Section Iii Basic Sewing; Straight Stitch Sewing; Starting To Sew; Changing Sewing Direction - Janome Memory Craft 4400 Instruction Book

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Straight Stitch Sewing

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• Starting to sew

Raise the presser foot and position the fabric next to a
seam guide line on the needle plate (see page 24).
Lower the needle to the point where you want to start.
Lower the presser foot and pull the threads toward the
back. Depress the foot control. Gently guide the fabric
along a seam guide line letting the fabric feed naturally.

• Changing sewing direction

Stop the machine and bring the needle down into the
fabric by pressing the Up/down needle position button.
Raise the presser foot.
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Pivot the fabric around the needle to change sewing
direction as desired. Lower the presser foot.
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• Finishing sewing

To fasten the ends of seams, press the reverse button and
sew several reverse stitches.
Raise the presser foot. Remove the fabric, draw the
threads to the back and cut using the thread cutter.
The threads are cut at the proper length for starting the
next seam.
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SECTION III BASIC SEWING

Stitch pattern: 01
Presser foot: Foot A or foot H
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Up/down needle position button
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Presser foot lifter
– When pattern is selected, reverse stitches are
sewn automatically at the beginning of the seam,
then sewing continue forward.
– When you reach the end edge of the fabric, press
the reverse button once.
The machine will sew four reverse stitches, four
forward stitches then stop sewing.
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