Pfaff hobbylock 4762 Owner's Manual - Page 54

Elastic tape sewing foot This sewing foot is used for sewing on elastic tape. in the same operation, the fabric is trimmed and serged, and also gathered by the contracting elastic tape. Setting the machine Set your machine to 4-thread overedge seam. The seam width is determined by the width of the elastic tape. Working Raise the needle to its uppermost position // 1 and insert the elastic tape sewing foot. Loosen screw I so that brake 3 at ope ning 2 is opened by approx. 2 mm. Insert elastic tape 4 into opening 2 and pull it beneath the sewing foot so that it protru des approx. 10cm behind the latter. Re-tighten screw 1. The more the screw is tightened, the greater the pressure brake 3 exerts on the elastic tape and thus the greater the gather effect. Sew a test seam. The next step is normally to stitch the ela stic tape towards the left with one of your machinels elastic (expandable) stitches (see figure>. Sewing on a non-elastic tape prevents stretching of the seams (e g. shoulder seams> in stretch fabrics. Loosen screw 1 until the non-elastic tape can pass through opening 2 without hin drance. 50