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SEWING BASICS
47
Sewing...............................................................................................................................48
General sewing procedure .............................................................................................................................. 48
Positioning the fabric ...................................................................................................................................... 49
Starting to sew................................................................................................................................................. 50
Securing the stitching ...................................................................................................................................... 52
Cutting the thread ........................................................................................................................................... 53
Adjusting the Thread Tension ............................................................................................55
Changing the tension of the upper thread ....................................................................................................... 55
Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length ..............................................................................56
Adjusting the stitch width ................................................................................................................................ 56
Adjusting the stitch length ............................................................................................................................... 57
Useful Functions................................................................................................................58
Changing the needle stop position .................................................................................................................58
Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches ...................................................................................... 58
Automatically cutting the thread .................................................................................................................... 60
Saving stitch settings ....................................................................................................................................... 61
Hands-free raising and lowering of the presser foot ........................................................................................ 62
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................63
Trial sewing .................................................................................................................................................... 63
Changing the sewing direction ........................................................................................................................ 63
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................. 63
Sewing thick fabrics ........................................................................................................................................64
Sewing thin fabrics.......................................................................................................................................... 64
Sewing stretch fabrics...................................................................................................................................... 64
Sewing leathers or vinyl fabrics ...................................................................................................................... 65
Sewing an even seam allowance .................................................................................................................... 65
UTILITY STITCHES
67
Selecting Stitching .............................................................................................................68
Selecting stitch types and patterns .................................................................................................................. 68
Selecting stitching ........................................................................................................................................... 70
Overcasting Stitches..........................................................................................................74
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” ................................................................................... 74
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J”............................................................................................. 75
Sewing overcasting stitches using the optional side cutter ............................................................................... 76
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................78
Basting ............................................................................................................................................................ 78
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................. 79
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................80
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing..................................................................................82
Buttonhole sewing .......................................................................................................................................... 83
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 87
Zipper Insertion.................................................................................................................89
Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................. 89
Inserting a side zipper ..................................................................................................................................... 91
Zipper/piping Insertion .....................................................................................................94
Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................. 94
Inserting a piping ............................................................................................................................................ 95
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................96
Stretch stitching............................................................................................................................................... 96
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................. 96
