach the presser foot holder to the right side
of the pin of zipper foot “I”.
If the stitching will be sewn on the right side
(opposite side of this example), attach the
presser foot holder to the left side of the zipper
foot pin.
a
Right side of the pin
b
Needle drop point
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
foot” (page 31).
a
b
c
d
a
a
b
CAUTION
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When using zipper foot “I”, be sure to use a
center needle position, and slowly turn the
handwheel toward you to check that the needle
does not touch the presser foot. If a different
stitch is selected and the needle hits the presser
foot, the needle may bend or break.
b
a
I
b
a
