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Basic Sewing (1)
Basic Sewing
1
Lift foot, pull about 15 cm of upper
and bobbin thread under and behind
foot, and position fabric under foot.
2
Lower presser foot lever to lower
foot.
3
Turn the hand wheel forward you to
lower the needle through the fabric,
then step gently on the foot control-
ler to begin.
4
Raise needle to highest position.
5
Lift foot, remove fabric and cut thread.
✽
When using thread trimmer:
4
Push thread trimmer button (this will
cause the upper and bobbin threads
to be cut automatically and the
needle to stop in a raised position).
5
Lift presser foot and remove fabric.
1
Make sure needle is pierced all the
way through fabric.
2
Lift presser foot, and turn fabric us-
ing needle as an axis.
3
Lower foot and continue sewing.
✽
At the beginning and end of a seam,
press down the reverse stitch lever
and backstitch about 1 cm.
Before
sewing.
Begin
sewing.
Finish
Sewing.
✽
When changing sewing directions.
Backstitches
1 cm
1 cm
Pin Feeding (for hard-to-handle fabrics)
The feed pin passes up through all layers of fabric moving with the feed dog
’
s
motion to feed all layers of the fabric evenly.
✽
For safety, the feed pin is automatically lowered when presser foot is
raised.
1
Move feed adjustmen
knob to pin feeding posi-
tion.
2
Adjust pressure ad-
justment dial until
indicator needle is in the
right position in the
matching color coded
area.
3
Attach flex reaction presser
foot for perfect stitching on
difficult fabrics like velvet,
leather and suede.
Feed Pin
Feed Pin
Fabric
Feed Dog
Indicator Needle
Velvet, quilt fabric, synthetic suede, knits and other fabrics can be joined evenly by activating the pin feed mechanism.
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Machine Set-up for Pin Feeding
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Pin Feeding Mechanism
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Start to Sew
Gently pull thread until feed pin
catches fabric and sew.
Feed Dog
Adjustment Knob
Presser Foot
Pressure Adjustment Dial
Presser foot
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