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SEWING BASICS 47
Sewing...............................................................................................................................48
General sewing procedure .............................................................................................................................. 48
Positioning the fabric ......................................................................................................................................49
Starting to sew.................................................................................................................................................50
Securing the stitching ...................................................................................................................................... 52
Cutting the thread ...........................................................................................................................................53
Adjusting the Thread Tension ............................................................................................55
Changing the tension of the upper thread ....................................................................................................... 55
Adjusting the Stitch Width and Length ..............................................................................56
Adjusting the stitch width ................................................................................................................................ 56
Adjusting the stitch length ............................................................................................................................... 57
Useful Functions................................................................................................................58
Changing the needle stop position .................................................................................................................58
Automatically sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches...................................................................................... 58
Automatically cutting the thread .................................................................................................................... 60
Saving stitch settings .......................................................................................................................................61
Hands-free raising and lowering of the presser foot ........................................................................................62
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................63
Trial sewing ....................................................................................................................................................63
Changing the sewing direction ........................................................................................................................ 63
Sewing curves.................................................................................................................................................63
Sewing thick fabrics ........................................................................................................................................64
Sewing thin fabrics..........................................................................................................................................64
Sewing stretch fabrics......................................................................................................................................64
Sewing leathers or vinyl fabrics ......................................................................................................................65
Sewing an even seam allowance .................................................................................................................... 65
UTILITY STITCHES 67
Selecting Stitching .............................................................................................................68
Selecting stitch types and patterns .................................................................................................................. 68
Selecting stitching ...........................................................................................................................................70
Overcasting Stitches ..........................................................................................................74
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” ...................................................................................74
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J”............................................................................................. 75
Sewing overcasting stitches using the optional side cutter ...............................................................................76
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................78
Basting ............................................................................................................................................................ 78
Basic stitching................................................................................................................................................. 79
Blind Hem Stitching .......................................................................................................... 80
Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing..................................................................................82
Buttonhole sewing ..........................................................................................................................................83
Button sewing ................................................................................................................................................. 87
Zipper Insertion................................................................................................................. 89
Inserting a centered zipper ..............................................................................................................................89
Inserting a side zipper .....................................................................................................................................91
Zipper/piping Insertion ..................................................................................................... 94
Inserting a centered zipper ..............................................................................................................................94
Inserting a piping ............................................................................................................................................ 95
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................96
Stretch stitching............................................................................................................................................... 96
Elastic attaching ..............................................................................................................................................96