Basic Sewing (1)

Basic Sewing

Before

Begin

Backstitches

1 cm

sewing.

sewing.

 

 

1 cm

Finish sewing.

When changing sewing directions.

1 Lift foot, pull about 15 cm of upper and bobbin thread under and behind foot, and position fabric under foot.

2 Lower presser foot lever to lower foot.

3 Turn the hand wheel toward you to lower the needle through the fabric, then step gently on the foot controller to begin.

At the beginning and end of a seam, press down the reverse stitch lever and backstitch about 1 cm.

4 Raise needle to highest position.

5 Lift foot, remove fabric and cut thread. When using thread trimmer: 4 Push thread trimmer button (this will cause the upper and bobbin threads

to be cut automatically and the needle to stop in a raised position).

5 Lift presser foot and remove fabric.

1 Make sure needle is pierced

all the way through fabric.

2 Lift presser foot, and turn

fabric using needle as an

axis.

3 Lower presser foot and

continue sewing.

Pin Feeding (for hard-to-handle fabrics)

Fabric:

Indicator Needle

Velvet

 

Quilt

 

Synthetic

 

Suede

 

Knit

 

Coating

 

Others

 

The fabrics shown

1 Move feed

2 Adjust pressure adjustment

above can be joined

adjustment knob to

dial until indicator needle is

evenly by activating the

pin feeding position.

in the right position in the

pin feed mechanism.

 

matching color coded area.

 

 

3 Gently pull thread until feed pin catches fabric and sew.

Pin Feeding Mechanism

Fabric

Feed Pin

Feed Pin Feed Dog

The feed pin passes up through all layers of fabric moving with the feed dog’s motion to feed all layers of the fabric evenly.

For safety, the feed pin is automatically lowered when presser foot is raised.

CAUTION

While the presser foot lever is lowered, the feed pin appears up through the feed dog. Keep your fingers away from the feed pin.

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