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motion
and length
of
stitches"
Adjustment
for
zig-zag
and
straight
seanls.
means
of
a screw
2,
FiS.
18.
\flhen
the handle is
below
centre,
the
material is fed away
from
the
person sewirg.
the
handle
is
moved upwards,
the
material
will
be
fed
wards
the
person
sewing.
Adjustrnent
for
zig-zag
and
straight
seams"
Sewing"
C-,+
mm)
FiS.
20
(0
-
straigth seam)"
Adjusrment
is
made
by
pressing
and
turning
the wheel
L,
Fig"
L9,
and rhe
scale
above
the wheel
indicates
the
breadth
of
stitch"
,
Points [o remember when sewing
It
may
be a good
plan
for
a beginner
to
practise
on
a
piea:e
of
a
material
without
needle
or
thread
in
the
machine,
be-
fore
starting
to sew.
Place
a
piece
of
material
underneath
the
presser
foot, which
should be
let
down
caref
ully,
and
start the
machine
with a
slight
pressure
against
the
knee-
lever.
By turning the
rnaterial
to left or right,
the
neces-
sary
proficiency
to
guide
the cloth
will
soon
be
acquired"
Before threading
the
needle,
make sure
that the
take-up
]ever is
in
its
highest
position.
The upper thread is
threaded
through
the
needle
and
the
loose end
held
lightly
in
the left
hand,
while
the flywheel
is
turned
by
hand towards the
per-
son
sewirg,
until
the
needle has
drawn
up
the
under
thread.
Pull
the
upper thread,
the-
reby drawing the
under
i
thread through
the
needle
i
and place
the
two
ends
of
'
neath
thc
presser
foot.
dowr-r
gcntly on
to
the
ma-
terial.
Scwing
carl
then,
com
I))
('ll cc.
Alway.s
stilrr
rhe
seam
in
i
the matcri:rl
-
nor
outside
-
for thc
r
lr
rcncl
is
then
the
If
to-
Fis"
1E.
Adjustment
for
zig-zag
and straight
seams.
A
zig-zag
seam
is produced
by
the
needle
moving
ro
and
fro from
side
to
side,
while the
material
is fed straight for-
ward" The
breadth
of
the
zig-zag
seam
can
be
ser from
76
Fig.
19.
Fig"
20.
Fis.
21..
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