adjust the fabric make sure the needle is down to anchor the fabric (turning corners, sewing a curve. etc). The slightest movement of the fabric when the needle is up will sometimes cause a thread jam
...foot into the fabric to anchor it in place. Do this when turning a corner or sewing a curve. When the presser foot is up, the tension control opens and this may be what has happened in your
...without these accessories. Lay crochet thread down the line you want to gather and zig-zag over it anchoring one end and then pull up the gathers. Another method is to make long stitches and pull
...fabric or press it along the stitch line to the inside. Anchor your hand thread, then take a short stitch right along the stitch line. Next catch one thread of the fabric a quarter inch above the ...
...sewing a curved seam for example), do so with the needle down into the fabric. This not only anchors the fabric so it does not slip, but prevents mis-stitching. If you are doing everything ...
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...fabric on either side of the line. Then move to one end of your rows. Leave the stitch length the same, but change the width to match the width of your two side by side rows. Stitch a bar tack, about ...
...stitch on the bobbin side of the material, but not the top. The top is more like a straight thread anchored down and not a nice definite stitch. I can't find my owner's manual. The machine is ...
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...fabric at the start of a seam? Have learnt to start about 4 stiches in, but feels wrong? Be sure to hold on to the threads at the beginning of your seam. I use an anchor swatch to sew onto at the end ...
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