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30. SOMi USEFUL HINTS
TO TURN CORNERS;
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1. Stop the machine while the needle is still in the material.
2. Raise the presser foot and turn the fabric using the needle as a pivot.
3.
Lower the presser foot and resume sewing.
TO SEW ELASTIC FABRICS;
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In sewing such elastic materials flannels, bias cat cloths etc, it is
advisable to sew
them with moderately low
thread
tension, otherwise the thread will break when the sewn materials
are stretched.
TO SiW VERY THIN CLOTH;
When sewing very thir cloth which tends to gather as you sew,
place a sheet
of newspaper or
any other thin
paper
underneath the material and sew with the shortest stitch possible.
This will keep
your work from
gathering.
BASTING!
1.
Use a thicker lower thread than the upper.
2.
Loosen the tension of the upper thread (and or tighten the lower thread tension] and employ the longest siitch
possible.
3.
The stitches may be easily undone by pulling the lower thread.
TO KEBP YOUR MACHINE IN PERFECT CONDITION;
1. Keep all moving parts of the machine constantly oiled and clean.
2. Always turn the balance wheel towards you, even by hand,
3.
Do not run the machine without cloth.
4.
When sewing, do not pull the material otherwise you will bend the needle. The machine is designed to feed
itself.
5.
Do not operate the machine when presser bar lifter is raised.
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