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Useful Sewing Tips
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USEFUL SEWING TIPS g Insert needle and attach the straight stitch foot. 1 Notch 2 Pin USEFUL SEWING TIPS Sewing Tips h Select any of the straight stitches. Memo • Selecting unavailable stitches will cause an error message to be displayed. • When the straight stitch needle plate is on the machine, the needle will automatically move to the middle position. Note • Slowly rotate the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) before sewing and make sure that the needle is not contacting the straight stitch foot and straight stitch needle plate. i Start sewing. * After sewing, make sure to turn off the machine and to remove the straight stitch needle plate and the straight stitch foot. Reinstall the regular needle plate and the presser foot "J". Trial Sewing Before starting your sewing project, we recommend sewing trial stitches using thread and scrap fabric that are the same as those used for your project. While checking the sewing results, adjust the thread tension as well as the stitch length and width according to the number of fabric layers and stitch that is sewn. Note • Other factors, such as fabric thickness, stabilizer material, etc., also have an effect on the stitch, so you should always sew a few trial stitches before beginning your project. • When sewing satin stitch or 7 mm satin stitch patterns, there may be shrinking or bunching of stitches, so be sure to use a stabilizer material. Sewing Curves Sew slowly while keeping the seam parallel with the fabric edge as you guide the fabric around the curve. Shorten the stitch length setting to obtain a fine stitch. Sew slowly, keeping the seams parallel with the fabric edge as you guide the fabric around the curve. Changing Sewing Direction Stop the machine. Leave the needle in the fabric, and press (Presser foot lifter button) to raise the presser foot. Using the needle as a pivot, turn the fabric so that you can sew in the new direction. Press (Presser foot lifter button) to lower the presser foot and start sewing. The pivot setting is useful when changing the sewing direction. (page 61) 64