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UTILITY STITCHES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Memo
z When lowering the presser foot, do not push
in the front of the presser foot, otherwise the
darning will not be sewn with the correct
size.
a Do not reduce the gap.
e
e
Pull down the buttonhole lever as far as
possible.
a Buttonhole lever
The buttonhole lever is positioned behind the
bracket on the buttonhole foot.
a Buttonhole lever
b Bracket
f
Gently hold the end of the upper thread in
your left hand, and then start sewing.
X Once sewing is completed, the sewing
machine automatically sews reinforcement
stitches, then stops.
g
Press (Thread cutter button) once.
a Thread cutter button
X The threads are cut and the needle is raised.
h
Raise the presser foot lever, and then remove
the fabric.
Memo
z If programmed thread-cutting is set, the
sewing machine will sew reinforcement
stitching, and then cut the thread
automatically at the end of the stitching.
Refer to "Automatically cutting the thread"
(page 65).
z When you cut the threads by using the
thread cutter on the side of the machine or
scissors, first press (Needle position
button) once to raise the needle, then raise
the presser foot lever and pull the fabric to
the left side of the machine, and then cut the
threads. Refer to "Using the thread cutter"
(page 60).
i
i
Raise the buttonhole lever to its original
position.
Memo
z If the fabric does not feed, for example,
because it is too thick, increase the stitch
length. For details, refer to "Adjusting the
stitch length" (page 62).
a
a
a
b
a