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— Use The Narrow Hemmer To Sew Like A Pro
Practice first with scrap material. With fingers,
crease a fine (⅛ inch wide) DOUBLE fold from the
starting edge for about two inches. Take a couple
of fine hand-needle stitches to hold the fold at the
starting edge, leaving at least two inches of
threads dangling. Holding both ends of the hand-
creased fold, slide it underneath the Narrow
Hemmer Foot. Slip the middle portion of the FOLD into the SCROLL of the Hemmer.
(Moving it back and forth slightly, you will observe how the scroll rolls the fine narrow
hem into position.) Keeping the scroll just barely FILLED with fabric, finally pull the
creased portion toward you until the starting edge is under the needle, then lower the
Narrow Hemmer onto the fabric. As you slowly run the machine (set at a fairly short
stitch length), gently pull on the hand-needle thread ends through a few starting inches
of your entire hem. Keep on guiding the fabric with SLIGHT pressure to the RIGHT and
it will continue making a double turn through the scroll.
To Make A French Seam
With finished sides of fabric face to face, place the edge of the top piece ⅛ inch inside
the edge of the bottom piece. Follow the same steps as for the plain narrow hem in a
single piece of fabric.
— Stitching Guide; Quilting Rows Spacer
For perfectly straight and even stitching about ½ inch
OR MORE from any edge of fabric, use the Guide
(left). Fasten it to the machine bedplate, with its
thumb screw in the threaded hole about 2 inches to
the right of
the needle.
Attach the
Quilting Guide by placing its pronged holder
between the upper portion of the presser foot
and its clamp thumb screw — by first
loosening and then re-tightening the screw.
Adjust the curved bar of the guide to barely
rest on a row of stitches previously sewed.
Then successive rows will be equally spaced.
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