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UTILITY STITCHES ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
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Blind Hem Stitching
The bottoms of skirts and pants are hemmed. Two stitches are available for blind hem stitching.
The values below “Auto” are set when the pattern is selected. The setting can be adjusted to any value within the range
indicated below “Manual”.
Memo
● When stitch or is selected
Press the “–” side of the stitch width key so that “0”, “-1”, “-2” or “-3” appears in the LCD to move the
needle drop point to the left.
Press the “+” side of the stitch width key so that “0”, “1”, “2” or “3” appears in the LCD to move the
needle drop point to the right.
Sew a blind hem according to the following procedure.
a
Fold the fabric along the desired edge of the
hem, and then baste it about 5 mm (3/16
inch) from the edge of the fabric. After
basting, fold back the fabric along the basting,
and then position the fabric with the wrong
side facing up.
a Wrong side of fabric
b Basting stitching
c Desired edge of hem
d 5 mm (3/16 inch)
e Edge of hem
b
Turn on the machine.
c
With the pattern selection dial,
select or .
d
Attach blind hem foot “R”.
• For details, refer to “Replacing the presser
foot” (page 31).
Stitch Name
Pattern
Presser Foot
Application
Stitch Width
[mm (inch)]
Stitch Length
[mm (inch)]
Twin Needle
Walk-
ing
Foot
Reverse/
Reinforcement
Stitching
Auto Manual Auto Manual
Blind hem stitch
R
Blind hem stitching
on medium weight
fabrics
0
(0)
–3 – 3
2.0
(1/16)
1.0–3.5
(1/16–1/8)
No No Reinforcement
R
Blind hem stitching
on stretch fabrics
0
(0)
–3 – 3
2.0
(1/16)
1.0–3.5
(1/16–1/8)
No No Reinforcement
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Before replacing the presser foot, be sure to turn off the sewing machine, otherwise injuries may occur if a
button is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing.
CAUTION
a
b
d
c
a
b
d
e