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Flange-' Blindstitch Hem Guide Wrong Side of Fabric Basted Hem Wrong Sideof Fabric Basting (Optional) Hem Edge 12/ a- Hem Edge Soft Fold 1/4 Creating Soft Fold Hem Edge Soft Fold Wrong Side of Fabric Blindstitching a Hem BLINDSTITCH HEMS • Stitch: Blindstitch • Stitch Width: 2 to 5 (depending on fabric) • Needle Position:&or • Stitch Length: 6 to 12 • Zig-Zag Plate • Zig-Zag Foot • Blindstitch Hem Guide Blindstitching takes a little practice, so make a test sample first. Raise take-up lever to its highest position. 1. Raise presser foot, loosen presser-foot screw, and slip blindstitch hem guide between screw and shank of zig-zag foot. Make sure underside of guide clears slide plate and front of foot. Tighten presser-foot screw. 2. Turn up hem in width desired. Apply appropriate finish to hem edge and press. (You may want to baste the turned hem to hold it in place. If so, be sure to place basting at least 12/ inch below top edge of hem.) 3. Fold the hem back against right side of garment, creating a soft fold about 14/ inch from top edge of hem on wrong side of work. Press lightly. 4. Position hem under foot with soft fold resting against wall of guide. Make sure flange of guide is between the soft fold and top of hem. 5. Lower the foot and stitch so that the straight stitches fall on the hem edge and sideward stitches pierce the soft fold. While stitching, guide hem edge in a straight line and feed soft fold evenly against wall of hem guide. 6. Raise take-up lever to its highest position. Raise presser foot and remove work (by drawing it to the back). NOTE: For an extended blindstitch, set the machine for speed basting but use a stitch width setting of 4 (instead of 5). The reduced number of crossover stitches in the blindstitching produced in this way makes the stitch particularly appropriate for hemming knit and stretch fabrics. 42

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BLINDSTITCH
HEMS
•
Stitch:
Blindstitch
•
Stitch
Width:
2
to
5
(depending
on
fabric)
•
Needle
Position:&or
•
Stitch
Length:
6
to
12
•
Zig-Zag
Plate
•
Zig-Zag
Foot
•
Blindstitch
Hem
Guide
Flange-'
Blindstitch
Hem
Guide
Wrong
Side
of
Fabric
Basted
Hem
Wrong
Side
-
of
Fabric
Soft
Fold
Basting
(Optional)
Hem
Edge
1
/
2
Creating
Soft
Fold
Hem
Edge
Wrong
Side
of
Fabric
Blindstitching
a
Hem
a-
Hem
Edge
Soft
Fold
3.
Fold
the
hem
back
against
right
side
of
gar-
ment,
creating
a
soft
fold
about
1
/
4
inch
1/4
from
top
edge
of
hem
on
wrong
side
of
work.
Press
lightly.
4.
Position
hem
under
foot
with
soft
fold
rest-
ing
against
wall
of
guide.
Make
sure
flange
of
guide
is
between
the
soft
fold
and
top
of
hem.
5.
Lower
the
foot
and
stitch
so
that
the
straight
stitches
fall
on
the
hem
edge
and
sideward
stitches
pierce
the
soft
fold.
While
stitching,
guide
hem
edge
in
a
straight
line
and
feed
soft
fold
evenly
against
wall
of
hem
guide.
6.
Raise
take-up
lever
to
its
highest
position.
Raise
presser
foot
and
remove
work
(by
drawing
it
to
the
back).
NOTE:
For
an
extended
blindstitch,
set
the
ma-
chine
for
speed
basting
but
use
a
stitch
width
setting
of
4
(instead
of
5).
The
reduced
number
of
crossover
stitches
in
the
blindstitching
pro-
duced
in
this
way
makes
the
stitch
particularly
appropriate
for
hemming
knit
and
stretch
fabrics.
Blindstitching
takes
a
little
practice,
so
make
a
test
sample
first.
Raise
take-up
lever
to
its
highest
position.
1.
Raise
presser
foot,
loosen
presser
-foot
screw,
and
slip
blindstitch
hem
guide
be-
tween
screw
and
shank
of
zig-zag
foot.
Make
sure
underside
of
guide
clears
slide
plate
and
front
of
foot.
Tighten
presser
-foot
screw.
2.
Turn
up
hem
in
width
desired.
Apply
ap-
propriate
finish
to
hem
edge
and
press.
(You
may
want
to
baste
the
turned
hem
to
hold
it
in
place.
If
so,
be
sure
to
place
basting
at
least
1
/
2
inch
below
top
edge
of
hem.)
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