Bernina 530 Manual - Page 23

Hemmer

Hem

width

approx.

lint")

Attach

the

hemmer

in

place

of

the

ordinary

presser

foot,

raising

the

presser

foot

bar

for

the

purpose.

Fig.

El

Fold

the

edge

of

the

material

over

to

the

desired

hem

width

and

pass

the

fabric

into

the

spiral

-

type

guide

tongue

of

the

raised

hemmer

as

far

as

the

needle,

then

lower

the

hemmer.

When

sewing,

lightly

guide

the

prefolded

edge

(Fig.

21).

If

too

much

fabric

enters

the

hem-

mer,

the

seam

will

become

bulgy

and

uneven;

if

too

little

the

hem

will

not

be

folded

in

sufficiently.

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as

Extras)

Gathering

foot

Fitt.

21

a

Put

the

material

to

be

gathered

under

the

gather-

ing

foot,

that

is

to

say

not

in

the

transverse

slot.

Lower

the

gathering

foot

by

means

of

the

presser

foot

lever

and

insert

the

piece

of

material,

which

must

remain

quite

flat,

in

the

transverse

slot

as

far

as

it

will

go.

To

increase

the

amount

of

gather-

ing

or

gauging

on

the

bottom

material

hold

the

top

material

back

-

the

more

it

is

held

back

the

greater

the

amount

of

gathering.

If

only

one

layer

of

material

has

to

be

gathered

place

the

material

beneath

the

gathering

foot

and

lower

it.

The

material

is

gathered

more

or

less

as

the

length

of

stitch

is

made

greater

or

smaller.

,h

t

4

41

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