Operation Manual
4:7SEWING
Free Motion
Technique
Presser Foot
Height
FREE MOTION TECHNIQUE
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will appear allowing you to choose between two options:
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Free Motion Floating
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for presser foot R, or if using one of the optional free
motion feet. The feed teeth will lower automatically.
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will raise and lower with each stitch to hold the fabric on
the needle plate while the stitch is being formed. At higher
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The fabric must be moved manually.
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with the needle as you are stitching. Lowering the presser foot
height will reduce the space between the presser foot and the
fabric and eliminate the skipped stitches.
Note: Be careful not to reduce the presser foot height too much. The
fabric must still move freely under the presser foot.
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adjustments.
Free Motion Spring Action
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will lower automatically. A spring action foot will raise and
lower with each stitch to hold the fabric on the needle plate
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optional free motion spring feet.
When sewing, you must move the fabric manually.
Note: If Free Motion Floating is activated, do not use any Spring
action foot, as this might damage the presser foot. Activate Stitch
Width Safety if the presser foot requires that.
Note: The Open Toe Free Motion Spring foot and the Closed Free
Motion Spring foot are optional and can be purchased at your local
authorized retailer.