Turning Outside Corners
Turning Inside Corners
1. Stitch along one edge until you reach the corner. Take one
stitch off the edge of the fabric (fig. A).
( A s you approac h t h e ed g e, you m ay w ant t o s t op and
m anually t urn t h e h and w h eel t ow ard s you. )
2 . R ais e t h e need le( s ) t o t h e h ig h es t pos it ion.
3. Clear the stitch fingers, and rotate the fabric to reposition
the needle at the previous row of stitching. (fig. B)
Gently pull up on all threads to remove slack and resume
stitching. (fig. C)
Note:
A loos e t h read loop at t h e c orner is c aus ed b y t oo m uc h
s lac k in t h e need le t h read w h en c learing t h e s t it c h
fingers. Try again, turning corners takes a little practice!
1 . R einf orc e loos ely w ov en f ab ric s at t h e c orner w it h s t ay-
s t it c h ing on t h e c onv ent ional s ew ing m ac h ine.
Clip to the corner. (fig. A)
2 . A lig n t h e f ab ric ed g e w it h t h e b lad e, and s t it c h unt il t h e
b lad e reac h es t h e c orner, not t h e need les . D on’ t c ut
into the corner. (fig. B)
3 . L ow er t h e need le( s ) t o anc h or t h e f ab ric .
4 . R ais e t h e pres s er f oot and s t raig h t en out t h e f ab ric
edge, forming a fabric pleat at the corner. (fig. C)
5. Be sure the marked stitching line is straight, then con-
t inue s erg ing t h e rem aining ed g e. W h en d one c orrec t ly,
the pleat will disappear after stitching. (fig. D)
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