Stabilizing The Beginning And End Of Stitching - Brother CV3440 Operation Manual

„ With free-arm sewing
1. Remove the bed extension.
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1 Bed extension
2. Position the fabric, and start sewing.
(1) Raise the presser foot, insert the fabric as
shown in the illustration, lower the presser foot,
and then begin sewing.
(2) Finish sewing by overlapping about 4 cm
(1-1/2 inch) of the beginning and end of the
stitching.
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Stabilizing the beginning and
end of stitching
To sew with the beginning and end of stitching
stabilized, finish the beginning and end of stitching
with a 4-cm-square piece of scrap fabric as
described below.
„ Beginning of stitching
1. Raise the presser foot, and then insert the
scrap fabric. Lower the presser foot, turn the
handwheel toward you a few times by hand,
and then lightly step on the foot controller to
start sewing.
2. When nearing the end of stitching for the scrap
fabric, stop the machine. Insert the fabric as
shown in the illustration below, and then lightly
step on the foot controller to start sewing.
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1 Scrap fabric
2 Fabric
„ End of stitching
1. When nearing the end of stitching for the fabric,
stop sewing. Insert the scrap fabric as shown in
the illustration below, and then finish sewing.
2. Sew into the scrap fabric, stop the machine, and
then use scissors to cut the threads between
the fabrics and scrap fabrics.
b