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UTILITY STITCHES

Various Stitches

83

3

g

Press

to cancel the free motion sewing mode.



Rotate the handwheel toward you

(counterclockwise) to raise the feed dogs.

Blind Hem Stitches

Secure the lower edge of skirts and pants with a blind hem.

a

Turn the skirt or pants inside out.

b

Fold the lower edge of fabric to the desired length to

be hemmed and then press.

c

Using tailor's chalk, mark the fabric about 5 mm (3/16

inch) from the edge of the fabric, and then baste it.

d

Fold in the fabric (to the right side) along the basting.

e

Unfold the edge of fabric, and position the fabric with

the wrong side facing up.

f

Select a stitch.

g

Attach blind stitch foot “R”.

h

Remove the flat bed attachment to use the free arm.

i

Slide the item that you wish to sew onto the free arm,

make sure that the fabric feeds correctly, and then start

sewing.

Memo

•

When the size of cylindrical pieces is too small to

slide onto the arm or the length is too short, the

fabric will not feed and desired results may not be

achieved.

•

For details on stitch patterns, refer to “STITCH

SETTING CHART” on page 194.

1

Wrong side of fabric

2

Right side of fabric

3

Lower edge of fabric

1


2


3


4

Desired length for hem

<Thick fabric>

<Normal fabric>

<Seen

from the side>

1


2


3


4


5

5 mm (3/16 inch)

6

Basting

<Thick fabric>

<Normal fabric>

<Seen from the side>

a

b

c

1

2

1

2

1

3

3

4

2

1

2

1

2

3

5

6

4

1

2

1


2


3


4


5

5 mm (3/16 inch)

6

Basting

7

Basting point

<Thick fabric>

<Normal fabric>


1


2


3

Edge of fabric

4

Desired edge of hem

5

Basting point

6

Basting

<Thick fabric>

<Normal fabric>


1

Free arm

1

3

6

5

1

1

2

7

4

a

b

f

c

a

a

c

d

a

f

a

a

b

e

a

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