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Basic Sewing (1)
Basic Sewing
Lift foot, pull about 15 cm
1
of upper and bobbin thread
under and behind foot, and
position fabric under foot.
Lower presser foot lever to
2
lower foot.
Turn the hand wheel toward
3
you to lower the needle
through the fabric, then step
gently on the foot controller
to begin.
Raise needle to highest position.
4
Lift foot, remove fabric and cut thread.
5
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.
Make sure needle is pierced
1
all the way through fabric.
Lift presser foot, and turn
2
fabric using needle as an
axis.
Lower presser foot and
3
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.
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When changing sewing directions.
Backstitches
1 cm
1 cm
Pin Feeding (for hard-to-handle fabrics)
The fabrics shown
✽
above can be joined
evenly by activating the
pin feed mechanism.
Pin Feeding Mechanism
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.
✽
Fabric:
Velvet
Quilt
Synthetic
Suede
Knit
Coating
Others
Move feed
1
adjustment knob to
pin feeding position.
Adjust pressure adjustment
2
dial until indicator needle is
in the right position in the
matching color coded area.
Gently pull thread until
3
feed pin catches fabric
and sew.
Feed Pin
Feed Pin
Fabric
Feed Dog
Indicator Needle
CAUTION
While the presser foot lever is lowered, the feed pin appears up through the feed dog. Keep your fingers away from the feed pin.