SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES

Straight Stitches (Continued)

Usethe DarningPlate

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. 26)

22

Darning

Set the Machine

Stitch

Stitch selector

Top thread tension

Stitch length

control 1 to 4

control any number

 

adjust)

Here's How

1.Put the darning plate on the needle plate

No presser

(see p. 2.2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

foot

2, Remove

presser foot

and

stretch

fabric

 

 

Darning plate

embroidery

hoops

with

hole

 

between

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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