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SEWING BASICS
Useful Functions
Functions useful in improving sewing efficiency are described below.
Automatically sewing
reverse/reinforcement
stitches
The sewing machine can be set to automatically sew
reinforcement stitches at the beginning and end of the
stitching. With straight stitches and zigzag stitches,
reverse stitches (instead of reinforcement stitches) are
automatically sewn.
a
Select a stitch.
Refer to "Selecting Stitching" (page 62).
b
Press
(automatic reverse/reinforcement
stitch key).
This step is not necessary after selecting a
stitch, such as for sewing buttonholes or bar
tacks, where reinforcement stitches are
automatically sewn.
appears in the LCD.
* To cancel automatic reverse/reinforcement
stitching, press the automatic reverse/
reinforcement stitch key again.
Place the fabric under the presser foot, and
c
then turn the handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) to lower the needle into
the fabric at the starting point of the stitching.
d
Press
("Start/Stop" button) once.
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a "Start/Stop" button
After reverse/reinforcement stitches are sewn
automatically, the machine starts sewing.
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e
After reaching the end of the stitching, press
("Reverse/Reinforcement Stitch" button)
once.
This step is not necessary after selecting a
stitch, such as for sewing buttonholes or bar
tacks, where reinforcement stitches are
automatically sewn.
a "Reverse/Reinforcement Stitch" button
After reverse/reinforcement stitches are sewn
automatically, the sewing machine stops
sewing.
Automatically cutting the
thread
The sewing machine can be set to automatically cut
the threads at the end of the stitching. This is called
"automatic thread cutting".
If automatic thread cutting is selected, automatic
reverse/reinforcement stitching is also selected.
Automatic thread cutting is convenient when a stitch
for sewing buttonholes or bar tacks is selected.
a
Select a stitch.
Refer to "Selecting Stitching" (page 62).
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