White 870 manual Adjusting Pressure Fabric, Weeding, Satisfactorily, Certain

ADJUSTING PRESSURE FABRIC

AND

WEEDING

13

OF’

General

Sewing

Usually,

for

straight

sewing,

zigzag

stitching,

and

manual

embroidery,

the

pressure

bar

cap or

darning

release

(A)

(Fig.

22)

is

at

its

lowest

position

and

the

feed

is

at

its

highest

level

with

the

drop

feed

knob

(A,

Fig.

16)

turned

to

HI position.

Sewing

ryhin

or

Lightweight

Fabrics

When

lighter

pressure

is

required

to

sew

satisfactorily

on

thin

silk or

flimsy

material,

the

pressure

bar

cap

should

be

about

half-way

down.

Release

all

the

way

by

pressing

the

snap

lockring

(B,

Fig.

22).

then

press

cap

(A)

down

again to

half-way

spot.

Lower

the

feed

slightly

by

turning

the

drop

feed(A,

Fig.

16)

to

LO

position.

Darning

and

Monogramming

In

order

to

move

the

fabric

freely

in

any

direction

for

darning,

mending,

and

certain

kinds

of

free-hand

embroidery,

release

the

pressure

cap

(A,

Fig.

22)

completely

by

pressing

down

on

the

snap

lockring

(B,

Fig.

22).

Tur’i

the

drop

feed

knob

to

DN

position

which

drops

the

feed

well

below

the needle

plate.

To

return

feed

to

normal, turn

knob

to

HI

position.

A B

I

17

Fig. 22