Sewing Decorative Stitch Patterns - Baby Lock Altair 2 Instruction & Reference Manual

USEFUL SEWING TIPS
 Sewing Lightweight Fabrics
Place thin paper or tear away embroidery stabilizer under
thin fabrics to make sewing easier. Gently tear off the
paper or the stabilizer after sewing.
 Sewing Stretch Fabrics
First, baste together the pieces of fabric, and then sew
without stretching the fabric.
In addition, a better result can be achieved by using thread
for knits or a stretch stitch.
Memo
• For best results when sewing stretch fabrics,
decrease the pressure of the presser foot
(page 25).
 Sewing Leathers or Vinyl Fabrics
When sewing fabrics that may stick to the presser foot, such as
leather or vinyl fabrics, replace the presser foot with the
compact digital dual feed foot.
If the leather or vinyl fabric sticks to the flat bed attachment,
sew with copy paper or tracing paper placed on top of the flat
bed attachment so the fabric moves smoothly.
If the paper is positioned so that it does not cover the needle
plate, the paper will not be sewn together with the fabric.
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1 Thin paper
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1 Basting stitching
a
1 Leather
a
1 Copy paper or
tracing paper
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Sewing Decorative Stitch Patterns

Fabric When sewing on stretch fabrics, lightweight
fabrics, or fabrics with coarse weaves, attach
stabilizer on the wrong side of the fabric. An
alternative would be to place the fabric on thin
paper such as tracing paper.
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1 Fabric
2 Stabilizer
3 Thin paper
Thread #50 - #60
Needle With lightweight, regular, or stretch fabrics: the
Ball point needle (golden colored) 90/14
With heavyweight fabrics: home sewing machine
needle 90/14
Presser foot Advanced monogramming foot "N+".
Using another presser foot may give inferior
results.
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