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Sewing thin fabrics

When sewing thin fabrics, the stitching may become misaligned or the fabric may not feed correctly. If this occurs, place thin paper or stabilizer material under the fabric and sew it together with the fabric. When you have finished sewing, tear off any excess paper.

aStabilizer material or paper

Sewing stretch fabrics

First, baste the pieces of fabric together, and then sew without stretching the fabric.

aBasting

Stitching cylindrical pieces

Removing the flat bed attachment makes it easier to sew cylindrical pieces such as cuffs and pant legs, or hard-to-reach areas.

aSlide the flat bed attachment to the left to release it.

aFlat bed attachment

XWith the flat bed attachment removed,

free-arm sewing is possible.

•When sewing cylindrical pieces, follow the next step.

Note

●When you are finished with free-arm sewing, install the flat bed attachment back in its original position.

bSlide the part that you wish to sew onto the arm, and then sew from the top.

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