Sears 385.17724 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
Set the Machine
Stitch w_dth
control 2 to 3
I
Top thread tension
control 9 to 6
A: Zigzag toot
%
Stitch length
control orange
Zone
2
t,1 _S
Stretch Stitch
Ligl_t
Weight
Fabric
Heavy
Weight
Fabric
I14"
114"
1. Finish the raw edge of your hem any way you desire. (See overcrasting page 36).
2. Measure, turn up your hem and pin.
NOTE. For light weight fabrics, you may need a double fold.
3. Fold the material (bottom side out) on the edge to be stitched, as shown, leaving 1/4" of the finished hem edge
showing.
4. Place garment under presser foot in such a manner that straight stitches wit! be sewn on extended edge. The zigzag
stitch should just catch the fold of the garment.
5. After hemming, press both sides of the finished hem. The top side of the garment will show only the blind stitches.
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