Pfaff 362-261 Owner's Manual - Page 37

I 46261 41248 R 6083 Rolled Hems Machine Setting: DialA=2to4 ' LeverB=+ Dial C=O . Lever E=O Rolled hems are used to finish sheer or delicate fabrics. For a smooth, unpuckered hem, ease thread tension slightly and set dial A on 2 or 3. To hem tricot fabrics, increase the tension and use the widest zig- Hemming Machine Setting: DialA=Oor2to4 LeverB= Dial C=O ' Lever E==O The hemmer foot is indispensable if you want to sew a uniform hem. You can hem with straight or zigzag stitches, depending on the type of fabric you ore using. Fold over edge of fabric obout '/" to focilifote insertion into the hemmer foot. Place fabric under hemmer foot so that the needle stitches in the material about /" short of its rear edge and close to the folded edge. Sew backwards as far as the rear fabric edge. Take the work out of the machine by pulling it forward. Don't trim the threads (sketch 1). Draw the fabric into the scroll of the hemmer by pulling both threads backwards. Inserting the fabric into the scroll like this will ensure a neat hem right from the beginning. Feed fabric so that the hem edge is in line with the left edge of the hemmer scroll. Don't crowd fabric Into the scroll, but keep scroll well filled with fabric at all times (see ill, at top). Avoid ugly ends by slowing dawn feeding. To do this, press the fabric against the needle plate on the left side of the foot before you came to the end of the hem (see ill, at bottom), If you want to hem several edges, hem first edge to within about /" of corner, cut away remaining portion of hem, as shown in sketch 2. Then hem the second edge. as instructed above. Before you hem the last edge, cut away about '/" of the hem sewn first, as illustrated in sketch 3. R 7375 36 R 5915