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Gathering foot

Features

You can create beautiful gathers using the

gathering foot on various garment and home

decorating applications.

Preparation

Attach the gathering foot (see CHAPTER 1

"Attaching/ Removing presser foot").

Machine setting (type of stitch):

- 2 needle 4 thread overlock

- 1 needle 3 thread overlock (Either needle can

be used.)

How to set fabric

1 Surface 2 Reverse

1. Raise the presser foot lever.

2. Turn the hand wheel so that the mark on the

hand wheel is aligned to the line on the

machine (see CHAPTER 1 "Turning direction

of hand wheel").

3. Position the bottom piece of fabric (the fabric

that will be gathered 1 under the guide 3 just

below the needle).

4. Position the top piece of fabric 2 between the

gathering foot and the guide 3 on top of the

bottom fabric 1.

5. Lower the presser foot lever.

Test sewing

1. Set the stitch length to 3mm.

2. Set the differential feed ratio to 2.

3. Set the stitch width to 5mm.

4. Adjust the other settings to those used during

normal overlock sewing.

5. Sew while keeping the fabric aligned with the

fabric guide 3.

- Adjust the size of the gathers by setting the

sitich length between 2mm and 5mm.

- Adjust the amount of fabric that is gathered

by setting the differential feed ratio between

1.0 and 2.0.

NOTE:

Do not pull or stretch the fabric.

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