Sears 17891 - Manual (Page 20)

2. STARTING TO SiW
Now that you art farnffiir thi oorttroli on your mooMno and with tha aooiiioHai itrovldid
for tiifnaditna. you art toady to itart to aow with your atwin^ miwhlni. ialow art toma
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hibhi to IbHow aaoh dnii you iH down to aawi
1. Choek the naedMt #№Hild he itraight
profsorfy set and sharp on the p^t
It should
bê the eorreot she for the Mb
and thread beino used. 0o not be afmki
to ohanfie your needle freciuent^. Many
of the new fabriee made of lynthetfc
blends tend to dun the needlee more
easily dren fabries made of natural fibers.
2. Before plaoinp the material on the
tnaohine, see diet die ends of die threads
hive been drawn about 3-4 inches to the
reer of the meohfnt. H«dd on to dveads
during the sewing of the first 3 or 4
•dtehei of the sesm.
3. Test the machine stitch on a scrap of
fabric you plan to use. The febric should
be double thicknesi. Adjust the mechlne
for the length of stitch and tension
suitable to your febric.
4. Febric should be placed under tilt pretttir
foot with the bulk of the materiel to the
lift of the needle and the right edge of the
material ptecad on theS/S'^^eeam marking
on the needli píete when making a
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Run tha machine at a slow even s|!wed.
The more preeiure you put on the foot
control, the fitter the michlne vrill sew.
Fasten each eaam by back tacking at the
beginning end end of the eeam.
d.
9,
Finish sewing each seam with the needle
iat Its highMt point except turning e
gguere corner. (See page 22.1
tSuicb the fabric gentiy with your hand.
Never pull or hold the fabric In such a way
that* the normal feeding ki iHered.
When turning the hend wheel manually,
atways turn it toward you.
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