Sew on Heavy Fabrics Use the Darning Plate
Use this skill when sewing from 3 to 12 layers of fabric, such as sewing over
welt seams when hemming jeans.
1. Use Foot A (Zigzag foot) with the black spring button,
NOTE: This black button locks the foot so it does not give with the fabric.
2. Sew as usuat.
3. When your needte reaches the point where the fabric ]ayers increase,
stop.
4, Lower the needle and raise the presser foot.
5, Press and hold the black button as you lower the presser foot.
6. Release the black button and continue sewing.
Darmng p{ate
Sometimes when you sew, you want to control the fabric yourself.
The Darning Plate covers the feed dogs so that they do not touch the fabric,
To Put on the Darning Plate:
NOTE: The rectangular holes in the Darmng Plate match the hotes in the
needle plate, in the darning plate, these holes are stightly to the
right of center.
1, Position the darning p_ate with the pins on the bottom.
2. Fit the darning plate pins into the needle plate holes at the
5/8" mark. The feed dogs will show through the darning ptate
hofes.
Use the darning p_ate m the following ways:
Basting (P= 37)
Darning (P. 3_88)
Button Sewing {P. 39)
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