Sewing With Fabric; Clearing The Stitch Width Fingers - Baby Lock Acclaim BLES4 Instruction And Reference Manual

Serging with fabric
A
B
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Clearing the Stitch Width Fingers

A
B
With the needle and looper threads under the foot and to the
back, lower the presser foot. While holding the threads in
your left hand, press down on the foot control gently to begin
a thread chain before serging fabric. (fig. A)
You can leave the presser foot down for most serging
applications. Just place the fabric under the toe of the press-
er foot. As you step on the foot control, the feed dogs will
begin moving the fabric toward the needle. (fig. B) You need
to raise and lower the foot only when working with thick,
spongy or lofty fabrics, or when precise positioning is
required.
Be careful not to push or pull the fabric. The Acclaim will feed
it evenly without help. At the end of a seam, just sew off the
fabric edge and continue serging to create 5" - 6" thread
chain. Cut the thread chain with the thread cutter on the left
side cover. (fig. C)
Note: The raised markings on the toe of the presser foot are
seam line guides. They indicate the needle positions to help
guide your fabric for accurate seaming.
As you sew, you will discover that maneuvering the fabric is
different from conventional sewing because the threads form
around the stitch fingers. (fig. A)
To clear the stitch fingers, simply raise the presser foot, which
releases all threads. Turn the handwheel counterclockwise to
raise the needle(s). Then pull the threads gently from behind
the foot. (fig. B) The stitches are now released from the
fingers. (fig. C)
C