Baby Lock Cover Stitch BLCS-2 Instruction And Reference Manual

The stitch length adjusting dial is conveniently located just to the left of the frontcover, near the base plate (fig. A). Thedial shows the stitchlength ranging from1, for the shortest stitch, to 4 for thelongest.Simply turn the dial aligning the desiredsetting with the indicator mark on themachine. A stitch length of 3mm, or about 10 stitches per inch is ideal for most fabrics. For seamingvery light weight fabrics, you may prefer a shorter stitch length. When sewing heavier fabrics, you maychoose to lengthen the stitch (fig. B).OVERVIEW11Stitch LengthABDifferential FeedYour Baby Lock Cover Stitch is equipped with differential feed.Theset of feed dogs work independently in order to ensure smoothsewing on all fabrics (fig. A)When the differential feed adjusting lever, located at the machine'sright, front edge is set on "N" for normal feeding, the feed dogs movethe same distance. This is the setting to use for most fabrics andapplications (fig. B).When the dial is set above "N", the front feed dog will feed more fabrics than the back. This is because the front feed dog moves at agreater distance than the back feed dogs. As a result, the fabricbecomes compressed or eased, as the diagram on the front coverindicates. This can eliminate wavy seams in stretchy fabrics or thosecut on the bias grain.At the maximum setting of 2.0 (fig. C), the differential feed can gather a lightweight fabric to nearly double fullness (fig. D).The front feed dog is actually feeding in twice as much fabric as theback feed dog is feeding out. To maximize the gathering effects, usethe longest stitch length setting. Fabric weight will affect the gathering. Test stitch for desired results.When the differential feed lever is set below "N" (fig. F), the front feeddog moves less distance than the back feed dog. This adjustmentstretches the fabric slightly as it is sewn. The lower settings preventpuckers on lightweight fabric (fig. E).ABDEFC