Starting a seam, Guiding and supporting fabric, Starting to sew – SINGER 717 Scholastic User Manual
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starting 3 Seam
Stitching a Seam
Guiding and Supporting Fabric
Applying Gentle Tension
Applying Firm Tension
STARTING A SEAM
1.
With presser foot raised, turn hand wheel
toward
you
to
position
needle
in
fabric
about
Vz
inchvfrorn
starting
edge.
Lower
the presser foot.
2.
Press reverse-stitch lever an the way down
and hold in place. Backstitch to edge of
fabric for reinforcement
3.
Release reverse-stitch iever and stitch in
forward direction.
GUIDING AND SUPPORTING FABRIC
Most fabrics need only to be guided in front of
the
presser
foot
Some
fabrics,
however,
re
quire support while being stitched, as shown.
These fabrics
require
using the straight stitch
presser foot.
•
For filmy sheers,
knits,
tricot, etc., apply
gentle
tension by holding seam in front and
back of the presser foot.
•
For stretch fabrics, apply
firm
tension front
and back when stitching In the same direc
tion as the stretch. For seam*s not on the
stretch
direction,
stitch
in
the
conventional
manner, guiding fabric in front of the presser
foot
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