Set the Machine
Stitch w_dth
control 2 to 3
I
Top thread tension
control 9 to 6Stitch length control orange
Zone
2
t,1 _S
Stretch Stitch
A: Zigzag toot
%
I14"
Ligl_t
Weight
Fabric114"
Heavy
Weight
Fabric
1.Finish the raw edge of your hem any way you desire. (See overcrasting page 36).
2.Measure, turn up your hem and pin.
NOTE. | For light weight fabrics, you may need a double fold. |
3.Fold the material (bottom side out) on the edge to be stitched, as shown, leaving 1/4" of the finished hem edge showing.
4.Place garment under presser foot in such a manner that straight stitches wit! be sewn on extended edge. The zigzag stitch should just catch the fold of the garment.
5.After hemming, press both sides of the finished hem. The top side of the garment will show only the blind stitches.
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