SINGER W431 - Manual (Page 22)

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PREPARING to SEW
Havp take-uD lever at highest position before starting to sew. Pinning may be used
as a t me saver of hanS basting, it is possible to sew over pms when p aced a
riaht abolís to the edge of fabric, with the pin head at the raw edge, but for best
re^sults if is recommended that the pins be removed as you approach the presser oo .
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presser foot.
GUIDING FABRIC
Exceot blind stitching and pine-leaf stretch hem stitching, also, buttonhole-stitching
bi buttonholer, straight stitch seam and the left line of zigzag st.tch column .s run
over the left etched scale on needle plate. The scale is etched with every 1/8 inch
distance Let the edge of fabric follow the line selected for the seam and let your
les follow the etched line you selected for the seam, not the needle, during sewing
xi) help you guide the fabric, place cloth guide attachment securing it by the extra
thumb screw onto machine bedplate. Cloth guide and extra thumb screw are includ­
ed in vour accessory box. , „ , ,,
Do not try to help the feeding by pulling the material as this may deflect the needle
and cause it to break.
TURNING CORNERS
To pivot at a corner, leave the needle in the fabric. Lift the presser foot, turn the
fabric, then lower the presser foot and continue sewing.
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