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Gathering, Darning, Appliqués

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USING ATTACHMENTS AND APPLICATIONS Gathering Stitch Name Straight Stitch Pattern 2 Stitch Length [mm (inch)] 4 (3/16) Loosen the tension of the upper thread so 1 that the lower thread lies on the underside of the material. Sew a single row (or many rows) of 2 straight stitches. Pull the lower threads to gather the 3 material. Darning Stitch Name Straight Stitch Pattern 2 Stitch Length [mm (inch)] Any Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide 1 the feed dog position switch to (see page 15). Remove both the presser foot and presser 2 foot holder assembly and then lower the presser foot lever. Put the section you want to darn under 3 the presser foot together with fabric for reinforcement. Turn on the machine. 4 CAUTION ● Do not turn on the machine while pressing down the foot controller. Begin sewing by alternating between 5 gently drawing the work away from you and pulling it toward you. Note ● Sew while holding the fabric stretched in order to keep the fabric held down. Repeat this motion until the section being 6 darned is filled with parallel lines of stitching. When you are finished darning, slide the feed 7 dog position switch to (see page 15), and turn the handwheel to raise the dogs. Memo ● The feed dog position switch is normally set to the right side. ● The feed dogs come up when you start sewing again. Appliqués Stitch Name Pattern Zigzag 3 Stitch Stitch Length [mm (inch)] F-2 (1/64-1/16) Stitch Width [mm (inch)] Any You can create an appliqué by cutting a different piece of fabric into a shape and applying it as a decoration. Baste the cut design to the fabric. 1 Carefully sew around the edge of the 2 design with a zigzag stitch. 43

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USING ATTACHMENTS AND APPLICATIONS
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Gathering
1
Loosen the tension of the upper thread so
that the lower thread lies on the underside
of the material.
2
Sew a single row (or many rows) of
straight stitches.
3
Pull the lower threads to gather the
material.
Darning
1
Raise the presser foot lever, and then slide
the feed dog position switch to
(see
page 15).
2
Remove both the presser foot and presser
foot holder assembly and then lower the
presser foot lever.
3
Put the section you want to darn under
the presser foot together with fabric for
reinforcement.
4
Turn on the machine.
CAUTION
5
Begin sewing by alternating between
gently drawing the work away from you
and pulling it toward you.
Note
●
Sew while holding the fabric stretched in
order to keep the fabric held down.
6
Repeat this motion until the section being
darned is filled with parallel lines of stitching.
7
When you are finished darning, slide the feed
dog position switch to
(see page 15),
and turn the handwheel to raise the dogs.
Memo
●
T
he feed dog position switch is normally set
to the right side.
●
The feed dogs come up when you start
sewing again.
Appliqués
You can create an appliqué by cutting a different piece
of fabric into a shape and applying it as a decoration.
1
Baste the cut design to the fabric.
2
Carefully sew around the edge of the
design with a zigzag stitch.
Stitch Name
Pattern
Stitch Length
[mm (inch)]
Straight Stitch
4 (3/16)
Stitch Name
Pattern
Stitch Length
[mm (inch)]
Straight Stitch
Any
●
Do not turn on the machine while
pressing down the foot controller.
2
2
Stitch
Name
Pattern
Stitch Length
[mm (inch)]
Stitch Width
[mm (inch)]
Zigzag
Stitch
F-2
(1/64-1/16)
Any
3