Keeping seams straight, Turning square corners, Using guidelines – SINGER 717 Scholastic User Manual
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KEEPING SEAMS STRAIGHT
To keep the seam straight, use one of the
num
bered
guidelines on the
throat
plate. The num
bers indicate distance, in eighths of an inch,
from the needle. If you want a %-inch seam,
for example, line up your fabric with the
num
ber
5
guideline.
Note
that
both
number
5
guidelines (the most commonly used) are ex
tended on the slide
plate
for your convenience;
the crosslines serve as cornering guides when
stitching a square corner.
For extra help in keeping the seam straight,
you may wish to use the seam guide. Because
it allows you to guide stitches between Vs inch
and
11/4
inches from the fabric edge, it is use
ful for very narrow or unusually wide seams.
Using Guidelines
Stitching Line
Using Seam Guide
TURNING SQUARE CORNERS
To
turn
a
square
corner
%
Inch from the
fabric
edge,
you
need
not
measure
or
mark the seam. Simply use the crosslines
on the slide plate.
*
* Line up your fabric with right or left
guideline 5 on the throat plate.
SHtch
seam,
slowing
speed
as
you
approach
corner.
♦ Stop stitching,
with the needle down,
when
the
bottom
edge
of
the
fabric
reaches the cornering crosslines on the
slide plate.
♦
Raise presser foot and
turn
fabric on
needle, bringing bottom edge of fabric
in line with guideline 5.
♦ Lower the presser foot and stitch in new
direction.
Pivoting at Comer
Fabric at Crosslines
Fabric after Tu rning
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