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SEWING
OVERCASTING-OVERLOCKING
uSIng the overcaStIng foot
No. 1 (Stitch Width 5.0)
No. 3, 33, 35, 36 (Stitch Width 5.0 - 7.0)
Overcasting Foot (C)
Line up the fabric against the guide plate of the overcasting
foot so that the needle falls near the edge of the fabric.
No. 1 (Width=5.0) is used to help prevent raveling of fabrics.
5mm
1cm
5mm
BLIND HEM STITCHING
The hem is sewn without stitches showing on right side of
fabric.
No. 2 Blind hemming for non-stretch fabric
No. 8 Blind hem for stretch fabric
Blind Hem Foot (D)
1. Fold the fabric as shown in the illustration.
a. Medium, Heavy weight fabric
b. Light weight fabric
c. Wrong side of fabric
d. Overcasting
2. The guide (e) on the Blind Hem Foot helps ensure that the
fabric fold is guided evenly when blind hem stitching. The
guide (e) is adjusted by turning the adjusting screw (f).
3. Place fabric so that the straight stitches (or small zigzag
stitches) are on the protruding hem edge and the large
zigzag stitches just catch one thread of the folded edge (g).
If necessary, turn the screw (f) to adjust the foot so that the
needle slightly touches the folded edge of the fabric.
4. Lower the presser foot and sew hem, guiding fabric evenly
along the guide.
5. Turn the fabric over when you have completed sewing.
c. Wrong side of fabric
h. Right side of fabric
NOTE:
Test on a scrap piece of fabric similar to your project so you
can determine the best placement of the foot’s guide.
No. 3, 33, 35, 36 are designed to sew the seam and seam
nish at the same time.
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