= UsetheDarningPlate
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Darning prate
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Sometimes when you sew, you want to control the fabric yourself. The Darning Plate covers the feed dogs so that they do not touch the fabric.
To Put on the Darning Plate:
NOTE: The rectangular holes in the Darning Plate match the holes m the
needle prate, in the darning ptate, these holes are slightly to the right of center,
1.Pos}tion the darning plate with the pins on the bottom.
2, Fit the darning plate pins into the needle piate holes at the 5/8" mark. The feed dogs will show through the darmng plate holes.
Use the darning plate in the following ways:
Darning lsee page 30},
Button Sewing (see page 35)
=Topstitching
Set the Machine
Stitch width control 0
Top thread tension | Stitch length |
control 2 to 6 | control orange |
| zone |
Stretch Stitch
H: Strmght foot
The Stitch and Its Uses
Topstitchmg emphasizes the lines of
your garment and keeps seams and edges flat and crisp.
Accent suits or blouses with one or
two rows ot topstitching around the outer edges of cuffs, lapels or collars.
Here'sHow
1.Lower the presser foot.
2.Keep the edge of the fabric next to the right edge ot the presser foot.
3, Evenly guide the fabric along this edge to produce an even row of
topstttching 5/8" from the edge.
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