Brother International CP60X Sewing Guide - Page 8

Aligning the fabric with a needle plate marking, For stitches with a left needle position

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USEFUL SEWING TIPS ■ Aligning the fabric with a needle plate marking The markings on the needle plate show the distance from the needle position of a seam sewn with the straight stitch (left needle position). Sew while keeping the edge of the fabric aligned with a marking on the needle plate. The distance between the markings in the upper scale is 1/8 inch (3 mm) and the distance between the markings in the grid is 5 mm (3/16 inch). For stitches with a left needle position (Stitch width: 0.0 mm) a d b e d f c 1 Seam 2 Presser foot 3 Millimeters 4 Inches 5 Needle plate 6 16 mm (5/8 inch) 8

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USEFUL SEWING TIPS
Aligning the fabric with a needle plate
marking
The markings on the needle plate show the
distance from the needle position of a seam
sewn with the straight stitch (left needle
position). Sew while keeping the edge of the
fabric aligned with a marking on the needle
plate. The distance between the markings in
the upper scale is 1/8 inch (3 mm) and the
distance between the markings in the grid is
5
mm (3/16 inch).
For stitches with a left needle position
(Stitch width: 0.0 mm)
d
d
c
f
a
b
e
1
Seam
2
Presser foot
3
Millimeters
4
Inches
5
Needle plate
6
16 mm (5/8 inch)