Bernina Sewing Machine - Jeans Hem

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Fabric ...................................................................... denim, 4” x 6”
Needle ..................................................... Jeans, 100/16 or 110/18
Thread .......................................................................... all-purpose
Presser Foot ........................................ BERNINA
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Jeans Foot #8
..................................... bernette
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Zigzag/Universal Foot or
........................................................ bernette
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Quilting Foot
Stitch ................................................................................ straight
Needle Position .................................................................... center
Jeans Hem
Cut fabric in two pieces, 4” x 3” each.
Insert a Jeans needle and select the Straight Stitch.
With right sides together, sew a
5
/8” seam along one 4” side.
Press seam to one side.
Topstitch, using the edge of the foot along the seam as a guide,
and stitching through the seam allowances.
Turn up the lower edge twice, about
3
/8” each time.
Topstitch the hem in place, about
1
/8” from the upper edge
of the hem.
Press and mount the sample.
Hint: Sew toward the “gradual rise” of thick seams rather than
toward the thickest part of the seam. Use the Height
Compensation Tool (included with your machine) to keep
the presser foot level; this helps keep the foot in contact
with the fabric, and the fabric in contact with the feed dog.