White 1550 - Sewing Techniques and Aids; Achieving Straight Stitching; Pin Basting Method

Keeping
Stitching
Straight
Your
machine
has
three
aids
to
help
keep
your
stitching
straight,
whether
stitching
seams
or
doing
decorative
stitching.
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Numbered
guidelines
on
the
right
side
on
needle
plate.
Numbers
indicate
distance,
in
eights
of an
inch,
form
the
needle.
1or b/8”
seam,
line
up
your
fabric
with
the
numbered
5/8”
guideline.
Cloth
guide
attachment
Use
for
stitching
seam
widths
that
are
wider
than
markings
on
needle
plate,
and
for
making
wide
hems.
Also
use
as a
guide
for
blindstitching.
Fasten
cloth
guide
to
machine
by
inserting
thumb
screw
into
hole
in
bed
of
machine.
Adjust
cloth
guide
to
desired
distance
from
needle
and
tighten
screw.
Quilting
attachment
Use
for
stitching
parallel
lines
with
out
marking
fabric
when
quilting
shirring,
smocking,
or
making
rows
of
decorative
stitches.
Insert
bar
(A)
into
hole
in
the
Foot
Bracket (B).
It
is
movable
from
side
to
side
to
set
it at
the
desired
position.
CLOTH
GUIDE
A
QUILTING
Pin
Basting
Place
pins at
right
angles
to
presser
foot
with
pins
just
nipping
into
fabric
at
stitching
line.
Never
place
pins
on
underside
of
fabric
in
contact
with
fabric
feed
or so
presser
foot
ride
over
head
of
pin.
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