Brother International CS-8060 Users Manual - English - Page 61
Sewing thin fabrics, Sewing an even seam allowance, Aligning the fabric with the presser foot
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CONTENTS GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES Sewing thin fabrics When sewing thin fabrics, the stitching may become misaligned or the fabric may not feed correctly. If this occurs, place thin paper or stabilizer material under the fabric and sew it together with the fabric. When you have finished sewing, tear off any excess paper. 1 1 Stabilizer material or paper Sewing stretch fabrics First, baste the pieces of fabric together, and then sew without stretching the fabric. 1 1 Basting Sewing an even seam allowance To sew an even seam, start sewing so that the seam allowance is to the right of the presser foot, and the edge of the fabric is aligned with either the right edge of the presser foot or a marking on the needle plate. ■ Aligning the fabric with the presser foot Sew while keeping the right edge of the presser foot a fixed distance from the edge of the fabric. 1 2 1 Seam 2 Presser foot ■ Aligning the fabric with a needle plate marking The markings on the needle plate show the distance from the needle position of a seam sewn with the straight stitch (left needle position). Sew while keeping the edge of the fabric aligned with a marking in the needle plate. The distance between the markings in the upper scale is 1/8 inch (3 mm) and the distance between the markings in the grid is 5 mm (3/16 inch). 5 1 4 3 2 6 1 Seam 2 Presser foot 3 Centimeters 4 Inches 5 Needle plate 6 16 mm (5/8 inch) APPENDIX INDEX Useful Sewing Tips 55