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Basic Sewing Techniques – 35
HEM
The Hem technique on your Exclusive SEWING
ADVISOR™ feature will select the visible or topstitch
hem that is best for your fabric weight and type. For woven
fabric and leather and vinyl, a straight stitch is selected. For
stretch fabrics, stitches that stretch are selected.
Jeans Hem
When sewing over seams in extra heavy fabric or a jeans
hem, the presser foot may tip as it rides over the seam. Use
the multipurpose tool to balance the height of the presser
foot as you sew.
Press Needle Up/Down to select the needle down position.
Begin sewing the bottom hem at or near the center back.
As you near the side seam, stop sewing. Your machine stops
with the needle in the fabric and raises the presser foot.
Insert the multipurpose tool from behind.
Both sides of the multipurpose tool are raised. Use the side
which corresponds closest to the thickness of the seam.
Step on the foot control to lower the presser foot and
continue sewing slowly over the thick seam.
Stop sewing again just in front of the seam with the needle
in the fabric. Remove the multipurpose tool and re-insert it
under the presser foot from the front.
Sew a few stitches until the whole presser foot has passed
the seam and is resting on the multipurpose tool. Stop
sewing once again. The needle is in the fabric, and the
presser foot lifts. Remove the multipurpose tool. Continue
sewing the hem.
Stretch Hem
Select Stretch Medium and Hem and the Exclusive
SEWING ADVISOR™ feature selects a fl atlock
stitch. Follow other recommendations given on the
GraphicDisplay.
Fold a hem to the wrong side and stitch with fl atlock
stitch from the right side. Trim away excess fabric. Use this
technique to make belt loops, too.
1:1 Jeans hem
Fabric:
Denim fabric.
Select:
Woven heavy and Hem (The
Exclusive SEWING ADVISOR™
feature selects a straight stitch 1:1).
Use:
Presser Foot B as
recommended and size 80 denim
needle.
Flatlock stitch to hem stretch
fabric and for belt loops.
1:6 Flatlock Stitch
Fabric
: Stretch Medium
Select
: Stretch Medium and
Hem (The Exclusive SEWING
ADVISOR™ feature selects the
Flatlock Stitch 1:6).
Use:
Presser Foot B as
recommended and size 90 needle