User's Manual

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= Use the Darning Plate

Darning pfate

Sometimes when you sew, you want to contro] the fabric yourself.

The Darning Plate covers the feed dogs so that they do not touch the fabric.

To Put on the Darning Plate:

NOTE. The rectangular holes m the Darning Plate match the holes in the

needle plate. In the darning pfate, these holes are siightty to the

right of center.

1. Position the darning plate with the pins on the bottom.

2. Fit the darning plate pros into the needle plate holes at the

5/8" mark. The feed dogs witt show through the darning plate

holes.

Use the darning plate in the fotlowing ways;

Darning (see page 2_99),

Button Sewing (see page 34),

Topstltchi ng

Set the Machine

Stitch wsdth

control 0

top thread tension

controt 2 to 6

H: Straight foot

Stitch tength

control Orange

zone

Stretch Stitch

The Stitch and Its Uses

Topstitchmg emphasizes the lines of

your garment and keeps seams and

edges flat and crisp.

Accent suits or blouses with one or

two rows of topst_tchmg around the

outer edges of cuffs, lapels or collars,

Here's How

Lower the presser foot.

Keep the edge of the fabric next

to the right edge of the presser

foot.

Evenly guide the fabric along this

edge to produce an even row of

topstitchmg 5/8" from the edgm