Sew On Heavy Fabrics; Use The Darning Plate - Kenmore 19501 Owner's Manual

Sew on Heavy Fabrics Use the Darning Plate
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Use this skill when sewing from 3 to 12 layers of fabric, such as sewing over
welt seams when hemming ieans.
1. Use Foot A (Zigzag foot) w lth the black spring button.
NOTE: This black button ]ocks the foot so it does not give with the fabric.
2. Sew as usual.
3. When your needle reaches the point where the fabric layers increase,
stop.
4. Lower the needle and raise the presser foot.
5, Press and hold the black button as you lower the presser foot.
6. Re{ease the black button and continue sewing.
Darn{rig ptate
Sometimes when you sew, you want to control the fabric yourself.
The Darning Plate covers the feed dogs so that they do not touch the fabric.
To Put on the Darning Plate:
NOTE: The rectangular holes in the Darning PIate match the holes m the
needle plate. In the darning plate, these holes are slightly to the
right of center.
I. Position the darning plate with the pins on the bottom.
2. Fit the darning plate pins into the needle plate holes at the
5/8" mark. The feed dogs will show through the darning plate
holes.
Use the darning plate in the following ways:
Basting (P 3.Z)
Darning (P, 3_.8.8)
Button Sewing (P. 3_99)
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