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To lower the feed dog, press the lever down and
move it in the direction indicated by the arrow (see
figure).
Lowering and raising the feed dog
Remove the sewing table by pulling it to the left.
Open the bobbin cover.
Bobbin cover
PLEASE NOTE:
Draw the threads to the left when sewing with the
buttonhole foot with slide.
To fasten the beginning of the seam, first sew sev-
eral stitches in reverse then sew forward.
BASIC SEWING
Straight stitch
Stitch selection:
A or B
Presser foot:
Zigzag foot
Thread tension:
2 – 6
Stitch length:
1.5 – 4
• Starting sewing
Raise the presser foot and position the fabric with its
edge lining up with a seam guide line on the stitch plate.
Lower the needle into the fabric.
Lower the presser foot and smooth the threads toward
the back. Depress the foot control.
Gently guide the fabric along the guide line letting the
fabric feed by itself.
• Changing the Sewing Direction
CAUTION:
Keep fingers away from the presser foot when
guiding the fabric. Otherwise fingers may be
struck and injured by the needle clamp screw.
Stop the machine and turn the handwheel toward you to
bring the needle down into the fabric.
Raise the presser foot.
Pivot the fabric around the needle to change sewing
direction as desired. Lower the presser foot and continue
sewing in the new direction.
• Finishing sewing
For fastening the end of seams, press the reverse sew-
ing lever and sew several reverse stitches.
Raise the presser foot and remove the fabric. Draw the
threads towards the back as you do so.
Cut the threads with the thread cutter .
The threads are now the proper length to begin sewing
the next seam.
Thread cutter
