Taping Foot - Brother ST4031HD Operation Manual

7. Align the blind stitch presser foot guide with the
line on the right side of the stitch finger.
By turning the screw forward the stitch guide
will go to the right. By turning the screw
backward the stitch guide will go to the left.
8. Align the fold with the guide and insert the
fabric up to the needle position.
3 Adjusting screw
4 Fabric guide
9. Guide the fold in the fabric to sew half way
between the needle and the upper knife.
10. Continue sewing until all marked lines have
been sewn.
Correct minor contractions by hand.

Taping foot

Features
By using the tape presser foot, you can sew tapes,
as well as elastics and hem at the same time
beautifully.
- Tapes or elastics from 6mm up to 12mm width can
be sewn.
- Attatching tapes is very useful for reinforcement
on stretchable materials sucn as knitted garment
at shoulder. Also attaching elastics is suitable for
sewing cuffs, neckline and so on.
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<A> <B>
<A> Usage of the elastic
<B> Usage of the tape
Machine setting (type of stitch):
- 2 needle 4 thread overlock
- 1 needle 3 thread overlock (Either needle can
be used.)
How to set the elastic / tape
1. Attach the taping foot (see CHAPTER 1
"Attaching/ Removing presser foot").
2. Lift the presser foot lever.
3. Turn the hand wheel so that the line on the
hand wheel is aligned to the line on the
machine (see CHAPTER 1 "Turning direction
of hand wheel").
4. Flip open the tape guide 1, then set the
presser adjusting dial 2 at "0".
5. Put the tape or the elastic 5 through the slot 3.
6. Insert the tape or the elastic 5 through the slot
3 so that the righthand side of tapes / elastics
will be set along the guide 4.
7. Flip shut the tape guide 1 so that it will be set
at the lefthand side of tapes / elastics.
Test sewing
1. Lift the presser foot lever.
2. Insert the materials, till the edge of the
materials will touch the blade.
3. Lower the presser foot lever.
4. Set the stitch width control dial at "5".
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