Sewing On Heavy Fabrics; Manual Stitch Length; Variable Needle Position - Janome Sewing Machine Instruction Book

Sewing on Heavy Fabrics

q Fabric
w Black button
The black button w on foot A will lock the foot in a
horizontal position if you push it in before lowering the
q
presser foot.
This ensures even feeding at the beginning of seams and
w
helps when sewing many layers of fabric such as sewing
over welt seams when hemming jeans.
When you reach the point of an increased thickness, lower
the needle and raise the presser foot. Press down on the
toe of the foot and push in the black button w, then lower
the foot and continue sewing.
This button will be released automatically after a few stitches.

Manual Stitch Length

Press "–" or "+" to adjust the stitch length.
To decrease length, press "–".
To increase length, press "+".
The pre-programmed stitch length setting is suitable for
most of your sewing needs. However, you can change
these settings to accommodate different fabric
characteristics or achieve a desired effect. Hold down "–"
or "+" until you reach the desired setting.
* The reverse stitch length cannot be set longer than
1/8˝ (0.3 cm)

Variable Needle Position

These settings apply only to "straight" stitch patterns #1,
#2 and #4.
When you select stitch patterns above, you can adjust the
left/right needle position. When you press "–", the needle
position will move to the left. When you press "+", the
needle position will move to the right.
q Left (0.0)
w Middle (3.5)
e Right (7.0)
q w e
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