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c) Setting the presser foot pressure
Here you can set the pressure with which the
material is pressed onto the stitch plate.
• Now set the contact pressure on the
selector wheel
w
.
"0" if no pressure is to be applied, for
example for darning with free-hand
stitches
"1" for light fabrics (curtains)
"2" for average fabrics (normal)
"3" for heavy fabrics (jeans).
d) Setting the stitch width
Here you can set the width of seam for zigzag
patterns.
• Turn the handwheel
s
in an anti-clockwise
direction to fully raise the needle.
• Select a stitch width from 0 - 5 on the
selector wheel
y
...
"0" straight
"1" narrow
"5" wide
Important: When the twin needle is inserted,
the selector wheel may not be set any higher
than "3". A higher setting will cause the twin
needle to break!
e) Setting the stitch length
Here you can set how far the material is to
be transported during sewing. This therefore
determines the gap (length) between the stitch
points.
• Select the stitch length from 0 - 4 on the
selector wheel
d
...
"0" if the material should not be transported.
"1" short
"4" long
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