Cutting The Thread - Baby Lock A-LINES Sofia BL137A Instruction And Reference Manual

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■ Sewing stitches
When
pressed with stitches other than 1 , 3
7 stitches, reinforcement stitches are used.
Reinforcement stitches are 3 to 5 stitches sewn on
top of each other in one place.
a Reverse stitching
b Reinforcement stitching
Memo
The sewing machine can be set to
automatically sew reverse or reinforcement
stitches at the beginning and end of the
stitching. For details, refer to "Automatic
sewing reverse/reinforcement stitches" (page
61).
(Reverse/reinforcement stitch button) is
a b

Cutting the thread

and
When you have finished sewing, cut the thread.
■ Using the thread cutter button
a When you wish to finish the stitching, press
(Thread cutter button) once.
a Thread cutter button
The threads are cut and the needle is raised.
The thread cutter button cannot be used
when the presser foot lever is raised.
b Raise the presser foot lever, then remove the
fabric.
a Presser foot lever
CAUTION
Do not press
after threads have already been cut,
otherwise the needle may break, the
threads may become tangled or damage
to the machine may occur.
Do not press
there is no fabric under the presser foot
or while the machine is sewing, otherwise
damage to the machine may occur.
Memo
The machine can be set so that the thread
will be cut automatically when sewing is
finished. For details, refer to "Automatically
cutting the thread" (page 62).
a
Note
a
(Thread cutter button)
(Thread cutter button) if
2
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