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14. HOW TO HOLD THE DESCENDING KNIFE Fig le
When you do not want to cut fabric after sewing because of thread breakage or some
other reasons, keep on pressing down knife stop lever ® lightly until the machine stops.
Then the knife will not descend.
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This machine is capable of forming two different types of stitches, namely whip stitch and
purl stitch.
(Whip stitch)
The whip stitch is formed in zigzag showing the needle thread only on top of fabric, and
the bobbin thread on the bottom.
(Purl stitch)
When applying higher tension to the needle thread to permit it to pass straight through
fabric, the purl stitch is formed by the bobbin thread which is pulled over from both sides
to the center line.
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