7: Turn the rotary wheel, lowering the needle into the cloth & continue to tum the rotary wheel until the needle arm is again at it highest position. 8. Lift up the fastening plate and take off the cloth to the left, making sure not to pull the thread, or the seam will unravel. 9, Turn to back side of the cloth and guide the reserved 3 inches of thread according to the following figures to make the knot (see diagram to the right): a. First pass header through the last stitch. b.