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Cloth retainer
CAUTION!
Injury hazard!
When making adjustments in the needle plate area, there
is an injury hazard for fingers due to accidental actuation
of the pedals!
The needle plate is equipped with a cloth retainer. This retainer holds the
sewing material against the presser to allow needles to insert stitches.
The cloth retainer must be set so that the sewing material cannot move as the
needle inserts stitches.
The correct positioning is important for the quality of the stitch! The pressure
of the cloth retainer against the layers of material or seam edge can be varied
by turning the screw
. This should be kept as small as possible
to prevent the material from developing tension or becoming marked by the
pressure between the presser and cloth retainer. This is particularly important
with delicate materials such as velvet.
However, the pressure must still be sufficient to ensure that the sewing material
cannot move during the needle insertion.
From the library of Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC - www.supsew.com
