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Useful Sewing Skills

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CONTENTS SETTING UP SEWING UTILITY STITCHES USEFUL SEWING SKILLS Sewing corners When you reach the corner, leave the needle in the fabric, raise the presser foot lever, and then turn the fabric. Lower the presser foot lever and continue sewing. 6 For stitches that are shorter than 13/64" (5.0 mm): Before you begin sewing, baste the corner. After turning the 6 fabric at the corner, continue sewing while pulling the basting thread out toward the back. Sewing thick seams If the presser foot angles up as it approaches a thick seam, leave the needle in the fabric and raise the presser foot lever. After levelling off the sewing area by placing a piece of folded fabric or cardboard under the back of the presser foot, lower the presser foot lever and continue sewing. Sewing curves 3 5 Sewing a curve with a straight stitch Sew slowly while keeping the seam parallel with the fabric edge as you guide the fabric around the curve. MY CUSTOM STITCHTM (CREATE YOUR OWN STITCH DESIGNS) EMBROIDERING MAINTENANCE ERROR MESSAGES SEWING CHART PATTERNS (PROGRAMMED IN MACHINE) 40

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CONTENTS
SETTING UP
SEWING
UTILITY
STITCHES
MY CUSTOM
STITCH
TM
(CREATE YOUR OWN
STITCH DESIGNS)
EMBROIDERING
MAINTENANCE
ERROR
MESSAGES
SEWING CHART
PATTERNS
(PROGRAMMED
IN MACHINE)
Sewing corners
6
When you reach the corner, leave the needle in the fabric, raise
the presser foot lever, and then turn the fabric. Lower the
presser foot lever and continue sewing.
Sewing thick seams
If the presser foot angles up as it approaches a thick seam,
leave the needle in the fabric and raise the presser foot lever.
After levelling off the sewing area by placing a piece of folded
fabric or cardboard under the back of the presser foot, lower the
presser foot lever and continue sewing.
Sewing curves
5
3
Sewing a curve with a straight stitch
Sew slowly while keeping the seam parallel with the fabric edge
as you guide the fabric around the curve.
6
For stitches that are shorter than 13/64" (5.0 mm):
Before you begin sewing, baste the corner. After turning the
fabric at the corner, continue sewing while pulling the basting
thread out toward the back.
USEFUL SEWING SKILLS