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SEWING THIN OR LIGHTWEIGHT
FABRICS (ALL MODELS)
To sew
satisfactorily on thin, silk or flimsy material lighter pressure is reiusred
on
the
Presser
Foot.
To
achieve
this
you
can adjust
the
'Pressomatic'
Isee
AA.
Fig. 22) by first pressing the snap
lock A (Fig. 22) which releases all pressure
allowiqg Press Cap B (Fig, 22) to come right up. Then push Press Cap
B down B
again
to about the half-way
position,
You should also lower
the Feed slightly
by turning the Drop-Feed Control (Fig,
12. to 'SILK' position.
FREE-EMBROIDERING
WITH
A
HOOP
(ALL
MODELS)
A
It is easy to follow
a standard design or to work free-hand when embroidering
or monogramming (see Fig. 23). You require
no pressure at all for this
operation
so simply press the Snap Lock A (Fig. 22) as shown above. Remove
Presser Foot
completely and turn Drop-feed
Control (Fig. 19,
Page 13) to
'EMBR'.
Fig.
22
Stretch fabric tightly in an Embroidery Hoop and place
under the needte.
Set the stitch width
to the size you prefer or set at 0 and create your own
widths by movement of the Hoop to suit your
pattern. Operate the Machine
rather
fast whilst moving the Hoop with both hands. Work carefully and
be
sure to keep fingers out of the path of the
needle,
DARNING (ALL MODELS)
Release
pressure from foot and Drop Feed as for embroidery above, Prepare
fabric to be mended as above and
place under foot. Using a fine thread and
thick needle,
stitch once
around
hole to incorporate
all the frayed
ends. Next
cover hole with vertical
lines of stitching as close together as possible, covering
hole. Then repeat the
operation from side to side until the hole has again been
covered.
Once the Machine is in motion the cloth must not stand
still.
ALWAYS
REMEMBER TO RETURN FEED TEETH TO 'NORM' BEFORE
RESUMING NORMAL SEWING'
Fig. 23