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• To sew
Raise the presser foot and position the fabric next to a
seam guide line on the needle plate (5/8
˝
(1.6 cm) is most
common). Lower the needle to the point where you want
to start. Lower the presser foot and pull the threads
toward the back. Depress the foot control or press the
start/stop button. Gently guide the fabric along a seam
guide line letting the fabric feed naturally.
CAUTION:
Do not place fingers near to the presser foot when guiding
fabric, or the needle clamp screw may strike and injure
your fingers.
• Changing sewing direction
Stop the machine and bring the needle down into the
fabric by pressing the up/down needle position button.
Raise the presser foot.
Pivot the fabric around the needle to change sewing
direction as desired. Lower the presser foot.
q
Up/down needle position button
w
Presser foot lifter
q
w
e
SECTION III. BASIC SEWING
q
w
e
q
w
Straight Stitch
q
Stitch pattern:
w
Needle thread tension:
A
e
Presser foot:
Zigzag foot: A
• Finishing sewing
q
Reverse stitch button
w
Thread cutter
e
Fabric
To fasten the ends of a seam, press the reverse stitch
button and sew several reverse stitches. Raise the
presser foot. Remove the fabric
e
, draw the threads to
the back and cut them with the thread cutter
w
. The
threads are cut the proper length to begin sewing the
next seam.
— When pattern ( ) is selected, reverse stitches
are sewn automatically at the beginning of the seam,
then sewing continues forward.
When you reach the end edge of the fabric, press
the reverse stitch button
q
once.
The machine will sew four reverse stitches, four
forward stitches then stop sewing.
