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Sewing, Procedure, Topstitching

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Sewing a Seam • Stitch: Straight I or Plain Zig-Zag • Stitch Width: As needed • Needle Position- A\ • Stitch Length: To suit application (see pages 50-51) • Speed: MIN • Zig-Zag Plate (Only) • EvenFeedFoot Procedure: • Attach the Even Feed foot (see page 5) and set machine for stitch desired. • Line up fabric edges carefully at seam start and secure with a pin. • Draw needle and bobbin threads under foot to back of machine. • Raise presser-foot lifter to its high position and place work so that needle hole in foot is about 1/4 inch in from starting edge of fabric. • Position needle in fabric with a light touch on the speed controller. • Lower foot firmly. • Hold ends of needle and bobbin thread at back of foot when you start to stitch. • After just a few stitches, release thread ends and remove pin used to secure fabric. Guide fabric lightly under foot. Do not overhandle. For a reinforced sewing start, place work so that needle hole in foot is approximately 1/2 inch in from starting edge of fabric; hold thread ends, stitch in reverse to edge of fabric. (Do not sew beyond edge of fabric.) Then stitch forward. Where pattern matching has to be perfect, use a slightly shorter stitch length than usual for the fabric. Topstitching When topstitching smooth, shiny fabrics such as vinyl patent, or textured fabrics such as imitation reptile, suede or leather, use a slightly longer stitch length than usual. 01 C17) J Starting to Sew Attaching Pocket Flap 53

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Sewing
a
Seam
•
Stitch:
Straight
I
or
Plain
Zig-Zag
•
Stitch
Width:
As
needed
•
Needle
Position
-
A\
•
Stitch
Length:
To
suit
application
(see
pages
50-51)
•
Speed:
MIN
•
Zig-Zag
Plate
(Only)
•
Even
Feed
Foot
Procedure:
•
Attach
the
Even
Feed
foot
(see
page
5)
and
set
machine
for
stitch
desired.
•
Line
up
fabric
edges
carefully
at
seam
start
and
secure
with
a
pin.
•
Draw
needle
and
bobbin
threads
under
foot
to
back
of
machine.
•
Raise
presser
-foot
lifter
to
its
high
position
and
place
work
so
that
needle
hole
in
foot
is
about
1
/
4
inch
in
from
starting
edge
of
fabric.
C17)
Starting
to
Sew
J
•
Position
needle
in
fabric
with
a
light
touch
on
the
speed
controller.
•
Lower
foot
firmly.
•
Hold
ends
of
needle
and
bobbin
thread
at
back
of
foot
when
you
start
to
stitch.
•
After
just
a
few
stitches,
release
thread
ends
and
remove
pin
used
to
secure
fabric.
Guide
fabric
lightly
under
foot.
Do
not
over
-
handle.
For
a
reinforced
sewing
start,
place
work
so
that
needle
hole
in
foot
is
approximately
1
/
2
inch
in
from
starting
edge
of
fabric;
hold
thread
ends,
stitch
in
reverse
to
edge
of
fabric.
(Do
not
sew
beyond
edge
of
fabric.)
Then
stitch
forward.
Where
pattern
matching
has
to
be
perfect,
use
a
slightly
shorter
stitch
length
than
usual
for
the
fabric.
Topstitching
When
topstitching
smooth,
shiny
fabrics
such
as
vinyl
patent,
or
textured
fabrics
such
as
im-
itation
reptile,
suede
or
leather,
use
a
slightly
longer
stitch
length
than
usual.
01
Attaching
Pocket
Flap
53