Appendix - ELNA 792D Instruction Book

HOW TO USE THE GATHERING ATTACHMENT
1
2
Side cover
Attaching screw
To atacch, slide to
onto the setscrew
Fig.2
Right side
of fabric
Fig.3
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APPENDIX

4
1 Arm
2 Attaching plate
3 Thumb screw
4 Groove
3
1. To install the gathering attachment. (Fig.1)
Thumb screw
Fig.1
2. Machine setting : Set the thread tension as you would for
3. Gathering:Place 2 pieces of fabric right side together (fig. 2).
1) Set the differential feed dial to 1 and sew the two
Right side
2) Turn the hand wheel until the needle pierces the
of fabric
3) Set the differential feed dial to 1.5 ~ 2.25.Insert the
4) Sew, guiding the two pieces of fabric with your hands
NOTE: If you want to stop gathering and continue with
* the grooves on the arm act as an extension of the
1) Open the side cover.
2) Loosen the attaching screw, and slide the gathering
attachment onto the machine from right to left. (You will
have to rotate the arm toward you in order to do this.)
Tighten the attaching screw.
3) Loosen the thumb screw and raise the until you can
rotate it onto the needle plate. Set the bottom of the arm
to the height of the raised feed dog and tighten the thumb
screw.
NOTE: When the gathering attachment is installed, the looper
cover cannot be opened. To open the looper cover,
remove the attachment.
ordinary serging (2-needle 4-thread serger).
1) Thread tensions:
2) Stitch length dial:
3) Differential feed dial:
4) Presser foot:
5) Upper knife:
6) Chaining finger:
7) Lower looper
pretension setting slider:
8) Changeable thread guide: *3/4threads
*Applies only to machine with this function.
The fabric on the bottom will be gathering.
For best results, do a trial sewing. Make sure the bottom
piece is shortened in half by gathering.
(Results will differ depending on the type of fabric and
differential feed ratio.)
pieces (right sides together). Rotate the arm out from
between the fabric. Then slowly sew 2 or 3 stitches.
fabric. Raise the presser foot.
arm between the two piece of fabric, then lower the
presser foot and sew again.
(Fig. 3).
normal sewing, stop sewing and drop the needle
into the fabric by turning the balance wheel. Pull
the arm toward you.
Set the differential feed dial to 1 and continue
sewing.
scale.
Around 3
3~4
1.5~2.25
STD.
Use
STD.
*STD.