Sears 385. 19601 Practice Common STTCI41NG Skills, Sew on Heavy Fabrics Use the Darning Plate

SECTION 4, PRACTICE COMMON ST[TCI41NG SKILLS

Sew on Heavy Fabrics Use the Darning Plate

When sewing from 3 to 12 layers of fabrrc, such as sewing over welt seams

when hemming leans-

Io Use Foot A IZJgzag foot) with the black spring button.

NOTE: This black button locks the toot so It does not g_ve with the tabr_c.

2.Sew as usual.

3- Stop when your needle reaches the pn{nt where _he tabrrc tavers Increase, 4, Lower the needle and ra{se the presser toot.

5.Press and hold the black button as you lower the presser toot.

6, Release the btack button and continue sewing.

Sometimes when you sew, you want to control the _abr=c yourseIL

The Darning Plate covers the eed dogs so that they do no_ _o#eh the abr_c.

To Put on the Darning PIate:

NOTE: The rectangular hol_s m the Darning Pate match the holes m the

needle plate. In the darning p_ate, these holes are stighHy to the

r_ght of center.

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

2, F{t the darning pinto pins Into the needle plate holes at the

518" mark, The teed dogs will show through the darning plate holes.

Use the darning pIate in the following ways:

Basting tP÷ 36)

Darm_g (p, 37}

Button Sewing (p, 38}

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