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2. Reverse sewing
Reversesewing(backstitching)isusefulfor
reinforcingthebeginningandendofseams.To
use this function proceed as follows:
(1) Sew forwards as normal, and then press
andholddownthereversestitchbutton
on the front of the sewing machine to sew
backwards.
(2) To sew forwards again simply release the
reversestitchbutton.
Note: Reverse sewing is applicable only
to stitch patterns 1 to 4.
3. Setting the sewing speed
Slidethepowerswitchto“L”or“H”position.(“L”
=lowspeed;“H”=Highspeed)
4. Work
If additional light is needed, press the light switch
toturnthelighton.Presstheswitchagaintoturn
itoff.TheWorklampcannotbereplacedby
yourself.
5. Thread cutter
The machine has a thread cutter on the central
left side of the machine, it can cut off the thread
after sewing or winding thread.
6. Sewing sleeves
Thissewingmachinehasbeendesignedtosew
sleevesoranynarrowopeningsingarment.Pull
out the drawer and position the garment over
the sewing arm if you want to sew the sleeves.
7. Manual buttonhole
(1)Pulltheclothunderthepresserfootandlower
the presser foot on the cloth where you need
tosewbuttonhole,thenchoosethe15th
stitch.
(2) Turn on the switch and sew 5-6 stitches in low
speed, then turn off the switch (Fig.15).
(3)Choosethe16thstitch,turnonswitchand
sewontheclothinsuitablelength,then
turn off switch. Note that try to keep sewed
stitches in straight line (Fig.16).
(4)Choosethe15thstitch,thenturnonswitch
and sew 5-6 stitches in low speed, then turn
off switch (Fig.17).
(5) Raise the presser foot, rotating the cloth for
180° (Fig.18).
(6)Choosethe16thstitch,thenturnonswitch
andsewtillbuttonholeisfullysewed(Fig.19).
Fig.15 Fig.16
Fig.17 Fig.18
Fig.19
The presser foot shown as below can
facilitate the buttonhole sewing.