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)
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•Darning
Set the Machine
Stitch | Stitch selector |
Top thread tension | Stitch length |
control 1 to 4 | control any number |
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Here's How
1.Put the darning plate on the needle plate
No presser | (see p. 2.2). |
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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.
