Sewing Various Fabric - Baby Lock Vesta BLMVE Instruction And Reference Manual

■ Aligning the fabric with a needle plate marking
The markings on the needle plate show the distance from
the needle position of a seam sewn with the straight stitch
(left needle position). Sew while keeping the edge of the
fabric aligned with a marking on the needle plate. The
distance between the markings in the upper scale is
1/8 inch (3 mm) and the distance between the markings in
the grid is 5 mm (3/16 inch).
For stitches with a left needle position
(Stitch width: 0.0 mm)
a
f
■ Aligning the fabric with zigzag foot "J"
The marking on zigzag foot "J" can be used to sew about 5
mm (3/16 inch) from the edge of the fabric. When using
this feature, select a straight stitch, and set the stitch width
to 2.0 mm.
a

Sewing various fabric

■ Sewing thick fabrics
 If the fabric does not fit under the presser foot
The presser foot lever can be raised to two different
positions. If the fabric does not fit under the presser foot,
for example, when sewing together thick fabrics, raise the
presser foot lever to its highest position so that the fabric
can be placed under the presser foot.
1 Seam
2 Presser foot
d
3 Centimeters
4 Inches
5 Needle plate
6 1.6 cm (5/8 inch)
e
1 Stitch width 2.0 mm
2 Marking
3 5 mm (3/16 inch)
 If the fabric does not feed
When sewing thick fabric such as denim or quilting, the
fabric may not feed at the start of sewing if the presser foot
is not level, as shown below. In this case, use the presser
foot locking pin (black button on the left side) of zigzag
foot "J" so that the presser foot remains level while sewing,
allowing the fabric to be fed smoothly.
If the presser foot misalignment is too large, place thick
paper or fabric (with the same thickness as the fabric being
sewn) under the heel of the presser foot to be able to start
sewing smoothly.
a
b
1 Sewing direction
2 Misalignment
3 Fabric being sewn
4 Fabric or thick paper
a Raise the presser foot lever.
b Align the beginning of stitching, and then position the
fabric.
While holding zigzag foot "J" level, push in and hold
c
the presser foot locking pin (black button on the left
side), and lower the presser foot lever.
a
Useful Sewing Tips
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1 Presser foot
locking pin (black
button)
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