Section Iii. Basic Sewing Straight Stitch; Starting To Sew; Changing Sewing Direction; Finishing Sewing - Janome Sewing Machine Instruction Book

SECTION III. BASIC SEWING
Straight stitch
q Stitch pattern:
w Needle thread tension:
e Presser foot:
r Presser foot:
NOTE:
When using the straight stitch foot, make sure to use
the center needle position. Otherwise the needle may
strike the presser foot and possibly break.

• Starting to sew

Raise the presser foot and position the fabric next to a
seam guide line on the needle plate (5/8˝ (1.6 cm) is most
common). Lower the needle to the point where you want
to start. Lower the presser foot and pull the threads
toward the back. Depress the foot control. Gently guide
the fabric along a seam guide line letting the fabric feed
naturally.
CAUTION: Do not place fingers near to the presser foot
when guiding fabric, or the needle clamp screw may
strike and injure your fingers.

• Changing sewing direction

Stop the machine and bring the needle down into the
fabric by pressing the up/down needle positionl button.
Raise the presser foot.
Pivot the fabric around the needle to change sewing
direction as desired. Lower the presser foot.
q Up/down needle position button
w Presser foot lifter

• Finishing sewing

q Reverse stitch button
w Thread cutter
e Fabric
To fasten the ends of a seam, press the reverse stitch
button and sew several reverse stitches. Raise the
presser foot. Remove the fabric, draw the threads to the
back and cut them with the thread cutter. The threads
are now the proper length to begin sewing the next seam.
— When pattern 02 (
are sewn automatically at the beginning of the seam,
then sewing continues forward.
When you reach the end edge of the fabric, press
the reverse stitch button once.
The machine will sew four reverse stitches, four
forward stitches then stop sewing.
01 or 11
2 to 6
Zigzag foot: A
Straight stitch foot: H
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