SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES

Use the Darning Plate

Sometimes when you sew, you want to control the fabric youself.

The Darning Plate covers the feed dogs so that they do not touch the fabric.

To Put on the Darning Plate:

NOTE:

The

rectangular

holes

in

the

 

Darning

Plate

match

the

 

holes

in

the needle plate.

In

 

the

darning

plate,

these

 

holes

are slightly

to

the

left

of center.

1.Position the darning plate with the 3 pins on the bottom.

2.Fit the darning plate pins into the needle plate holes. The feed dogs will show through the darning plate holes.

Use the darning plate in the following

ways: Darning (P. 22) Button Sewing (P. 25)

22

Darning

Set the Machine

Stitch

I

I

I

Stitch length

control any number (not necessary to

Stitch selector adjust)

Here's How

 

No presser

1.

Put the

darning

plate

on

the needle plate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top thread tension

foot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

control 1 to 4

Darning plate

2. Remove presser foot and stretch fabric

 

 

 

 

between embroidery hoops with hole

 

 

 

centered.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Draw

the bobbin thread

up through the

 

 

 

fabric by holding the top thread and taking

 

 

 

one

stitch at the spot

where you wish to

 

 

 

start

darning.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Lower

the presser bar

and sew at a slow

 

 

 

speed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Move the fabric

back and forth slowly until

 

 

 

you have covered the darning area.

 

 

6.

Turn

the fabric

a half turn

and sew another

 

 

 

layer of stitching over the first layer.

NOTE: If your fabric is thin or badly damaged, use a separate piece of fabric under the hole to reinforce it,

7.When you finish darning, remove the darning plate.

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Kenmore 385. 17622 Put, Plate Needle plate, Remove presser foot and stretch fabric, Between embroidery hoops with hole

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