Basting; Attaching The Daring/ Embroidery Foot - Singer 9960 Bedienungsanleitung

BASTING

You can baste a garment before trying it on.
No. 5 Basting Stitch
Darning/Embroidery Foot
A. ATTACHING THE DARNING/
EMBROIDERY FOOT
1. Lower the feed dogs by moving the drop feed
lever to the left.
2. Remove the presser foot and holder. (See page
7)
3. The arm of darning/embroidery foot should ride
onto the shaft of the needle clamp screw.
4. Slide the plastic attaching head from your left to
right so that it is fitted into the presser bar.
5. Tighten the presser foot thumb screw.
B. BASTING
When this pattern is selected, thread tension will
be reduced automatically.
1. Place the fabric under the presser foot and
lower it.
2. Hold the upper thread and bobbin thread
loosely and start to sew.
Machine will make one stitch only.
3. Pull the fabric required amount to the rear and
sew one stitch.
4. Repeat this as many times as you need to finish
the seam.
5. Raise the fabric feed dogs for next regular
sewing.
Note:
To prevent the fabric layers from shifting, insert
dress pins crosswise to the basting position.
CAUTION: To prevent accidents.
Be sure the needle does not hit the dress pin,
while sewing.
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