Sears 17892, 17840, 17891, 17842, 17871, 17651, 17832, 17831 Square€or. Seepage, On the5/8 seammarking

2. STARTING TO SEW

Now that you m faunmw with the eontrols on your machine and with the accessories provided for the machine, you sireready to start to low with your sewing meohine, Below am some good habits to follow eaK:h time you sit down to low:

1.Check the needkl-ltshould be straight, 5. Run the machine at • slow even speed.

properly set and sharp on the point.	The more prelate	you put on the foot
it should be the correct size for the fad_tc	control, the falter	the machine will sew.

and thmzdbeingused. Do not be afraid _o changeyourneedlefrequently.Many of the new fabrics made of synthetic

blends, tend to dull the needles more

easily than fabdcs made of natural fibers.

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,Before placing the rnaterbl on the machine, see that the ends of the threads have been drawn about 3-4 inches to the rear of the machine. Hold on to threads

dudng the sewing of the first 3 or 4 stitches of the seam.

3.Test the _hlne stitch on 8 scrap of fabric you plan to use, The fsb_ _ld

be double thtcknm. Adjust t_ _hi_

for the length of stitch and tension sultabte to your fabric.

4.Feb_ should be placed under the presser foot with the bulk of the mterkd to the

left of the needle end the _ht edge of the

mat_i_d_	on the5/8' seammarking
on the _	plate when making a simple
seem,

6.Fasten each seam by back tacking tit the beginning arid end of the seam,

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7.Finish sewing _h seam with tim needle izt Its highest point exr_lq)t turning a

square€or_. (Seepage_.)

8_ Guide the fabdc gentP,/with your hand.

N_ pull or hold the fa_ in such o way

that the n_i feeding is altered.

9, W_ turning the hand wheel manually, always turn it toward you.

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