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Drop Feed System
When you raise the presser foot, using the lever or knee lifter, the feed dogs lower automatically,
which helps thick fabrics fit under the presser foot.
Thread Cutter
Presser Foot Pressure Adjustment
Stitch Length
A
about 10 stitches per inch is ideal for most fabrics. For seaming very lightweight fabrics, you may
prefer a shorter stitch length. When sewing heavier fabrics, you may choose to lengthen the stitch (fig.
B).
Feed dog
There is a thread cutter located on the left side of your machine. At
the end of a seam, sew off the fabric edge and continue sewing to
create a 5 to 6-inch (12-15cm) thread chain.
Bring the chain of thread up and back and pull forward into the thread
cutter.
The presser foot pressure has been preset at the factory and rarely
needs adjustment. You may find it necessary, however, to decrease
the pressure for thick fabrics or increase pressure for thin fabrics to
feed more smoothly under the foot. Turn the dial on the left side of
the machine.
To increase pressure, turn the pressure adjusting screw clockwise.
To decrease pressure, turn the screw counterclockwise.
B
The stitch length adjusting dial is
conveniently located just to the left of the
front cover, near the base plate (fig. A).
The dial shows the stitch-length ranging
from 1, for the shortest stitch, to 4, for the
longest. Simply turn the dial, aligning the
desired setting with the indicator mark on
the machine. A stitch length of 3mm, or
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