Cloth Guide

Use cloth guide when sewing a long seam of regular distance from edge of material.

Set guide in hole on arm, at right of needle plate, and adjust distance. Run machine with edge of fabric touching guide.

Position cloth guide at an angle to sew a curved seam.

Sew reverse stitches for reinforce ment at end of seam.

Draw fabric to left when sewing is finished.

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Cut threads with thread cutter behind presser bar.

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Adjusting Thread Tension

 

 

Test stitch performance on a scrap

 

 

of material you are going to use.

 

 

With correct tension (®) upper

 

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and lower threads tension is equal

 

and strong enough to lock both

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threads in center.

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If upper tension is too tight (loose),

 

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upper (lower) thread lies straight

along upper (lower) surface of fabric

 

 

 

 

 

((s)

). Correct by turning ten

sion dial.

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White 1599 manual Adjusting Thread Tension, Cloth Guide, Threads in center