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Blind Stitch, Multi-stitch Zigzag

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BLIND STITCH 06 SETTINGS :Presser foot - Blind Hem Foot - Regular blind stitch for normal fabrics 1 2 Medium to heavyweight fabric Material de peso medio a pesado Tissus moyens et lourds - Elastic blind stitch for soft, stretchable fabrics 06 1. First finish the raw edge. Do this by turning it under on fine fabrics or overcasting it on medium to heavyweight fabrics. Then turn the hem up the required depth, press and pin in place. 2. Now fold the fabric as illustrated. Under side Reverso Envers 1 Under side Reverso Envers 2 Fine fabric Material fino Tissus fins Under side Reverso Envers Under side Reverso Envers B 3. Place the fabric under the foot. Turn the handwheel counter 3 clockwise (toward you) by hand until the needle swings fully to the left. It should just pierce the fold of the fabric. If it does A not, adjust the guide (B) on the Blind hem Foot (A) so that the needle just pierces the fabric fold and the guide just rests against the fold. NOTE: For a narrower or wider blind hem, first manually adjust the length and width controls to your desired length and width. Then adjust the guide on the foot. Sew slowly, guiding the fabric carefully along the edge of the guide. 4. When completed, the stitching is almost invisible on the right side of the fabric. NOTE: It takes practice to sew blind hem. Always make a sewing test first. 4 Top side Cara Endroit MULTI-STITCH ZIGZAG 07 SETTINGS :Presser foot - General Purpose Foot This is a strong stitch because as its name implies, it makes three short stitches where the normal zig-zag makes only one. For this reason, it is recommended for overcasting most types of fabrics. It is also ideal for mending tears, applying patches and inserting elastic. 42

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06
1
2
1
2
4
3
A
B
Medium to heavyweight fabric
Material de peso medio a pesado
Tissus moyens et lourds
Under side
Reverso
Envers
Under side
Reverso
Envers
Under side
Reverso
Envers
Under side
Reverso
Envers
Fine fabric
Material fino
Tissus fins
Top side
Cara
Endroit
BLIND STITCH
1. First finish the raw edge. Do this by turning it under on fine
fabrics or overcasting it on medium to heavyweight fabrics.
Then turn the hem up the required depth, press and pin in
place.
2. Now fold the fabric as illustrated.
3. Place the fabric under the foot. Turn the handwheel counter
clockwise (toward you) by hand until the needle swings fully
to the left. It should just pierce the fold of the fabric. If it does
not, adjust the guide (B) on the Blind hem Foot (A) so that
the needle just pierces the fabric fold and the guide just rests
against the fold.
Sew slowly, guiding the fabric carefully along the edge of
the guide.
4. When completed, the stitching is almost invisible on the
right side of the fabric.
SETTINGS
:Presser foot - Blind Hem Foot
-
Regular blind stitch for normal fabrics
-
Elastic blind stitch for soft, stretchable fabrics
NOTE: For a narrower or wider blind hem, first
manually adjust the length and width controls to
your desired length and width. Then adjust the
guide on the foot.
NOTE:
It takes practice to sew blind hem. Always
make a sewing test first.
MULTI-STITCH ZIGZAG
This is a strong stitch because as its name implies, it makes
three short stitches where the normal zig-zag makes only one.
For this reason, it is recommended for overcasting most types
of fabrics.
It is also ideal for mending tears, applying patches and
inserting elastic.
SETTINGS
:Presser foot - General Purpose Foot
06
07