Stitch Length Control
Stitch Width Control
Adjusting
Stretch
Stitch Balance
Stitch Length
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Setting Window
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The stitch length control regulates the length
of stitch, and atso has a stretch stitch setting.
The higher the number, the longer the stitch.
0 means no feed.
To
select
the
stretch
stitches,
set
this
control at °° y'"
NOTE:
When
you
select
decorative
stitches
(green)
or buttonhole
(b]uej, make sure that you do not
set the stitch
fength control
at
"" Stretch Stitch ""
Study the red, green, yellow and
blue sections around this control.
These are recommended
zones of
stitch length and are color-coded to
the stitches pictured on the stitch
indicator panel
Stitch Width
/Setting Window
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The stitch width control regulates the width of
the stitch you select.
The higher the number, the wider the stitch.
The "" ]'[ "" is the maximum width for twin
needle stitches.
The blue zone is the adjustable
area for
button hole stitches.
Smocking
stretch
In stretch stitch sewing, the stretch stitch
adiuster should usualIy be in a neutral
position
_ or between
°" +°" and "'-- ""
position. When sewing some fabrics, yQu
may need
to adjust
this
control
l;o
balance
the stitches
for appearance
sake.
if the design seems open like the illust-
rations
to the left, adiust the control
slightly toward
°° -- °" until it looks like
the center design.
if the design appears to be closed as in
the right
hand illustrations,
turn the
control toward
""+ "" untiI stitching is as
you desire.
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