Husqvarna Viking Designer I, User Manual

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Utility/Garment Sewing
Hem
The Hem technique on your Sewing Advisor
will select the visible or topstitch hem that is
best for your fabric weight and type. For wo-
ven fabric, leather and vinyl, a straight stitch is
selected. For stretch fabrics, elastic stitches are
selected.
Fabric: Woven medium.
Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor
fabric screen and Hem on the technique screen.
Snap on: Presser foot A as recommended.
Use: Size 80 needle as recommended.
Sew:
• Fold and press a 3/8" (10 mm) hem fold and
press another 3/4" (20mm) hem. Put the fa-
bric in po si tion un der the presser foot.
• Touch Pivot and adjust fabric if necessary.
Step on the foot control. The Sen sor Foot lo-
wers automatically.
• Sew along the hem edge.
• Touch .
Repeat this technique on a Stretch medium fa-
bric. The Sewing Advisor selects a fl atlock stitch.
Follow other recommendations given on the Co-
lor Touch Screen.
Fold a hem to the wrong side and stitch with
fl at lock stitch on the right side. Trim away ex-
cess fabric.
Use this technique for belt loops too.
Tip: When sewing over seams in extra heavy
fabric or a blue jeans hem, the foot can tip as
the machine climbs over the seam. The needle
can hit the tipped foot and break. In this case,
use the clearance plate to balance the height of
the hem as you sew.
Place it behind the foot as you ap proach the
hem and in front of the foot as you sew over
the hem thickness. Remove the clearance plate
before sewing in to it.