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Horizontal Stitching

Horizontal stitching is used to attach appliqués to fabric that cannot be moved around, such as cylindrical

pieces. Straight stitches and zigzag stitches that sew to either the left or right are available.

The illustration below shows the sewing order for

the following explanation.

aRemove the flat bed attachment.
• For details, refer to “Free-arm sewing” (page
47).
bAttach monogramming foot “N”.
• For details, refer to “Replacing the Presser
Foot” (page 44).
cSelect stitch 1.
• For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page
51).
dLower the needle into the fabric at the
beginning of the stitching, and then start
sewing.
Lower the needle at the upper-right corner.
XThe fabric is fed toward the back of the
machine, as usual.
eAfter you have sewn to the corner, stop the
sewing machine, and then select stitch 68 .
fStart sewing.
XThe fabric is fed to the right.
gAfter you have sewn to the corner, stop the
sewing machine, and then select stitch 1.
Stitch Name Pattern Application Stitch Width
[mm (inch)] Stitch Length
[mm (inch)] Presser
Foot
Horizontal
straight stitch
68 Attaching appliqués to sleeves
(straight stitch sewn to the left) ––
N
69 Attaching appliqués to sleeves
(straight stitch sewn to the right) ––
Horizontal
zigzag stitch
70 Attaching appliqués to sleeves
(zigzag stitch sewn to the left) ––
71 Attaching appliqués to sleeves
(zigzag stitch sewn to the right) ––
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