SIMPLICITY SEWING MACHINE
CONVERTING TO
Free arm sewing makes it easy to sew hard to reach areas such as sleeves, pant legs, and necklines.
To convert to free arm sewing, grasp the left end of the free- arm cover and pull it out to the left to remove [Fig. 1]. Slip the sleeve or pant leg on the free arm as shown and sew [Fig. 2].
PRESSER FOOT PRESSURE REGULATOR
The pressure on the presser foot can be adjusted to accommodate sewing on various weights of fabric to ensure proper fabric feeding and to eliminate skipped stitches.
1.Open the face cover [Fig. 3].
2.Rotate the dial until the desired pressure number is aligned with the indicator [Fig. 4]. Standard setting is 2. To increase pressure move to a higher number. To
decrease pressure move to a lower number. Set lever at 1 for heavyweight fabrics
Set lever at 2 for mediumweight fabrics Set lever at 3 for lightweight fabrics
Set the lever at 0 for darning and
DROP FEED
The drop feed mechanism lowers the feed teeth below the needle plate, eliminating the need to make stitch length adjust- ments. When the feed teeth are lowered, the fabric is guided by hand, allowing free movement of the fabric in any direction.
1.Turn the handwheel toward you to raise the needle to its highest position.
2.Open the face cover and set the presser foot pressure regulator to 0.
3.Remove the free arm cover and open the front bobbin cover [Fig. 5].
4.Push down on the drop feed lever and the feed teeth will drop below the needle plate [Fig. 6].
5.Push the lever up to return to normal sewing.
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LEVELING BAR | STRETCH STITCH ADJUSTMENT |
If the machine is not sitting on a level surface turn the leveling screw to stabilize the machine.
1.Remove the free arm cover to access the screw under the leveling bar [Fig. 7].
2.Turn the screw to the right to lower the machine. Turn the screw to the left to elevate the machine.
When stretch stitches
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