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= Use the Darning Plate
Darning pfate
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Sometimes when you sew, you want to contro] the fabric yourself.
The Darning Plate covers the feed dogs so that they do not touch the fabric.
To Put on the Darning Plate:
NOTE. The rectangular holes m the Darning Plate match the holes in the
needle plate. In the darning pfate, these holes are siightty to the
right of center.
1. Position the darning plate with the pins on the bottom.
2. Fit the darning plate pros into the needle plate holes at the
5/8" mark. The feed dogs witt show through the darning plate
holes.
Use the darning plate in the fotlowing ways;
Darning (see page 2_99),
Button Sewing (see page 34),
Topstltchi ng
Set the Machine
Stitch wsdth
control 0
top thread tension
controt 2 to 6
H: Straight foot
Stitch tength
control Orange
zone
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Stretch Stitch
The Stitch and Its Uses
Topstitchmg emphasizes the lines of
your garment and keeps seams and
edges flat and crisp.
Accent suits or blouses with one or
two rows of topst_tchmg around the
outer edges of cuffs, lapels or collars,
Here's How
1.
2.
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Lower the presser foot.
Keep the edge of the fabric next
to the right edge of the presser
foot.
Evenly guide the fabric along this
edge to produce an even row of
topstitchmg 5/8" from the edgm
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