Brother NX 200 manual Blind Hem Stitching, Foot, 5hem against the guide of the presser foot

Blind Hem Stitching

Secure the bottoms of skirts and pants with a blind hem. Two stitches are available for blind hem stitching.

		Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Presser
Stitch Name Pattern	Application	[mm (inch.)]		[mm (inch.)]
						Foot
		Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
	Blind hem stitching on
Blind hem	mediumweight fabrics	0.0		2.0	1.0–3.5
			+3 – – 3			R
stitch		(0)		(1/16)	(1/16–1/8)

Blind hem stitching on stretch fabrics

Sew a blind hem according to the following procedure.

Fold the fabric along the desired edge of the	3	Attach blind hem foot “R”.
1hem, and then baste it about 5 mm
(3/16 inch) from the edge of the fabric.		R
4
2		• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
		foot” (page 29).

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	4	Select a stitch.
		• For details, refer to “Selecting stitching”
		(page 54).
1 Wrong side of fabric		Position the fabric with the edge of the folded
2 Basting stitching
	5hem against the guide of the presser foot, and
3 Desired edge of hem
4 5 mm (3/16 inch)		then lower the presser foot lever.
Fold back the fabric along the basting, and
2then position the fabric with the wrong side			R
facing up.
2
		1	3
			2
1		1 Wrong side of fabric
		2 Fold of hem
		3 Guide

1Wrong side of fabric

2 Basting

CONTENTS GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX

INDEX

Blind Hem Stitching 61