Useful Sewing Tips; Sewing Tips - Baby Lock Altair 2 Instruction & Reference Manual

USEFUL SEWING TIPS

g
Insert needle and attach the straight stitch foot.
h
Select any of the straight stitches.
Memo
• Selecting unavailable stitches will cause an error
message to be displayed.
• When the straight stitch needle plate is on the
machine, the needle will automatically move to the
middle position.
Note
• Slowly rotate the handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) before sewing and make sure
that the needle is not contacting the straight stitch
foot and straight stitch needle plate.
i
Start sewing.
* After sewing, make sure to turn off the machine and
to remove the straight stitch needle plate and the
straight stitch foot. Reinstall the regular needle plate
and the presser foot "J".
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1 Notch
2 Pin
USEFUL SEWING TIPS

Sewing Tips

 Trial Sewing
Before starting your sewing project, we recommend
sewing trial stitches using thread and scrap fabric that are
the same as those used for your project.
While checking the sewing results, adjust the thread
tension as well as the stitch length and width according to
the number of fabric layers and stitch that is sewn.
Note
• Other factors, such as fabric thickness, stabilizer
material, etc., also have an effect on the stitch, so
you should always sew a few trial stitches before
beginning your project.
• When sewing satin stitch or 7 mm satin stitch
patterns, there may be shrinking or bunching of
stitches, so be sure to use a stabilizer material.
 Sewing Curves
Sew slowly while keeping the seam parallel with the
fabric edge as you guide the fabric around the curve.
Shorten the stitch length setting to obtain a fine stitch. Sew
slowly, keeping the seams parallel with the fabric edge as
you guide the fabric around the curve.
 Changing Sewing Direction
Stop the machine. Leave the needle in the fabric, and
press (Presser foot lifter button) to raise the presser
foot. Using the needle as a pivot, turn the fabric so that
you can sew in the new direction. Press
lifter button) to lower the presser foot and start sewing.
The pivot setting is useful when changing the sewing
direction. (page 65)
(Presser foot