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Utility, Stitches

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SECTION V. UTILITY AND DECORATIVE STITCHES Blind Hem Stitch _,_iS_titch selector: ._2_Stitch width: ,_3_Stitch length: _4_N, eedle thread tension: _5_Presser foot G: 8 2to3 Red zone 2to6 Blind hem foot /1 X t '__4/ •_ • 0-1-2--3_4_5_6.5 WIDTH STRETCH LENGTH J Use the same color thread as the fabric. F -x On heavy weight fabrics that ravel, the raw edge should be overcast first. Fold the hem, as illustrated. LS Wrong side (Bottom side) of fabric _2_1/4" -7/16" (0.4-0.7 cm) _3_Light weight fabric _4) Heavy weight fabric Tosew ,_5_When the needle comes to the left ,_6_When the needle comes to the right _' Guide _8_Folded edge There is a sliding guide screw on the blind hem foot that allows you to precisely control where the needle pierces the edge of the fabric fold. Adjust the screw so that at the leftmost position of the stitch, the needle just pierces the edge of the fold. If the needle pierces too far left, the stitches will show on the right side of the fabric. Lower the presser foot. Sew, guiding the folded edge along the guide in the foot _7).As you sew, the right side of the stitch forms a chain stitch to the right of the fabric fold. l -x [] / 56

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SECTION
V.
UTILITY
AND
DECORATIVE
STITCHES
Blind
Hem
Stitch
_,_i_
Stitch selector:
._2_Stitchwidth:
,_3_
Stitch length:
_4_,
Needle thread tension:
_5_Presser foot G:
8
2to3
Red zone
2to6
Blind hem foot
Use the same color thread as the fabric.
On heavy weight fabrics
that ravel, the raw edge should be
overcast first.
Fold the hem, as illustrated.
LS Wrong
side (Bottom side) of fabric
_2_1/4" -7/16"
(0.4-0.7 cm)
_3_Light weight fabric
_4) Heavy weight fabric
Tosew
,_5_When the needle comes to the left
,_6_When the needle comes to the right
_'
Guide
_8_Folded edge
There is a sliding guide screw on the blind hem foot that
allows you to precisely
control where the needle pierces
the edge of the fabric fold. Adjust the screw so that at the
leftmost position of the stitch, the needle just pierces the
edge of the fold. If the needle pierces too far left, the
stitches will show on the right side of the fabric. Lower the
presser foot. Sew, guiding the folded edge along the guide
in the foot _7).As you sew, the right side of the stitch forms
a chain stitch to the right of the fabric fold.
F
/1
X
t
'__4/
•
_
•
WIDTH
0-1-2--3_4_5_6.5
STRETCH
LENGTH
[]
J
-x
l
-x
/
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