For som e sewin g techn iques s uch as se wing on b utton s, the Da rning P late mu st be use d.
The Dar ning Pl ate pre vents t he feed d ogs fro m comin g in cont act wit h the fab ric, so t hat
the fab ric doe sn't fe ed thro ugh.
To attach t he Darn ing Pla te, lin e it up wit h the hol es on the n eedle p late, t hen pus h down to
snap it i n place . Be sure i t is posi tione d so that t he hole i n the Dar ning Pl ate lin es up wit h
the ope ning fo r the nee dle on th e needl e plate .
Turn the h and whe el towa rd you sl owly, to e nsure t hat the n eedle c lears t he hole i n the
Darni ng Plat e.
Remov e the Dar ning Pl ate to re turn to n ormal s ewing .
Sewin g on a Butt on
Set the m achin e for Sti tch #8 or # 9, depe nding o n the dis tance b etwee n the hol es of the b utton .
Posit ion the f abric a nd butt on unde r the pre sser fo ot.
Lower t he pres ser foo t.
Turn the h andwh eel to ma ke sure t he need le clea rs both l eft and r ight ho les of th e butto n.
Note: I t may be ne cessa ry to cha nge to a di fferen t zig-z ag stit ch sele ction u ntil yo u find
the one t hat is ap propr iate fo r the but ton. To do so, r aise th e needl e out of th e fabri c,
selec t the new s titch . Lower t he pres ser foo t and the n turn th e handw heel to s ee if it cl ears
the hol es of the b utton .
Once yo u have de termi ned the c orrec t zig-z ag stit ch sett ing for t he butt on, sew 1 0 stitc hes.
If a butt on shan k is requ ired, p lace a ne edle on t op of the b utton a nd sew ov er the to p of it,
as show n.
When fi nishe d, pull b oth thr eads to t he back side of t he fabr ic usin g a hand ne edle, t hen tie
toget her to se cure.
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The mul ti-st itch zi g-zag i s a very ve rsati le stit ch. Use i t to mend , inser t elast ic or sim ply
as a deco rativ e embel lishm ent.
Mendi ng a Tear
Set the m achin e for Sti tch 12 an d attac h the Sat in Foot .
Trim any l oose th reads f rom the t orn are a.
For rei nforc ement o f the tor n area, p lace an u nderl ay of int erfac ing or sm all fab ric scr ap
(simi lar fab ric typ e and col or) beh ind the t ear.
Workin g from th e right s ide, br ing the e dges of t he tear t ogeth er and th en sew.
Use a han d sewin g needl e to pull t he thre ads to th e wrong s ide, th en tie an d clip.
Trim awa y the exc ess und erlay.
Elast ic Inse rtion
Elast ic is eas ily app lied wi th the mu lti-s titch z ig-za g. The ela stici ty of thi s stitc h preve nts
the sti tches f rom bre aking w hen the e lasti c is stre tched .
Set the m achin e for Sti tch 12 an d attac h the Sat in Foot .
If repa iring a g armen t with br oken el astic , first r emove t he old el astic f rom the g armen t,
then pr ess.D ivide b oth the e lasti c and the a rea of th e garme nt wher e the ela stic wi ll be
sewn, i nto qua rters . Place a p in at the q uarte r marki ngs on bo th the el astic a nd the ga rment .
Gentl y pull th e elast ic to cov e the fab ric eve nly as yo u sew.