Sewing On The Heavy Fabric - Singer Fashion Mate Instruction Manual

Useful skills

Sewing on the heavy fabric

The black button on the right side of the presser
foot will lock the presser foot in a horizontal
position if you push it in before lowering the
presser foot. This ensures even feeding at the
beginning of a seam and helps when sewing
multiple layers of fabric such as sewing over
seams when hemming jeans.
When you reach the point of an increased
thickness, lower the needle and raise the presser
foot. Press the toe of the foot and push in the
black button, then lower the foot and continue
sewing.
The black button releases automatically after
sewing few stitches.
You also can place another piece of fabric with
the same thickness at the back of the seam. Or
Cardboard or
support the presser foot while feeding by hand
thick fabric
and sewing toward the folded side.
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