White 656 - Specialized Sewing Techniques; Using the Narrow Hemmer; Sewing a French Seam; Using the Quilting Rows Spacer

Use
The
Narrow
Hemmer
To
Sew
Like
A
Professional
Practice
first with scrap
material.
With
fingers,
crease
a
fine
‘ 1 g’
wide DOUBLE
fold
from
starting
edge
for
about
two
inches.
Take a
couple
hand
needle
fine
stitches
to
hold fold
at
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
FOLD
into
the
SCROLL
of
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
creased
portion
toward
you
until
starting
edge
is
under
needle,
then
lower
Narrow
Hemmer
onto
fabric.
As
you
slowly
run
machine
set at
fairly
short
stitch
length
, gently
pull
on
the
hand
needle
thread
ends
through
a
few
starting
inches
of
your
entire
hem.
Keep on
guiding
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
edge
of
top
piece
8
inch
inside
the
edge
of
bottom
piece.
Follow
same
steps
as
for
plain
narrow
hem
in
a
single
piece
of
fabric.
Stitching
Guide--Quilting
Rows
Spacer
For
perfectly
straight
and
even
stitching
about
inch
OR
MORE
from any
edge of
fabric,
use
the Guide
left).
Fasten
it
to
machine
bedplate,
with
its
thumb
screw
in
threaded
hole
about
2
inches
to
the
right
of
needle.
Attach
Quilting
Guide
by
placing
its
pronged
holder
between
upper
portion
of
presser
foot
and
its
clamp
thumb
screw
-
-
by
first
loosening
and
then
re-tightening
screw.
Adjust
curved
bar
of
guide
to
barely
rest on
a
row
of
stitches
previously
sewed.
Then
successive
rows
will
be
equally
spaced.