Sewing a Seam
You
can sew seams
easily and accurately when
you
follow
the
suggestions
below.
Basting
Pin
basting and hand basting are
easy ways
to make
temporary seams before machine
sewing.
.
To
pin
baste,
insert
pins
at stitching line.
NEVER
place pins
on the underside
of
fabric
in contact with the feed. Do not
sew
over
plns;
pull
them out as
you
stitch.
r
To
hand baste, make long, loose
stitches
that can be easily removed.
Placing Fabric
Under Presserfuot
o
To
place
fabric under
presser
foot, raise
presser
foot lifter
(1)
to its
"up"
position
(2),
where it locks
in
place.
o
The lifter
can be raised
and held in the
"extra
high"
position (3)
for
bulky
fabrics.
Stitchrngin Reyerse
.
To reinforce
beginnings or ends of seams,
push
in reverse lever, Machine will
straight stitch in
reverse for
as long as
you
hold
the
lever in.
o
For
continuous reverse stitching,
push
lever in and slide
it to
the left
to lock. Un-
lock
reverse lever by sliding it
back to the
right
and
letting
it return to its normal
position.
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