BASIC STITCHES (Mode 1)

Straight Stitch

Machine Setting

Pattern: 01

Thread tension:2-6

Presser foot: Zigzag foot A

Foot pressure: 3

To sew

Raise the presser foot and position the fabric next to a seam guide line on the needle plate. Lower the needle to the point where you wish to start.

Pull the needle and bobbin threads toward the rear.

Lower the presser foot.

Depress the foot control to start sewing. Gently guide the fabric along the seam guide line letting the fabric feed naturally.

 

To sew from the edge of thick fabric

 

The black button on the zigzag foot locks the foot in the

 

horizontal position.

 

This is helpful when starting sewing from extreme edge of

1

thick fabrics or sewing across a hem.

Lower the needle into the fabric at the point where you wish to start sewing.

Lower the foot while pushing the black button in. The foot is

2locked in the horizontal position to avoid slipping.

1 Thick Fabrics

2 Black Button

 

Securing seam

 

For fastening the ends of seams, press the reverse button

3

and sew several reverse stitches.

 

The machine sews in reverse as long as you press and

 

hold the reverse button.

 

Press the reverse button once when sewing the Lock-a-

 

Matic stitch (pattern 03) or locking stitch (pattern 04) so the

 

machine will lock the stitch off and stop automatically.

 

After finishing sewing, press the thread cutter button to cut

 

the threads.

 

 

3

Thread Cutter Button

 

NOTE:

 

4

Avoid trimming the threads with the needle in up position,

as a needle mark can be distinct.

 

 

To start the next seam, it is recommended to bring the

 

bobbin thread up and pull both needle and bobbin threads

 

to the back under the presser foot.

 

NOTE:

 

 

Use the thread cutter on the face plate to cut the

 

specialized or thick threads if the auto thread cutter does

 

not work well.

 

4

Thread Cutter

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Janome 6500 manual Straight Stitch, Machine Setting, To sew from the edge of thick fabric, Securing seam

6500 specifications

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