Thread and Needle Chart
Type of fabric
Light weight
Organdy,
Georgette,
Lawn,
Crepe de chine,
Lining
Medium weight
Cotton, Linen,
Satin,
Ordinary fabric
Heavy weight
Tweed,
Coating, Denim,
Doeskin,
Thick fabric
Knits
Knitted fabric
Woolly nylon
* For details on how to adjust the stitch length and the differential feed ratio, refer to pages 37-38 (4 threads), page 39 (3
threads) or page 40 (2 threads).
* Use wooly nylon thread as upper looper thread for rolled hemming, picot edging and narrow hemming.
Thread
Needle
Synthetic
HAx1SP
#80-100
#11-14
Synthetic
HAx1SP
#60-100
#14
Synthetic
HAx1SP
#50-100
#14
Synthetic
#60-90
HAx1SP
#11-14
(for upper
looper)
Stitch
Differential
length dial
feed dial
2.0-3.0
0.5-1.0
2.5-3.5
1.0
3.0-5.0
1.0
2.5-3.5
1.0-2.0
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Chaining
Lower looper
finger switch
pre-tension
knob
setting slider
S
STD.
Upper knife
Activated