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Zipper Application
Stitch selection:
A
Presser foot:
Zipper foot
Thread tension:
3 – 6
Stitch length:
2
Pin or baste zipper tape to fabric and place it under the
foot.
Pull the threads towards the back and lower the foot.
To sew the left side of the zipper, guide the zipper teeth
along the edge of the foot and stitch through the gar-
ment and zipper tape.
Turn the fabric and sew the other side of the zipper in the
same way as you did the left side.
On heavyweight fabrics that tend to pucker, the raw
edge should be overcast first. Then fold the hem as
shown, leaving 1/4" (0.7 cm) of the hem edge
showing.
Wrong side of the fabric
1/4" (0.7 cm)
[A]
Heavy weight fabrics
[B]
Fine or medium weight fabrics
Position the fabric, so that the needle at its leftmost
position just pierces the edge of the fold.
Turn the guide screw to adjust the guide aligning
with the folded edge.
Sew along the folded edge guiding the fabric so the
needle catches the folded edge.
Guide screw
Guide
Folded edge
After hemming is completed, press together both
sides of the finished hem. The top side of the fabric
should show only the blind stitches.
Blindstitch
Stitch selection:
E or F
Presser foot:
Blindstitch foot
Thread tension:
1–3
Stitch length:
1–3
[A]
[B]
