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Starting to sew

aTurn on the sewing machine.

bRaise the needle to its highest position by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise).

cRaise the presser foot lever.

aPresser foot lever

dPlace the fabric under the presser foot, pass the thread under the presser foot, and then pull out about 5 cm (2 inches) of thread toward the rear of the machine.

a5 cm (2 inches)

eWhile 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.

fLower the presser foot lever.

aPresser foot lever

gSlowly press down on the foot controller.

XThe machine starts sewing.

hTake your foot off the foot controller.

XThe machine stops sewing.

iRaise the needle to its highest position by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise).

jRaise the presser foot lever.

kPull the fabric to the left side of the machine, and then pass the threads through the thread cutter on the back of the presser foot bar to cut them.

aThread cutter

Sewing in reverse

Reverse sewing is used to lock the threads at the end of the seam or wherever reinforcement is needed.

aPress and hold down the reverse sewing lever while sewing.

bTo sew forward, release the reverse sewing lever.

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