Starting A Seam; Guiding And Supporting Fabric; Position - Singer 5053 Instruction Book

Starting a seam

Place fabric under presser foot 12 mm from rear of fabric.
Align the right edge with one of the seam guidelines on the
needle plate. Lower the presser foot.
Backstitch to the edge of the fabric for reinforcement by
pushing in the reverse button located in center of the stitch
length dial. Hold button in until stitching reaches edge of
fabric. Release push button for forward stitching.
Guiding and supporting
fabric
• For tricot, and other similar synthetic knits, apply
gentle tension by holding the fabric at the front and
back of presser foot as you sew. Do not pull fabric.
• For fine fabrics or with unusual amount of elasticity,
such as stretch knits (helanca) or Lycra, hold the fabric
firmly both fabric and threads at the front and back to
start a seam. Following this procedure, the stitch will
not pucker.
Instruction for foot seam allowance 1/4" or
1/8"
1- Replace regular presser foot with 1/4" foot.
2- Set stitch length to "2" by turning stitch length dial.
3- Set the stitch width selector to straight stitch and
needle position selector in center position.
4- Place fabric under the presser foot so that the row edge
lines up exactly with the right or left outside edge of
foot. To seam allowance 1/8", align the fabric edge
with guidelines under the foot.
5- The seam allowance will be exactly 1/4" or 1/8".
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Module 1 - Points extensibles
1
1
Point droit
extensible
POINT

Position

Position
d'aiguille d'aiguille
Largeur Largeur
de point de point
Módules Tout
1
Sélecteur
A
A
Longueur Longueur
de point de point
Pied Pied
Universel
presseur presseur
Plaque à Plaque à
Univer-
aiguille aiguille selle
Assemblage
Application
tissus
1/8"
1/8" extensibles
1/4" 1/4"
Point surjet Point
Point Point Point
oblique
overlock
plume montagne
ric-rac
(gauche)
extensible
1 1 1 1 1
A B C D E
Spécial
Spécial Spécial Spécial
Spécial pour point
caché
Univer- Univer- Univer- Univer- Univer-
selle selle selle selle selle
Finition
Couture
dans les
Assemblage Surfilage
extensible
tissus
et surfilage et Décoration Décoration Décoration
en
extensibles
des tissus couture
lingerie
au épais
Point Point Point
d'épine
couronne chevron
1 1 1
F H
G
Spécial Spécial Spécial
Univer- Univer- Univer-
selle selle selle
Assemblage
bord à bord
tissus
mailles très
serrées
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