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Straight, Stitching

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Straight Stitching PATTERN SELECTOR STITCH LENGTH STITCH WIDTH PRESSER FOOT NEEDLE PRESSURE ADJUSTER : 2 : 1- 4 : 0 : Straight or Zigzag : Single : According to the Material NOTE: Use straight stitch foot when sewing light or elastic type materials with straight stitch. HOW TO START SEWING 1. Raise needle to its highest position and lift presser foot. 2. Pull up lower thread by turning the balance wheel toward you and place both upper and lower thread to the left. 3. Place material under presser foot and position needle 3/8 inch (10 mm) from material edge. 4. Lower presser foot. 5. For reverse sewing press Reverse Sewing Button as far as it allows. Reverse sewing is used where reinforcement is needed. 6. Release Reverse Sewing Button and start sewing in forward direction. HOW TO CHANGE SEWING DIRECTION 1. Stop machine at the turning point while the needle is in the material. 2. Raise the presser foot and turn the material to the new direction while the needle acts as the axis. 3. Lower the presser foot and start sewing in new direction. NOTE: In case of twin needle sewing, raise the needle at the turning point. -19-

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Straight
Stitching
PATTERN
SELECTOR
STITCH
LENGTH
STITCH
WIDTH
PRESSER
FOOT
NEEDLE
PRESSURE
ADJUSTER
:
2
:
1
-
4
:
0
:
Straight
or
Zigzag
:
Single
:
According
to
the
Material
NOTE:
Use
straight
stitch
foot
when
sewing
light
or
elastic
type
materials
with
straight
stitch.
HOW
TO
START
SEWING
1.
Raise
needle
to
its
highest
position
and
lift
presser
foot.
2.
Pull
up
lower
thread
by
turning
the
balance
wheel
toward
you
and
place
both
upper
and
lower
thread
to
the
left.
3.
Place
material
under
presser
foot
and
position
needle
3/8
inch
(10
mm)
from
material
edge.
4.
Lower
presser
foot.
5.
For
reverse
sewing
press
Reverse
Sewing
Button
as
far
as
it
allows.
Reverse
sewing
is
used
where
reinforcement
is
needed.
6.
Release
Reverse
Sewing
Button
and
start
sewing
in
forward
direction.
HOW
TO
CHANGE
SEWING
DIRECTION
1.
Stop
machine
at
the
turning
point
while
the
needle
is
in
the
material.
2.
Raise
the
presser
foot
and
turn
the
material
to
the
new
direction
while
the
needle
acts
as
the
axis.
3.
Lower
the
presser
foot
and
start
sewing
in
new
direction.
NOTE:
In
case
of
twin
needle
sewing,
raise
the
needle
at
the
turning
point.
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