4
3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................27
USEFUL STITCHES ............................................................................................................27
Zigzag stitches ...............................................................................................................................................27
Basic stitching ................................................................................................................................................27
Blind hem stitching .........................................................................................................................................28
Darning ...........................................................................................................................................................29
Over edge stitch .............................................................................................................................................29
BUTTONHOLE SEWING/ BUTTON SEWING ...................................................................30
Buttonhole sewing ..........................................................................................................................................30
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................31
ZIPPER INSERTION ...........................................................................................................33
APPLIQUÉ, MONOGRAMMING AND EMBROIDERING .................................................34
Appliqués .......................................................................................................................................................34
Monogramming and embroidering .................................................................................................................34
DECORATIVE STITCHING ................................................................................................36
Gathering .......................................................................................................................................................36
Satin stitches ..................................................................................................................................................36
Attaching the lace ...........................................................................................................................................37
Cording ...........................................................................................................................................................37
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................38
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................38
Precautions on storing the machine ...............................................................................................................38
Oiling ..............................................................................................................................................................38
Changing the bulb ..........................................................................................................................................38
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................39
Cleaning the shuttle race ...............................................................................................................................39
Cleaning the feed dogs ..................................................................................................................................40
Bobbin case tension adjustment ....................................................................................................................41
TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................42
When the thread is entangled ........................................................................................................................45
INDEX ...............................................................................................................................46