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SEWING BASICS

Sewing...............................................................................................................................48

General sewing procedure .............................................................................................................................. 48
Positioning the fabric ...................................................................................................................................... 49
Starting to sew................................................................................................................................................. 50
Securing the stitching ...................................................................................................................................... 52
Cutting the thread ........................................................................................................................................... 53

Adjusting the Thread Tension ............................................................................................55

Thread tension ................................................................................................................................................ 55
Changing the tension of the upper thread ....................................................................................................... 56

Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length ..............................................................................57

Adjusting the stitch width ................................................................................................................................ 57
Adjusting the stitch length ............................................................................................................................... 58

Useful Functions................................................................................................................59

Changing the needle stop position  .................................................................................................................59
Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches  ...................................................................................... 59
Automatically cutting the thread  .................................................................................................................... 61
Saving stitch settings ....................................................................................................................................... 62
Hands-free raising and lowering of the presser foot  ........................................................................................ 63

Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................64

Trial sewing .................................................................................................................................................... 64
Changing the sewing direction ........................................................................................................................ 64
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................. 64
Sewing thick fabrics ........................................................................................................................................65
Sewing thin fabrics.......................................................................................................................................... 65
Sewing stretch fabrics...................................................................................................................................... 65
Sewing leathers or vinyl fabrics ...................................................................................................................... 66
Sewing an even seam allowance .................................................................................................................... 66

UTILITY STITCHES

Selecting Stitching .............................................................................................................68

Selecting stitch types and patterns .................................................................................................................. 68
Selecting stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 70

Overcasting Stitches..........................................................................................................74

Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” ................................................................................... 74
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J”............................................................................................. 75
Sewing overcasting stitches using the optional side cutter ............................................................................... 76

Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................78

Basting ............................................................................................................................................................ 78
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................. 79

Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................80
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing..................................................................................82

Buttonhole sewing .......................................................................................................................................... 83
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 87

Zipper Insertion.................................................................................................................89

Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................. 89
Inserting a side zipper ..................................................................................................................................... 91

Zipper/piping Insertion .....................................................................................................94

Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................. 94
Inserting a piping ............................................................................................................................................ 95

Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................96

Stretch stitching............................................................................................................................................... 96
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................. 96