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Regular Basting
Free Method
TEMPORARY
SEWING BY
MACHINE
Regular basting by machine is easy--simply
use straight stitching with
longest available
length setting.
And your machine has a free
basting
method
for very long stitches
that
sometimes
can be used for "marking".
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FREE BASTING
METHOD
SETTINGS
Basting switch - turn on
Pressure regulator
- 0 (DARN)
or 1
Use feed cover plate.
Tap the foot
control
and the machine
will
take one stitch
and stop automatically
with
the needle in the up position.
Holding
the
fabric
in both
hands,
pull it back
to the
required stitch length.
Repeat this process,
tapping
down
on the
foot control and guiding
the fabric with your
hands.
PIN BASTING
You
can sew
over
pins
easily (if
done
correctly)
because
your
presser
feet
are
hinged. Pins must be inserted at right angles
to seam line. Tip of pin should just touch
seam line. Sew over tip of pins. Pins must not
come in contact with feed dogs: Never pin on
the under-side of the fabric. Sew slowly. If in
doubt about sewing over pins, remove each
pin as you approach it.
STAY- STITCHING
',Stay-stitching"
is a form
of
temporary
seaming that prevents
stretching of curved
edges of garments. Usually this is on a single
layer of fabric, so reduce top thread tension
slightly to prevent
puckering.
Baste about
:,4"' away from intended seamline.
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