Sears 38512102 - Manual (Page 38)

SECTION III. STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING
Straight Stitch
0) Needle position selector dial: (€Z>)ci3(ci®)
d) Stitch length dial: 2 to 4
<D Stitch width dial: 0
0 Needle thread tension: 2 to 6
NOTE: When using the straight stitch fool, make sure to set
the needle positions selector at ClD(Center needle
position) and stitch width at "0". Otherwise the needle
may strike the sewing foot and possibly break.
» Starting to sew
Raise the presser foot and position the fabric next to a seam
guide line on the needle plate (5/8” is most common).
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.
« Finishing sewing
To fasten the ends of a seam, press the reverse stitch control
and sew several reverse stitches. Raise the presser foot.
Remove the fabric, draw the threads to the back and cut them
with the thread cutter. The threads are cut in a proper length
for the next seam.
Uss the Seam Guides
(J) Cornering guide
(|) Guide lines in inches
(|) Guide lines in millimeters
The seam guides on the needle píate help you to measure
seam width. The lines are 1/8" (0.3 cm) apart, with the 3/8",
4/8”, 5/8" and 6/8” lines engraved. The lines in millimeters
are 5 mm apart, with the 10 mm, 15 mm and 20 mm lines
engraved.
Turn a Square Corner
0 Cornering guide
To turn a square comer 5/8" (1.6 cm) from the fabric edge.
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3.
Stop stitching and lower the needle by turning the
handwheel counterclockwise, toward you, when the
fabric edge facing you lines up with the edge of the needle
plate as shown,
Raise the presser foot and turn the fabric to line up the
edge with the 5/8" (1.6 cm) seam guide.
Lower the presser foot and begin stitching in the new
direction.
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