2-Thread Flatlock - Wide - Baby Lock Acclaim BLES4 Instruction And Reference Manual

2-Thread Flatlock - Wide

Looper
thread
Needle
thread
Position the fabric under the presser foot, aligning the fold of the fabric 1/8 inch (3.5mm) to the left
of the upper cutting blade.
Note: If the fabric does not pull completely flat under the stitches, guide the fabric fold to the left so
that the loops hang slightly off the fold as they are being stitched. (fig.C)
Move the stitch selector lever to "A" and follow the suggested settings and threading diagram below.
NEEDLES
left
A Sew 2-thread flatlock seams in the same way as 3-thread
flatlock seams, then pull the two fabric layers apart until the seam
lies flat. (fig. A) Because the threads show on the outside as well
as the inside of the garment or project, the 2-thread flatlock seam
is often considered a decorative application. (fig. B) Be sure to
sew a test sample first to determine whether the stitch will have
the strength to hold the seam without the fabric pulling away.
For 2-thread flatlock - wide
1. Engage the threading lever in the threading position.
B
2. Place the needle thread on far left spool pin.
3. Thread needle thread through the upper looper pretension
thread guide on top of the machine, then go down the thread
path in the front of the machine. Go left with the needle thread
at the hook on front of the machine. Then take the needle thread
through the normal needle thread paths. (illustration below).
Thread the left needle for a wide flatlock.
4. Turn the cutting blade to the "LOCK" position .
5. Engage the subsidiary looper following step 3 on page 33.
C
6. Thread the lower looper as shown in the illustration below.
7. Engage the threading lever in the serging position.
For "loops" (lower looper thread) to show on the right side, place
fabric wrong sides together for sewing the seam. To produce the
"ladder" (needle thread) on the outside, place the fabric right sides
together. (fig. B)
LENGTH
WIDTH
2-2.5
L R
STITCH
SELECTOR
7.5
A
WAVE/OVERLOCK
SELECTOR
OVERLOCK
2
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