Operation Manual

Elastic
tape
foot
This
presser
foot
is
used
for
sewing
on
elastic
tape.
In
the
same
operation,
the
fa
bric
is
trimmed
and
serged,
and
also
gathe
red
by
the
contracting
elastic
tape.
Setting
the
machine
Set
your
machine
to
the
4-thread
overedge
seam.
The seam
width
is
determined
by
the
width
of
the
elastic
tape.
Raise the
needle to
its
uppermost
position
and
insert the
elastic
tape
sewing
foot.
Loo
sen
screw
1
so
that
brake 3
at
opening
2 is
opened
by
approx.
2
mm.
Insert
elastic tape
4 into
opening
2
and
pull
it
beneath
the
se
wing
foot so
that
it
protrudes
approx.
4
in
ches (10
cm)
behind
the
latter.
Re-tighten
screw
1.
The
more the
screw
is
tightened,
the
greater
the
pressure
brake
3
exerts
on
the
elastic
tape
and
thus
the
greater
the
gat
her
effect.
Sew
a test
seam.
The
next
step
is
normally
to
stitch
the
elastic
tape
towards
the
left
with
one
of
your machine’s
elastic
(expandable)
stitches
(see
illustration>.
Sewing
on
a
non-elastic
tape
prevents
stret
ching
of
the
seams
(e.g.
shoulder
seams>
in
stretch
fabrics.
Loosen
screw
1
until
the
non-elastic
tape
can
pass
through
opening
2
without
hin
drance.
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