Singer 9980 - Sewing Heavy Fabric; Sewing over Overlapped Areas; Turning Corners; Width of Seam Allowance

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D.TURNING CORNERS
1. Stop the machine when you reach a corner.
The machine will stop the needle into the fabric.
2. Raise the presser foot.
3. Use the needle as a pivot and turn fabric.
4. Lower the presser foot and resume sewing.
G.WIDTH OF SEAM ALLOWANCE
Guide lines on the needle plate indicate the
distance from the center needle positon.
To keep the width of seam allowance, guide fabric
edge aligning this guide line.
Seam Guide
Use the seam guide to guide the fabric.
Attach the seam guide and screw to the needle
plate.
E. SEWING HEAVY FABRIC
When sewing heavy or thick fabrics, the toe end of
the presser foot tends to lift up, making it difficult
to start sewing. To sew heavy or thick fabrics:
1. Raise the presser foot.
2. Push the lock button located on the right side of
general purpose foot and lower the foot.
3. Lower the needle into the fabric and start
sewing. Because the hinge is locked into the
presser foot holder, the fabric can now feed
smoothly.
a. The presser bar lifter can be raised one step
higher for placing heavy materials under the
presser foot easily.
F. SEWING OVER OVERLAPPED AREAS
Guide the fabric with your hand when sewing over
overlapped areas.