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11. Sewing

If you have placed the thread and everything is set correctly, as described in the previous - chapters:

a) To place the material

Turn the handwheel s in an anti-clockwise direction to fully raise the needle.

Use the foot lever j to raise the needle retainer ;.

Place the material under the sewing foot and lower the sewing foot back down.

b) To start a seam

Hold the two thread ends run to the back ” firmly with the left hand.

Step very carefully on the foot switch _ – just enough to do the first 3-4 sewing motions. While doing this, guide the material with the right hand.

Once the first sewing motions have been performed successfully, hold the lever for backward operation 2# pressed briefly ...

and press again on the foot switch _ – just until you have returned to the starting point of the seam. When you now want to continue with the seam from that point, it is held firmly by several overstitches.

c) To finish off a seam

Sew back and forth at the end of the seam using the reverse lever, as at the start of the seam.

The end of the seam is now also held firmly.

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d) Guiding the material

• Only guide normal materials as shown in the diagram. Avoid pulling it, as this can cause the needle to bend or break.

• Very fine materials pull inward slightly during sewing. To prevent this, lay a thin paper under the material and sew this in with the material. When you have finished sewing, carefully pull the paper away from the material; the result is a very clean stitch.

• For stretchable materials, it can be necessary to guide the material in before and after the sewing foot to prevent it from pulling in.

e) Changing the sewing direction

You have arrived at a certain point, and you now want to continue sewing in a different direction.

• The simplest way to do this is to hold the turning point and let the needle stick in the material.

• Use the foot lever j to raise the needle holder ; .

• Pull the material around the needle in the desired direction

• then lower the needle retainer ; down.

You can now continue sewing in the usual way in the new direction.

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