White 310 - Curved Seams; Guide the Fabric; Preparing to Sew; Turning Corners

SECTION
IV
PREPARING
TO SEW
Have
take-up lever
at highest
position
before starting
to sew.
Pinning
may be
used as
a
time
saver instead
of
hand basting.
It
is
possible
to sew
over pins
when
placed at
right
angles
to the
edge
of fabric with
the
pin head at
the raw
edge, but
for
best
results
it s
recommended
that
the pins be
removed
as
you
approach
the presser
foot.
Sewing
over
pins
can
result in damaged
needles.
Place
material
and
threads under
presser
foot and lower
the
presser
foot.
Lower
the needle
by
turning hand
wheel by hand
to
check if the
needle will pierce
the stitching
line
you
want
to sew.
You are
now ready
to begin sewing.
Press the
speed control.
The speed
of
the machine
is
regulated by
increasing
or
decreasing
the
amount
of pressure
exerted on the
control.
Never run
machine without
material
under
presser foot.
GUIDING
FABRIC
The scale
is etched with
every 1/8
inch
distance
measured
from
the center
of
needle plate.
Let
the edge
of fabric follow
the line selected
for
the
seam, and
let
your eyes
follow the
etched
line
you selected
for the
seam, not the
needle, during
sewing.
To
help
you
guide
the
fabric,
place
cloth guide
attachment
securing
it by
the
extra
thumb
screw
onto machine
bedplate.
Cloth
guide and
extra thumb
screw are
included in
your accessory
box.
Do
not try
to help
the feeding
by pulling
the material
as
this
may
deflect
the
needle
and
cause
it to break.
TURNING
CORNERS
To
pivot at a
corner, leave
the
needle
in the fabric
in
its
upward
stroke.
Lift
the presser
foot, turn
the
fabric,
then
lower
the presser
foot
and
continue sewing.
CURVED
SEAMS
Use
slightly
shorter
stitch
length
than that
of the rest
of
the seams.
On
the
part
where
elasticity
is required
on the
seam,
sew by
stretch stitch.
The cloth
guide
may be
used
on angle as
shown.