Instruction manual
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Practical stitches
Right side of the material
Wrong side of
the material
Blind hem
Blindstitch foot No. 5
Blindstitch No. 9
For invisible hems in medium to heavy weight cotton, wool and blended
materials.
Preparation
⦁
finish the raw edges
⦁
fold the hem and baste or pin in place
Fine stitch width adjustment
Guide the folded edge evenly along the metal guide on the foot =
even depth.
Reverse pattern foot No. 1C
Tricot stitch No. 14
For visible, elastic hems in jersey, cotton, synthetic and mixed fibers.
Preparation
⦁
iron the hem, baste if necessary
⦁
reduce the presser foot pressure if necessary
Sewing
⦁
sew the hem at preferred depth on the right side
⦁
trim excess fabric from the wrong side
Visible hem
⦁
fold the fabric back over the right side of the fabric to expose the finished
lower edge
⦁
place under presser foot and
⦁
move the folded edge against the metal guide on the presser foot
Sewing
The needle should just pierce the edge of the fold, as when hand blind-stitching.
⦁
after sewing about 10cm, check both sides of fabric and adjust width again
if necessary
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