SECTION II1. LEARNTHE STITCHES

Starting to sew

Insert the fabric under the front of the foot.

(It is not necessary to raise the foot.)

Turn the handwheet gently toward you a couple of turns and check the thread chain. Then start sewing slowly.

The fabric will be automatically fed. Guide the fabric in the direction desired.

For heavyweight fabric, raise the presser foot and insert the fabric in front of the knife. Then lower the foot and start

to sew while guiding the fabric.

Finishing sewing

When stitching is completed, continue to run the machine slowly to produce a thread chain for about 5" (12 cm) while pulling the thread chain lightly to the back.

Cut the threads with the thread cutter as illustrated,

leaving about 2" (5 cm) thread chain from the end of fabric. (_ Thread cutter

Sewing continuously

Insert next fabric under the front of the foot, then start sewing. It is not necessary to raise the presser foot for

ordinary fabric.

•For heavy weight fabric, raise the presser foot and insert the fabric in front of the knife.

Then lower the foot and start to sew while guiding the fabric.

How to use guide lines

On the top of the looper cover there are guide line notches representing the distance of the fabric edge from the left and right needles. There are 2 marks on each notch. Please use as sewing guides.

(_ Mark i is the distance from the left needle. Mark I is the distance from the right needle

•The notches are 1/4" (6 mm) part.

•The center notch is labeled 5/8, which means that the fabric edge is 5/8" (16mm) from the right or left needle.

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385.166551 specifications

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