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1Reverse the skirt or pants.

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1 3

4

1Wrong side of fabric

2 Right side of fabric

3 Bottom side

4 Edge of fabric

2 Fold the fabric along the desired edge of the hem, and press.

1 Wrong side of fabric

22 Right side of fabric

4 3 Edge of fabric

14 Desired edge of

hem

1 3 2

<Thick fabric>

1 2

<Normal fabric>

3

<Seen from the side>

3Use a chalk to mark on the fabric about 5 mm (3/16 inch) from the edge of the fabric, and then baste it.

1 Wrong side of

35 4 2 Right side of fabricfabric

3 Edge of fabric

4 Basting stitching

6 5 5 mm (3/16 inch)

1 2 6 Desired edge of hem

1

2

<Thick fabric>

 

 

 

 

1

2

<Normal fabric>

 

 

 

 

 

<Seen from the side>

 

4Foldbasting.back the fabric inside along the

 

 

4

 

1

Wrong side of

 

2

 

 

fabric

 

 

 

 

 

2

Edge of fabric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

3

Basting

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 4

5 mm (3/16 inch)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Desired edge of

 

 

1

6

 

 

 

hem

 

 

 

 

6

Right side of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fabric

 

1

 

 

 

 

7

Basting point

 

 

 

 

 

7 <Thick fabric>

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Normal fabric>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Seen from the side>

 

 

 

 

Unfold the edge of fabric, and position the

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5 fabric with the wrong side facing up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Wrong side of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fabric

 

2Right side of

5 4 fabric

3 Basting

14 Edge of fabric

15 Desired edge of hem

3

1

6 Basting point

 

1

6

<Thick fabric>

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

<Normal fabric>

<Seen from the side>

 

6 Remove the flat bed attachment and make free-arm sewing possible.

• For details on free-arm sewing, refer to “Stitching cylindrical pieces” (Page 24).

7 Slide the part that you wish to sew onto the arm, make sure that the fabric feeds correctly, and then start sewing.

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1Arm

8After selecting a stitch, slowly turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) until the needle has moved from the right side to the left.

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