Singer Legacy C440Q Instruction Manual and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 25

Blind, Stitching

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Sewing Satin Stitching To sew a satin stitch, shorten the stitch length and attach the Satin Foot. (B) Refer to next page for using the zigzag to overcast. BLIND HEM STITCHING The hem is sewn without stitches showing on right side of fabric. The illustration to the right shows an example of a finished blind hem. The right side of the fabric is shown in white, the wrong side is shown in gray. No. 2 Blind hem for non-stretch fabric No. 8 Blind hem for stretch fabric Blind Hem Foot (D) 1. Fold the fabric as shown in the illustration. a. Medium, heavy weight fabric b. Light weight fabric c. Wrong side of fabric d. Overcasting 0® 5mm 1cm _511-Irn 2. The guide (e) on the Blind Hem Foot helps ensure that the fabric fold is guided evenly when blind hem stitching. The guide (e) is adjusted by turning the adjusting screw (f). 3. Place fabric so that the straight stitches (or small zigzag stitches) are on the protruding hem edge and the large zigzag stitches just catch one thread of the folded edge (g). If necessary, turn the screw (f) to adjust the foot so that the needle slightly touches the folded edge of the fabric. 4. Lower the presser foot and sew hem, guiding fabric evenly along the guide. 5. Turn the fabric over when you have completed sewing. c. Wrong side of fabric h. Right side of fabric NOTE: Test on a scrap piece of fabric similar to your project so you can determine the best placement of the foot's guide. You can also adjust the width and length settings to set the stitch as needed for the fabric being sewn f e 0

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Sewing
Satin
Stitching
To
sew
a
satin
stitch,
shorten
the
stitch
length
and
attach
the
Satin
Foot.
(B)
Refer
to
next
page
for
using the
zigzag
to
overcast.
BLIND
HEM
STITCHING
The
hem
is
sewn
without
stitches
showing
on
right
side
of
fabric.
The
illustration
to
the
right
shows
an
example
of
a
finished
blind
hem.
The
right
side
of
the
fabric
is
shown
in
white,
the
wrong
side
is
shown
in
gray.
No.
2
Blind
hem
for
non
-stretch
fabric
No.
8
Blind
hem
for
stretch
fabric
Blind
Hem
Foot
(D)
1.
Fold
the
fabric
as
shown
in
the
illustration.
a.
Medium,
heavy
weight
fabric
b.
Light
weight
fabric
c.
Wrong
side
of
fabric
d.
Overcasting
2.
The
guide
(e)
on
the
Blind
Hem
Foot
helps
ensure
that
the
fabric
fold
is
guided
evenly
when
blind
hem
stitching.
The
guide
(e)
is
adjusted
by
turning
the
adjusting
screw
(f).
3.
Place
fabric
so
that
the
straight
stitches
(or
small
zigzag
stitches)
are
on
the
protruding
hem
edge
and
the
large
zigzag
stitches
just
catch
one
thread
of
the
folded
edge
(g).
If
necessary,
turn
the
screw
(f)
to
adjust
the
foot
so
that
the
needle
slightly
touches
the
folded
edge
of
the
fabric.
4.
Lower
the
presser
foot
and
sew
hem,
guiding
fabric
evenly
along
the
guide.
5.
Turn
the
fabric
over
when
you
have
completed
sewing.
c.
Wrong
side
of
fabric
h.
Right side
of
fabric
NOTE:
Test
on
a
scrap
piece
of
fabric
similar
to
your
project
so
you
can
determine
the
best
placement
of
the
foot's
guide.
You
can
also
adjust
the
width
and
length
settings
to
set
the
stitch
as
needed
for
the
fabric
being
sewn
5mm
f
e
0
1cm
_511-Irn