Basic Sewing; Pin Feeding (For Hard-To-Handle Fabrics) - Baby Lock Jane BL500A Instruction And Reference Manual

Basic Sewing (1)

Basic Sewing
Before
sewing.
1 Lift foot, pull about 15 cm of upper
and bobbin thread under and behind
foot, and position fabric under foot.

Pin Feeding (for hard-to-handle fabrics)

Velvet, quilt fabric, synthetic suede, knits and other fabrics can be joined evenly by activating the pin feed mechanism.
G Machine Set-up for Pin Feeding
Feed Dog Presser Foot
Adjustment Knob Pressure Adjustment Dial
Indicator Needle
1 Move feed adjustmen 2 Adjust pressure ad-
knob to pin feeding posi- justment
tion. indicator needle is in the
right position in the
matching color coded
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area.
Begin
sewing.
✽ At the beginning and end of a seam,
2 Lower presser foot lever to lower
foot.
3 Turn the hand wheel forward you to
lower the needle through the fabric,
then step gently on the foot control-
ler to begin.
Presser foot
3 Attach flex reaction presser
dial until foot for perfect stitching on
difficult fabrics like velvet,
leather and suede.
Backstitches
Finish
1 cm
Sewing.
1 cm
4 Raise needle to highest position.
press down the reverse stitch lever 5 Lift foot, remove fabric and cut thread.
✽ When using thread trimmer:
and backstitch about 1 cm.
4 Push thread trimmer button (this will
cause the upper and bobbin threads
to be cut automatically and the
needle to stop in a raised position).
5 Lift presser foot and remove fabric.
G Pin Feeding Mechanism
Feed Pin
The feed pin passes up through all layers of fabric moving with the feed dog's
motion to feed all layers of the fabric evenly.
✽ For safety, the feed pin is automatically lowered when presser foot is
raised.
✽ When changing sewing directions.
1 Make sure needle is pierced all the
way through fabric.
2 Lift presser foot, and turn fabric us-
ing needle as an axis.
3 Lower foot and continue sewing.
G Start to Sew
Fabric
Feed Dog
Feed Pin
Gently pull thread until feed pin
catches fabric and sew.