Operation Manual

Embroidering
and
Darning
Remove
the
sewing
foot
and
drop
the
machine
feed.
Place
the
material
into
darning
hoops
(Fig.
25)
and
put
it
under
the
needle.
Lower
the
presser
bar
lifter.
Hold
the
darning
hoops
with
both
hands
(Fig.
26)
and
move
the
work
back
and
forth
under
the
needle
while
the
machine
runs
at
high
speed.
Be
sure
to
keep
your
fingers
out
of
the
path
of
the
needle.
Before
you
begin
to
em
broider,
increase
the
lower
tension
slightly
so
that
the
bobbin
thread
will
not
be
pulled
to
the
surface
of
the
material.
This
setting
will
greatly
en
hance
the
appearance
of
the
finished
embroidery
work.
Darning
is
done
in
the
same
way.
Darn
the
damaged
area
with
close
stitches.
Rips
may
be
darned
with
the
normal
sewing
foot
by
operating
the
reverse
feed
control.
Raise
the
needle
and
attach
the
hem
mer
foot
(Fig.
27).
Flick
the
needle
posi
tion
lever
to
center.
Fold
back
the
edge
of
the
material
about
/a
inch,
then
fold
it
over
again
for
a
length
of
about
two
inches.
Insert
this
folded
end
into
the
scroll
of
the
hemmer
foot,
and
pull
the
fabric
back
and
forth
until
the
hem
forms
itself
in
the
scroll.
Then
pull
the
fabric
toward
you
until
the
beginning
of
the
hem
is
just
below
the
needle.
Lower
the
hemmer
foot,
and
sew
the
hem
with
a
straight
stitch
or
a
medium-
wide
zigzag
stitch.
Guide
the
fabric
into
the
hemmer
foot
while
sewing
(Fig.
28).
Hemmng
Fig.
26
Fig.
27
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