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Useful skills
Cardboard or
thick fabric
Sewing on heavy fabric
The black button on the left side of the
presser foot T will lock the presser foot in a
horizontal position if you push it in and hold
it while lowering the presser foot. This
ensures even feeding at the beginning of a
seam and helps when sewing multiple layers
of fabric such as sewing over
seams
when hemming jeans.
When you reach the point of an increased
thickness, lower the needle and raise the
presser foot. Press the toe of the foot and
push in the black button, then lower the foot
and continue sewing.
higher
The black button releases automatically
after sewing few stitches.
You can also place another piece of fabric
with the same thickness at the back of the
seam or support the presser foot while
feeding by hand and sewing toward the
folded side.