Brother FS-20 - Manual (Page 46)

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SEWING BASICS ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Sewing thin fabrics
When sewing thin fabrics, the stitching may become
misaligned or the fabric may not feed correctly. If
this occurs, place thin paper or stabilizer material
under the fabric and sew it together with the fabric.
When you have finished sewing, tear off any excess
paper.
a Stabilizer material or paper
Sewing stretch fabrics
First, baste the pieces of fabric together, and then
sew without stretching the fabric.
a Basting
Stitching cylindrical pieces
Removing the flat bed attachment makes it easier to
sew cylindrical pieces such as cuffs and pant legs, or
hard-to-reach areas.
a
Slide the flat bed attachment to the left to
release it.
a Flat bed attachment
X
With the flat bed attachment removed,
free-arm sewing is possible.
• When sewing cylindrical pieces, follow the
next step.
Note
● When you are finished with free-arm
sewing, install the flat bed attachment back
in its original position.
b
Slide the part that you wish to sew onto the
arm, and then sew from the top.