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Preparing your project
If you are going to use top cover stitches
for decorative effects, you can mark the
outlines on the right side of the fabric with
textile pen or chalk, and sew along these
lines.
Test your textile pen with your fabric.
If you intend to use top cover stitches
for hemming, it is helpful to iron a hem
beforehand. Depending on the hemdepth,
add 0.5 cm (1/4”) to the hem. For example,
if you want a 2 cm hem, iron up 2.5 cm (1”
hem, iron up 1 1/4”).
Starting to sew
Lift up the presser foot and position the
fabric under the presser foot so that the
needles pierce the fabric on the fi rst stitch.
The top cover thread must be in front of the
needles in order to be picked up on the very
fi rst stitch. The raw edge must be along the
two of the sewing table. Keep the threads
moderately taut and start sewing slowly.
As soon as the fi rst few stitches have been
formed, the top cover thread can be cut
short at the start of the seam and you can
increase the sewing speed.
Important notes on sewing with
the top cover stitch
Sewing table
The sewing table is marked with various
measurement units. The fi gures at the
top are centimeters, those at the bottom
represent inches.
Note: Test sew the cover stitch
fi rst, without adding the top
cover thread. When the stitch
is tested, continue sewing also
with the top cover thread.