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Fabric .............................................................. firm, woven fabric 4” x 6”
Interfacing ........................................ fusible tricot knit interfacing, 3” x 4”
Needle ............................................................................ 90/14 Universal
Thread ................................. 30 wt. cotton embroidery, contrasting color
Presser Foot..............................................
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Darning Foot #9
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Reverse Pattern Foot #1/1C
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Automatic Buttonhole Foot with Slide #3A
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embroidery/darning foot
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satin stitch foot
Stitch
......................................................................................... straight
............................................................... simple darning program
.......................................................... reinforced darning program
Needle Position .............................................................................. center
Darning
Preparation:
Make a ½” hole in the fabric; make 2 tears about 1” each.
Manual Darning
Attach darning foot to machine. Lower feed dog; select straight stitch. Bond
fusible knit interfacing to wrong side of fabric, behind round hole. Hoop fabric
to prevent distortion. Stitch, moving the hoop up and down, then side to side
without pressure. Raise feed dog when finished.
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Simple Darning
Select the simple darning program,
if available, for the first tear. Attach
Foot #1/1C or #3A. Engage appro-
priate symbol for your machine.
Sew 1st row the length of tear –
press & release Quick Reverse
at end of row; length is now pro-
grammed. Complete darning pro-
gram – machine stops automatically.
Reinforced Darning
Select Reinforced Darning Program
for second tear. Use Foot #3A.
Insert needle to left of top of tear.
Begin sewing; notice that running
stitch is sewn first.
When length of the tear has been
covered, press Quick Reverse.
Programming is complete and the
machine will finish automatically.
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Darning with Sewn-Out Zigzag
Select the 3-step zigzag for the
first tear. Attach the satin stitch
foot to the machine.
Sew first row of stitching the length
of the tear, through middle of tear.
Sew a second and third row, over-
lapping the first row on each side.
Stitch a fourth and fifth row, over-
lapping the second and third rows
on each side.
Continue until entire tear is covered.