Straight Sewing - ELNA Plana Star de Luxe CI. Manual

Straight Sewing
For th e pre paration of your ELNA , t he f eet
to u se an d for the ad j u stment s, see c hart on
page 32.
Normal Strai gh1 Sewi ng
Use the pres ser foot (s ee pag e 4).
Place the mate ri al under t he fo ot.
Lower the pres ser foot lever.
A djustment s
Needl e posit ion wh eel at t he cen tered position
(red mark).
Stitc h width lever at " 0 " .
Stitch length kn ob at 1 to 4.
Fig. 40
Forward S titc h i ng
Turn the stitc h len gth kn ob to t he desired length,
bet we en 1 and 4 (black nu mbers) .
A dapt th e stitch length to th e kind of work and
the t hickness of t
he material used, i.e. short
stitc hes f or fi ne material, lon ger stitch es for
heavy mate rial.
T he two threads shoul d be held back while
sew ing the first t wo or t hree stitches.
Fig. 41-42
Reverse S titc hing
a. For a short d istan ce, to fin i sh off or t o
make a short seam:
Pus h the lever. Wh en it is release d, t he ELNA
automatical ly goes back to forward stitching
(fi g. 41).
b. Prolonged u se :
Turn the stitch length kno b between 1-4
re d numbers (fig. 42).
In principle, straig ht sewing doe s not req uire
oth er adjustments. The t ensi on o f the threads
is universal-s ee next page.
Fig. 43
Removing the Mat erial
• Turn the fl ywheel t owards you to raise the
thread take-up lever to its h ig hest positi on .
• Lift up the presser f oot lever.
• Pullout the material towards the back and cut
the thread with the thread cutter on the presser
bar.
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