White 656 - Basting Stitch Procedure; How to Sew a Basting Stitch

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BASTING
STITCH
1.
Use
the
zigzag
foot
and
needle
plate.
2.
Set needle
position
selector
at
extremely
left
hand
position
()
3.
Thread
the
needle
as
illustrated
below.
Loop
thread
around
the
front
of
the
needle
by
passing
the
thread
to
the
right
and
to
the
left on
the
back
side
of
the
needle.
Then
thread
from
left
to
right.
4.
Pick
up
lower
thread,
see
page
9.
S.
Pull
and
down
the
lever
of
drop
feed
knob,
and
turn
the
knob
unti
clockwise
to
BA
position,
then
pull
up
the
lever
again.
6.
Drop
disc
cam
for
basting
stitch
on
spindle
C
Page
2
7.
While
still
holding
zz
width
lever,
revolve
cam,
pressing
down
lightly,
until
hole
marked
in
red
slides
over
pin
C
8.
Adjust
feed
regulator
to
number
3
or
4.
The
high
number
is
the
longest
stitch
9.
Cotton
thread
is
the
best
for
basting
and
a
tension
adjustment
may
be
required
for
light
weight
fabrics.
10.
For
best
results
sew
at
a
slow
speed
approximately
600
to
700
stitches
per
minute