SEWINGSewing BasicsSewing S-7S1Sewing CurvesSew slowly while keeping the seam parallel withthe fabric edge as you guide the fabric around thecurve.Changing Sewing DirectionStop the machine. Leave the needle in the fabric,and press the “Presser Foot Lifter” button to raisethe presser foot. Using the needle as a pivot, turnthe fabric so that you can sew in the newdirection. Press the “Presser Foot Lifter” button tolower the presser foot and start sewing.The pivot setting is useful when changing thesewing direction. When the machine is stopped atthe corner of the fabric, the machine stops with theneedle in the fabric and the presser foot isautomatically raised so the fabric can easily berotated (“Pivoting” on page S-15).■ Sewing a Seam Allowance of 0.5 cmor LessBaste the corner before sewing, and then, afterchanging the sewing direction at the corner, pull thebasting thread toward the back while sewing.a 5 mm (approx. 3/16 inch)Sewing Heavyweight FabricsThe sewing machine can sew fabrics up to 6 mm(approx. 1/4 inch) thick. If the thickness of a seamcauses sewing to occur at an angle, help guide thefabric by hand and sew on the downward slope.+ Machine startssewing and then sewsreinforcementstitches while holdingthe “Reverse Stitch”button.Machine startssewing at thebeginning, thencompletes the patternand sewsreinforcementstitches at the end ofsewing.+ Machine sewsreinforcementstitches at thebeginning and sewsreinforcementstitches when the“Reverse Stitch”button is touched.Machine sewsreinforcementstitches at thebeginning, thencompletes the patternand sewsreinforcementstitches at the end ofsewing.“Reverse Stitch”button“ReinforcementStitch” buttonCAUTION• Do not forcefully push fabrics more than6 mm (approx. 1/4 inch) thick through thesewing machine. This may cause the needle tobreak and cause injury.• Thicker fabrics require a larger needle(“CHANGING THE NEEDLE” of “Basicoperations”).
