Blind hem stitch – Kenmore 385.16231 User Manual

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SECTION V. UTILITY AND DECORATIVE

STITCHES

Blind Hem Stitch

(T) Stitch selector:
(2) Stitch width:
(3) Stitch length:
0 Needle thread tension:
(5) Presser toot Q:

2 to 3

Red zone

2 to 6

Blind hem foot

( nn

Use the same color thread as the fabric.
On heavy weight fabrics that ravel, the raw edge should be
overcast first
Fold the hem, as illustrated.

0 Wrong side (Bottom side) of fabric
(D 1/4”'7/16" (0-,4-0.7 cm)
(3) Light weight fabric
{?) Heavy weight fabric

' To sew

d) When the needle comes to the left
(§) When the needle comes to the right
0 Guide
(8) Folded edge

There is a sliding guide screw on the blind hem foot that

allows you to precisely control where the needle pierces
the edge of the fabric fold. Adjust the screw so that at the
ieftmost position of the stitch, the needle just pierces the
edge of the fold if the needle pierces too far left, the
stitches will show on the right side of the fabric, Lower the
presser foot Sew, guiding the folded edge along the guide
in the toot0. As you sew, the right side of the stitch forms
a chain stitch to the right of the fabric fold-