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SECTION 3. BASIC SEWING
Straight Stitch Sewing
Machine setting
q
Pattern:
w
LED display
e
Foot:
A: Zigzag foot
Starting to sew
Raise the presser foot and place the fabric on the
machine.
Lower the needle into the fabric where you want to
start.
Lower the presser foot and start sewing.
NOTE:
To fasten the beginning of the seams, sew several
reverse stitches by pressing the reverse stitch
button, or use pattern #03 (Lock-a-Matic stitch ).
q
w
e
q
w
e
Fastening the seam
z
Sew several stitches in reverse by pressing the
reverse stitch button
w
to fasten the end of seam.
w
Reverse stitch button
NOTE:
If you use pattern #03 (Lock-a-Matic stitch ),
press the reverse stitch
w
button once and the
machine will sew in reverse and stop automatically.
x
Raise the presser foot and pull the fabric to the
rear.
c
Draw the threads up and into the thread cutter. The
threads are cut at the proper length for starting the
next seam.
e
Thread cutter
Changing sewing direction
Stop the machine and bring the needle down into the
fabrics by pressing the Up/down needle position
button
q
.
Raise the presser foot.
Pivot the fabric around the needle to change the
sewing direction as desired.
Lower the presser foot and start sewing in a new
direction.
q
Up/down needle position button
z
x
c
