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7While holding the end of the thread and the fabric with your left hand, turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) with your right hand to lower the needle to the starting point of the stitching.

8Lower the presser foot lever.

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1Presser foot lever

9Slowly press down on the foot controller.

XThe machine starts sewing.

0Take your foot off the foot controller.

X The machine stops sewing.

•You can use reverse sewing for back tacking and reinforcing seams by pressing the reverse sewing lever. Refer to “Reverse sewing lever” on page 13 for the details.

aRaise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise).

bRaise the presser foot lever.

cPull the fabric to the left side of the machine, and then pass the threads

through the thread cutter to cut them.

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Trial sewing

A trial piece of fabric should be sewn. Use a piece of fabric and thread that are the same as those used for your project, and check the thread tension and stitch length and width.

Changing the sewing

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direction

Stop the machine with the needle in the fabric at the point where you want to change the sewing direction, and then raise the presser foot lever. Using the needle as a pivot, turn the fabric, lower the presser foot lever, and then continue sewing.

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Sewing thick fabrics

■If the fabric does not fit under the presser foot

If the fabric does not fit easily under the presser foot, raise the presser foot lever even higher to bring the presser foot to its highest position.

CAUTION

● If fabric more than 6 mm (15/64 inches) thick is sewn or if the fabric is pushed with too much force, the needle may bend or break.

1Thread cutter

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